$23.51
0.26% day before yesterday
Nasdaq, Apr 11, 10:00 pm CET
ISIN
US02913V1035
Symbol
APEI

American Public Education, Inc. Target price 2025 - Analyst rating & recommendation

American Public Education, Inc. Classifications & Recommendation:

Buy
75%
Hold
25%

American Public Education, Inc. Price Target

Target Price $25.33
Price $23.51
Potential
Number of Estimates 3
3 Analysts have issued a price target American Public Education, Inc. 2026 . The average American Public Education, Inc. target price is $25.33. This is higher than the current stock price. The highest price target is , the lowest is .
A rating was issued by 4 analysts: 3 Analysts recommend American Public Education, Inc. to buy, 1 to hold and 0 to sell.
Analysts don't have a crystal ball either, but they do represent the opinion of the market quite well. You should not take the price potential and the ratings as a recommendation to act. Rather, they serve as an additional building block for your own opinion or stock analysis.
Analyst Estimates: Analysts believe that the American Public Education, Inc. stock has an average upside potential 2026 of . Most analysts recommend the American Public Education, Inc. stock at Purchase.

Sales and Margin forecast 2025, 2026 & 2027

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Quarter Annually
Dec '24 2025
Estimates
Revenue Million $ 624.56 654.80
4.00% 4.84%
EBITDA Margin 9.30% 12.10%
20.15% 30.09%
Net Margin 1.56% 3.49%
117.99% 123.78%

4 Analysts have issued a sales forecast American Public Education, Inc. 2025 . The average American Public Education, Inc. sales estimate is

$655m
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. This is
4.84% higher
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than the revenue of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest sales forecast is
$655m 4.87%
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, the lowest is
$654m 4.74%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics:

Revenue Estimates

2024 $625m 4.00%
2025
$655m 4.84%
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2026
$677m 3.44%
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4 Analysts have issued an American Public Education, Inc. EBITDA forecast 2025. The average American Public Education, Inc. EBITDA estimate is

$79.2m
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. This is
36.37% higher
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than the EBITDA of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest EBITDA forecast is
$80.3m 38.19%
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, the lowest is
$76.9m 32.34%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future EBITDA Margins:

EBITDA Estimates

2024 $58.1m 24.95%
2025
$79.2m 36.37%
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2026
$87.3m 10.15%
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EBITDA Margin

2024 9.30% 20.15%
2025
12.10% 30.09%
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2026
12.88% 6.45%
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4 American Public Education, Inc. Analysts have issued a net profit forecast 2025. The average American Public Education, Inc. net profit estimate is

$22.9m
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. This is
138.93% higher
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than the net profit for the last 12 months(TTM). The highest net profit forecast is
$25.2m 162.98%
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, the lowest is
$21.1m 120.32%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future Net Margins:

Net Profit Estimates

2024 $9.7m 118.71%
2025
$22.9m 134.59%
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2026
$32.0m 40.09%
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Net Margin

2024 1.56% 117.99%
2025
3.49% 123.78%
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2026
4.73% 35.53%
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Earnings per share, P/E ratio and EV/sales Estimates 2025, 2026 & 2027

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Quarter Annually
Dec '24 2025
Estimates
Earnings Per Share $ 0.55 1.29
118.71% 134.55%
P/E 18.22
EV/Sales 0.77

4 Analysts have issued a American Public Education, Inc. forecast for earnings per share. The average American Public Education, Inc. EPS is

$1.29
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. This is
138.89% higher
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than earnings per share in the financial year 2024. The highest EPS forecast is
$1.42 162.96%
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, the lowest is
$1.19 120.37%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:

Earnings Per Share

2024 $0.55 118.71%
2025
$1.29 134.55%
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2026
$1.81 40.31%
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P/E ratio

Current 43.23 1,060.67%
2025
18.22 57.85%
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2026
13.01 28.59%
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Based on analysts' sales estimates for 2025, the American Public Education, Inc. stock is valued at an EV/Sales of

and an P/S ratio of .

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:

EV/Sales

Current 0.81 47.27%
2025
0.77 4.70%
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2026
0.75 3.33%
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P/S ratio

Current 0.68 75.25%
2025
0.65 4.61%
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2026
0.63 3.34%
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Current American Public Education, Inc. Upgrades & Downgrades

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