American Public Education, Inc. (APEI)
NASDAQ: APEI · Real-Time Price · USD
52.24
+0.92 (1.80%)
Jun 2, 2026, 1:52 PM EDT - Market open

American Public Education Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 7 analysts polled by S&P Global, American Public Education stock has a consensus rating of "Strong Buy" and an average price target of $62.17. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 19.02% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $55 (+5.29%) and the highest is $68 (+30.18%).

Price Target: $62.17 (+19.02%)
Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$55$62.17$62$68
Change+5.29%+19.02%+18.69%+30.18%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for American Public Education stock is "Strong Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform very well in the near future and significantly outperform the market.

Recommendation Trends

RatingJan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26
Strong Buy555555
Buy111111
Hold111111
Sell000000
Strong Sell000000
Total777777

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
D.A. Davidson
D.A. Davidson
Buy
Reiterates
$64
BuyReiterates$64+22.52%Jun 1, 2026
Barrington
Barrington
Buy
Reiterates
$56$62
BuyReiterates$56$62+18.69%May 13, 2026
Northland Securities
Northland Securities
Buy
Maintains
$62
BuyMaintains$62+18.69%May 12, 2026
Lake Street
Lake Street
Buy
Reiterates
$62
BuyReiterates$62+18.69%May 12, 2026
B. Riley Securities
B. Riley Securities
Buy
Reiterates
$67$68
BuyReiterates$67$68+30.18%May 12, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
690.98M
from 648.86M
Increased by 6.49%
Revenue Next Year
734.50M
from 690.98M
Increased by 6.30%
EPS This Year
2.52
from 1.36
Increased by 85.42%
EPS Next Year
2.91
from 2.52
Increased by 15.47%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingDec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2025Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
418.80M606.33M600.55M624.56M648.86M690.98M
Revenue Growth
30.15%44.78%-0.95%4.00%3.89%6.49%
Gross Profit
246.18M317.86M307.68M328.86M351.84M378.42M
Gross Margin
58.78%52.42%51.23%52.65%54.22%54.77%
Operating Income
39.25M12.13M18.67M39.58M53.86M67.48M
Net Income
17.75M-114.99M-47.29M16.11M31.56M47.65M
EPS
0.97-6.10-2.940.551.362.52
EPS Growth
-22.40%---147.27%85.42%
Forward PE
13.01162.1414.7719.5922.4120.71
Free Cash Flow
-9.73M18.30M19.34M7.78M81.99M55.67M
No. Analysts
-----7

Revenue Forecast

Revenue202620272028
High693.5M
Avg691.0M
Low686.0M

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202620272028
High
6.9%
Avg
6.5%
Low
5.7%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High2.58
Avg2.52
Low2.42

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High
89.7%
Avg
85.4%
Low
77.9%
Sources: Price targets and consensus ratings provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Historical ratings and analyst data provided by TipRanks. Financial forecast data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data sources.