NASD · Consumer Defensive · Education & Training Services · USA
American Public Education Inc is a small cap company (market value between $300 million and $2 billion) in the Education & Training Services industry.
American Public Education Inc operates three subsidiary institutions offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs through online and campus-based formats. The company serves military personnel, veterans, public service professionals, and working adults via American Public University System, which delivers distance learning; Rasmussen University, providing nursing and health sciences education; and Hondros College of Nursing, delivering pre-licensure nursing programs.
From its FY2025 annual report (Form 10-K)
Intrinsic value, DCF valuation, financial health and value investing analysis for the American Public Education Inc stock.
Overvalued: intrinsic value $32.88 per share, market price $40.57, margin of safety -23.4% (as of 2026-10-30).
Discounting its cash flows at 10.9% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $32.88; the price of $40.57 is 23% above that value, and 70% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score: 55/100 on 12 of 12 signals (Weak Signal).
17 more funds hold it; the full list is part of the paid plan.
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5 more in this industry show a wider margin of safety.
APEI is overvalued (as of the 2026-10-30 close). Discounting its cash flows at 10.9% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $32.88; the price of $40.57 is 23% above that value, and 70% of that value comes from beyond year five.
$32.88 per share (as of the 2026-10-30 close), against a market price of $40.57. That is a margin of safety of -23.4%. The value is the average of the valuation methods that apply to this company, recomputed every night after the US close.
55 out of 100, which we rate "Weak Signal", on 12 of 12 value investing signals.