American Public Education, Inc. (APEI)
NASDAQ: APEI · Real-Time Price · USD
44.34
-0.89 (-1.97%)
Aug 17, 2026, 11:05 AM 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 $62.83. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 41.70% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $55 (+24.04%) and the highest is $70 (+57.87%).

Price Target: $62.83 (+41.70%)
Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy

Price Target

Chart
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$55$62.83$63$70
Change+24.04%+41.70%+42.08%+57.87%

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

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RatingMar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26Aug '26
Strong Buy555555
Buy111111
Hold111111
Sell000000
Strong Sell000000
Total777777

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Barrington
Barrington
Buy
Reiterates
$62
BuyReiterates$62+39.83%Aug 11, 2026
Northland Securities
Northland Securities
Buy
Maintains
$62
BuyMaintains$62+39.83%Aug 11, 2026
Truist Financial
Truist Financial
Hold
Reiterates
$55
HoldReiterates$55+24.04%Aug 11, 2026
Lake Street
Lake Street
Buy
Reiterates
$64
BuyReiterates$64+44.34%Aug 11, 2026
William Blair
William Blair
Buy
Maintains
n/a
BuyMaintainsn/an/aAug 11, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
693.50M
from 648.86M
Increased by 6.88%
Revenue Next Year
734.60M
from 693.50M
Increased by 5.93%
EPS This Year
3.03
from 2.19
Increased by 37.90%
EPS Next Year
3.76
from 3.03
Increased by 24.30%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingDec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2025Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
418.80M606.33M600.55M624.56M648.86M693.50M
Revenue Growth
30.15%44.78%-0.95%4.00%3.89%6.88%
Gross Profit
246.18M317.86M307.68M328.86M351.84M385.36M
Gross Margin
58.78%52.42%51.23%52.65%54.22%55.57%
Operating Income
39.25M12.13M18.67M39.58M53.86M69.05M
Net Income
17.75M-114.99M-47.29M16.11M31.56M49.10M
EPS
----2.193.03
EPS Growth
----82.59%37.90%
Forward PE
13.01162.1414.7719.5922.4114.66
Free Cash Flow
-9.73M18.30M19.34M7.78M81.99M74.20M
No. Analysts
-----7
EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue202620272028
High694.8M
Avg693.5M
Low690.0M

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202620272028
High
7.1%
Avg
6.9%
Low
6.3%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High3.03
Avg3.03
Low3.02

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High
38.1%
Avg
37.9%
Low
37.7%