ATLASATLAS fair value
$38.32
Above fair value · 20% premium
Range: $28–$41Fair valuePrice
American Public Education (APEI)
American Public Education stock price today, ATLAS forecast and fair value
Consumer Defensive · Education & Training Services · NASDAQ
$46.17▼ -3.15%
Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 · USD
Chance of rising in 1 month
50%
that it ends higher than today in 21 sessions
0%coin flip 50%100%
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On American Public Education
- Simulation and expected rangeThousands of simulated scenarios: how far the price could rise or fall.
- Officers and shareholdersWho runs the company and which funds hold its shares.
- Customer and supplier mapWho it does business with, from its own filings.
- Valuation and financialsFair value step by step, quarterly accounts and upcoming events.
- NewsThe latest on the company, in one place.
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ATLAS estimates American Public Education's fair value at about $38.32 per share (reasonable range: $28.22 to $40.87). At $46.17, the stock trades 20% above it.
It is calculated with a blend of a discounted cash-flow model and peer valuation multiples. Confidence in the estimate is high. It is an estimate, not a promise: if the company's results change, so does its fair value.
ATLAS's model gives American Public Education a 50% chance of finishing higher a month from now (21 trading sessions) than today: close to a coin flip.
In half of the simulated outcomes the price ends between $43.17 and $49.34; in 9 out of 10, between $38.34 and $55.54. Estimated annual volatility is 32%.
Price, last 12 months (weekly close)
Key numbers
- Market cap
- $800M
- P/E ratio
- 17.5
- 52-week high
- $61.59
- 52-week low
- $30.20
- Revenue (12 months)
- $668M
- Revenue growth (YoY)
- +3.9%
- Earnings growth (YoY)
- +147.3%
- Gross margin
- 54.2%
- Operating margin
- 8.3%
- Net margin
- 4.9%
- Return on equity
- 15.6%
- Free cash flow (12 months)
- $51.0M
- Beta
- 1.39
What this means
These are two different questions: fair value looks at the business (what it is worth given what it earns) and the odds look at the price over the next month. American Public Education sits above fair value and its odds of rising over a month are close to a coin flip. An expensive stock can keep climbing and a cheap one can keep falling, which is why ATLAS shows the two readings separately.
Over the last 52 weeks APEI has traded between $30.20 and $61.59. Today it is 25.0% below that high and 53% above its low.
On the business: revenue grew 3.9% year over year; net margin is 4.9%; it trades at 17.5 times earnings.
Its beta is 1.39: it tends to move more than the market, both up and down.
About the company
American Public Education, Inc. is a provider of career-focused higher education and workforce training.
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Frequently asked questions
What is American Public Education (APEI) fair value?
About $38.32 per share according to ATLAS (reasonable range: $28.22 to $40.87). With the stock at $46.17, it is 20% above it.
What is the chance APEI goes up next month?
50%: close to a coin flip. In half of the simulated outcomes, APEI ends the month between $43.17 and $49.34.
How big is American Public Education and what is its P/E ratio?
American Public Education's market capitalization is $800M. Its price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is 17.5: you pay $17.5 for each $1 of yearly earnings.
How volatile is APEI?
ATLAS estimates annual volatility at 32%. In a typical month, half of the outcomes end between $43.17 and $49.34.
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