Benzinga · Aug 11, 2026
Lake Street Maintains Buy on APEI, Raises Price Target to $64
Lake Street analyst Eric Martinuzzi maintains APEI (NASDAQ:APEI) with a Buy and raises the price target from $62 to $64.
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NASDAQ · APEI
American Public Education, Inc.
Consumer Defensive · Education & Training Services
$45.13
Up+$0.86 (+1.90%)
Updated Aug 13, 2026, 3:44 PM
SID Score
3.8/10
Composite research score
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Institutional and insider signal
- Market cap
- 828.66M
- P/E ratio
- 25.94
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
- 52-week range
- $43.09 – $61.59
- Volume
- 401.77K
- Avg. volume
- 246.21K
Price performance
APEI price history
1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
APEI closed at $45.13 after 21 trading sessions, down 8.33% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $45.13
- Period change
- -8.33%
- Period low
- $45.13
- Period high
- $53.82
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2026 | $45.72 | $46.735 | $44.50 | $45.13 | 401.77K |
| Aug 11, 2026 | $50.35 | $50.88 | $43.775 | $45.72 | 783.69K |
| Aug 10, 2026 | $50.62 | $51.94 | $47.14 | $47.39 | 566.37K |
| Aug 7, 2026 | $50.99 | $53.66 | $50.99 | $51.24 | 272.58K |
| Aug 6, 2026 | $53.28 | $53.28 | $49.535 | $50.78 | 332.88K |
| Aug 5, 2026 | $54.07 | $54.9398 | $53.12 | $53.82 | 204.31K |
| Aug 4, 2026 | $52.39 | $53.85 | $50.9112 | $53.42 | 291.33K |
| Aug 3, 2026 | $49.17 | $53.36 | $48.4501 | $53.15 | 570.85K |
| Jul 31, 2026 | $49.61 | $50.875 | $47.25 | $48.51 | 203.79K |
| Jul 30, 2026 | $51.32 | $51.82 | $49.63 | $49.63 | 191.89K |
| Jul 29, 2026 | $50.08 | $52.35 | $50.08 | $51.22 | 589.76K |
| Jul 28, 2026 | $50.18 | $50.63 | $49.49 | $50.00 | 279.61K |
| Jul 27, 2026 | $47.94 | $49.88 | $47.94 | $49.44 | 133.49K |
| Jul 24, 2026 | $48.73 | $49.02 | $47.45 | $47.71 | 270.46K |
| Jul 23, 2026 | $46.96 | $48.45 | $46.92 | $48.18 | 290.5K |
| Jul 22, 2026 | $48.49 | $48.895 | $46.33 | $47.30 | 406.74K |
| Jul 21, 2026 | $49.06 | $50.905 | $48.34 | $48.86 | 323.35K |
| Jul 20, 2026 | $50.67 | $52.19 | $49.09 | $49.27 | 370.1K |
| Jul 17, 2026 | $50.56 | $51.235 | $49.23 | $50.71 | 373.47K |
| Jul 16, 2026 | $49.09 | $51.82 | $49.09 | $51.18 | 412.04K |
| Jul 15, 2026 | $57.64 | $57.68 | $49.13 | $49.23 | 1.08M |
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Company profile
American Public Education Inc provides online and campus based postsecondary education including various undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The fields of study include business administration, health science, technology, criminal justice, education, liberal arts, national security, military studies, intelligence, and homeland security. There are three reporting segments: the American Public University segment which is the key revenue generator; the Rasmussen University Segment and the Hondros College of Nursing segment. The revenue is generated from net course registrations and enrollment, tuition rate, net tuition, and other fees.
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- Average target
- $38.80
- Implied upside
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| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2026 | Lake Street | Buy | — |
| Jun 1, 2026 | DA Davidson | Buy | — |
| May 13, 2026 | Barrington Research | Outperform | — |
| May 13, 2026 | DA Davidson | Buy | — |
| May 12, 2026 | B. Riley Securities | Buy | — |
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SeekingAlpha · Aug 11, 2026
American Public Education, Inc. (APEI) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
American Public Education, Inc. (APEI) Q2 2026 Earnings Call August 10, 2026 5:00 PM EDTCompany ParticipantsJack LandryAngela Selden - President, CEO &...
SeekingAlpha · Aug 10, 2026
American Public Education, Inc. 2026 Q2 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation
2026-08-10. The following slide deck was published by American Public Education, Inc.
Benzinga · Aug 10, 2026
UPDATE: APEI Sees FY2026 GAAP EPS $2.48-$2.79 vs $2.53 Est; Raises FY2026 Sales Guidance from $686.000M-$696.000M to $690.000M-$698.000M vs $691.230M Est
APEI (NASDAQ:APEI) is looking for FY2026 GAAP EPS of $2.48-$2.79 vs $2.53 analyst estimate. Raises FY2026 sales outlook from $686.000 million-$696.000 million to $690.000 million-$698.000 million vs $691.230 million
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