APEI | Ticker Profile - Titan Protect

APEI

American Public Education, Inc.

Consumer Defensive · Education & Training Services · NMS

$52.65

Data: 2026-05-28

✓ ETHICAL PASS

Unknown MOAT

HIGH

Data Confidence: 100.0%

Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap

$954M

Total market value of the company

Trailing P/E

26.95

Premium valuation

Forward P/E

13.93

Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper

Rev Growth

+6.2%

Year-over-year revenue change

Profit Margin

6.1%

How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue

ROE

13.1%

Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money

Analyst Target

$62.00

+18% from current price — median analyst estimate

Recommendation

STRONG_BUY

Consensus view from 6 analysts covering this stock

About American Public Education, Inc.

American Public Education, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides online and campus-based postsecondary education services in the United States. It operates through three segments: American Public University System, Rasmussen University, and Hondros College of Nursing. The company offers 181 degree programs, 110 certificate programs, and four diploma programs in various fields of study, including public service-focused fields, such as nursing, national security, military studies, intelligence, and homeland security, as well as traditional academic fields comprising business, health science, information technology, justice studies, education, and liberal arts; and career learning and leadership training in-person and online to the federal workforce. It also provides nursing-and health sciences-focused postsecondary education; and pre-licensure nursing education services focusing on a diploma in practical nursing and associate degree in nursing, as well as a bachelor of science in nursing. The company was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Charles Town, West Virginia.

https://www.apei.com

Country: United States Employees: 2,360 Industry: Education & Training Services

Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity

PASS

Core business does not involve prohibited activities

Debt Ratio

0.0% N/A

Debt must be below 33% of total assets

Cash Ratio

0.0% N/A

Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets

Receivables

0.0% N/A

Receivables below 49% of assets

Revenue Purity

0.0% PASS

Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification

Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

Regime

MARKDOWN

Price trending down — defensive positioning

Sharpe Ratio

1.280

Excellent risk-adjusted returns

Kelly Fraction

0.1181

Suggested allocation is meaningful — the edge justifies a position

Calmar Ratio

1.703

Returns exceed worst-case losses — strong risk profile

Annual Return

69.0%

Historical annualised return based on price data

Max Drawdown

-40.5%

Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been

HMM State

BEAR

Statistical model detects bearish conditions

Days in State

How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable

Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

Beta

1.46

Moves slightly more than the broader market

52W High

$61.59

15% below the year high

52W Low

$25.80

104% above the year low

Avg Volume

349,009

Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell

Short Ratio

7.9

Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded

Short % Float

13.2%

Elevated short interest — bears are positioned against this

Div Yield

N/A

Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price

EPS (TTM)

$1.93

Earnings per share over the last 12 months

Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

Debt/Equity

50.12

Heavy leverage — higher financial risk if revenues decline

Current Ratio

2.98

Strong balance sheet — comfortably covers short-term obligations

Quick Ratio

2.75

Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test

Gross Margin

55.0%

Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power

Operating Margin

12.5%

Profit from core operations before interest and tax

Free Cash Flow

$102M

Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends

Revenue (TTM)

$659M

Total revenue over the last 12 months

Net Income

$36M

Profitable — the bottom line is positive

Analyst Coverage

Analysts

Target High

$68.00

Target Median

$62.00

Target Low

$55.00

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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-28

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