American Public Education, Inc. (APEI)

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 24.77% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $55 (+10.38%) and the highest is $68 (+36.47%).

Price Target: $62.17 (+24.77%)

Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$55	$62.17	$62	$68
Change	+10.38%	+24.77%	+24.43%	+36.47%

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

Rating	Nov '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26
Strong Buy	5	5	5	5	5	5
Buy	1	1	1	1	1	1
Hold	1	1	1	1	1	1
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	7	7	7	7	7	7

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Alexander Paris Barrington	Barrington	Buy Reiterates $56 → $62	Buy	Reiterates	$56 → $62	+24.43%	May 13, 2026
Tom White D.A. Davidson	D.A. Davidson	Buy Maintains $58 → $64	Buy	Maintains	$58 → $64	+28.45%	May 13, 2026
Luke Horton Northland Securities	Northland Securities	Buy Maintains $62	Buy	Maintains	$62	+24.43%	May 12, 2026
Eric Martinuzzi Lake Street	Lake Street	Buy Reiterates $62	Buy	Reiterates	$62	+24.43%	May 12, 2026
Griffin Boss, CFA B. Riley Securities	B. Riley Securities	Buy Reiterates $67 → $68	Buy	Reiterates	$67 → $68	+36.47%	May 12, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

704.77M

Increased by 8.62%

from 648.86M

Revenue Next Year

749.31M

Increased by 6.32%

from 704.77M

EPS This Year

2.63

Increased by 93.46%

from 1.36

EPS Next Year

3.05

Increased by 16.07%

from 2.63

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	418.80M	606.33M	600.55M	624.56M	648.86M	704.77M	749.31M
Revenue Growth	30.15%	44.78%	-0.95%	4.00%	3.89%	8.62%	6.32%
EPS	0.97	-6.10	-2.94	0.55	1.36	2.63	3.05
EPS Growth	-22.40%	-	-	-	147.27%	93.46%	16.07%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	18.94	16.31
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	10	10

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	728.2M	782.5M
Avg	704.8M	749.3M
Low	672.3M	709.9M

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	12.2%	11.0%
Avg	8.6%	6.3%
Low	3.6%	0.7%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	3.09	3.57
Avg	2.63	3.05
Low	2.30	2.49

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	127.0%	35.7%
Avg	93.5%	16.1%
Low	69.3%	-5.3%

Sources: Price targets and consensus ratings provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Historical ratings and analyst data provided by TipRanks. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data sources.