American Public Education (APEI) Competitors $30.60 -0.79 (-2.52%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$30.58 -0.02 (-0.05%) As of 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock APEI vs. STRA, ATGE, UTI, LINC, BFAM, LRN, LOPE, PRDO, AFYA, and GOTUShould you be buying American Public Education stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of American Public Education include Strategic Education (STRA), Adtalem Global Education (ATGE), Universal Technical Institute (UTI), Lincoln Educational Services (LINC), Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM), Stride (LRN), Grand Canyon Education (LOPE), Perdoceo Education (PRDO), Afya (AFYA), and Gaotu Techedu (GOTU). American Public Education vs. Its Competitors Strategic Education Adtalem Global Education Universal Technical Institute Lincoln Educational Services Bright Horizons Family Solutions Stride Grand Canyon Education Perdoceo Education Afya Gaotu Techedu Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA) and American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations. Is STRA or APEI more profitable? Strategic Education has a net margin of 9.14% compared to American Public Education's net margin of 3.86%. American Public Education's return on equity of 9.96% beat Strategic Education's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Strategic Education9.14% 7.29% 5.76% American Public Education 3.86%9.96%4.52% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of STRA or APEI? 93.3% of Strategic Education shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.6% of American Public Education shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of Strategic Education shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.5% of American Public Education shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher valuation & earnings, STRA or APEI? Strategic Education has higher revenue and earnings than American Public Education. Strategic Education is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Public Education, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioStrategic Education$1.23B1.55$112.68M$4.6816.96American Public Education$624.56M0.88$16.11M$1.0230.00 Does the media favor STRA or APEI? In the previous week, Strategic Education and Strategic Education both had 6 articles in the media. Strategic Education's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat American Public Education's score of 0.39 indicating that Strategic Education is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Strategic Education 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive American Public Education 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts rate STRA or APEI? Strategic Education currently has a consensus price target of $107.67, suggesting a potential upside of 35.67%. American Public Education has a consensus price target of $32.20, suggesting a potential upside of 5.23%. Given Strategic Education's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Strategic Education is more favorable than American Public Education.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Strategic Education 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00American Public Education 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more risk & volatility, STRA or APEI? Strategic Education has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Public Education has a beta of 1.57, indicating that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryStrategic Education beats American Public Education on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get American Public Education News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for APEI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding APEI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart APEI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAmerican Public EducationSCHOOLS IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$552.02M$1.54B$8.21B$9.32BDividend YieldN/A4.18%3.14%4.03%P/E Ratio30.0013.0320.9519.75Price / Sales0.882.134.06182.50Price / Cash14.9414.9216.7557.96Price / Book2.052.964.835.67Net Income$16.11M$76.25M$215.29M$257.98M7 Day Performance-0.91%1.83%-0.14%0.56%1 Month Performance11.76%13.73%38.51%8.88%1 Year Performance57.41%25.32%13.94%14.24% American Public Education Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)APEIAmerican Public Education4.1275 of 5 stars$30.60-2.5%$32.20+5.2%+69.8%$552.02M$624.56M30.006,117High Trading VolumeSTRAStrategic Education4.869 of 5 stars$80.77-3.2%$107.67+33.3%-31.0%$2.02B$1.22B17.263,801Positive NewsATGEAdtalem Global Education4.6024 of 5 stars$121.52-1.2%$135.67+11.6%+56.8%$4.59B$1.58B20.159,938UTIUniversal Technical Institute2.9594 of 5 stars$31.92-1.2%$35.83+12.3%+88.2%$1.76B$732.69M30.693,700News CoverageLINCLincoln Educational Services3.0234 of 5 stars$22.63-1.5%$24.60+8.7%+81.0%$726M$440.06M58.032,475BFAMBright Horizons Family Solutions4.3232 of 5 stars$117.34-2.7%$138.67+18.2%-4.1%$6.90B$2.69B42.361,450Positive NewsLRNStride2.0279 of 5 stars$138.20-0.3%$126.83-8.2%+91.5%$6.03B$2.29B21.567,800Positive NewsLOPEGrand Canyon Education4.566 of 5 stars$179.84-2.0%$207.67+15.5%+14.8%$5.20B$1.03B22.565,830Positive NewsPRDOPerdoceo Education4.5402 of 5 stars$30.98-3.2%$40.00+29.1%+33.3%$2.10B$681.26M13.715,690Positive NewsAFYAAfya4.0102 of 5 stars$17.04-2.6%$17.60+3.3%-12.4%$1.64B$612.78M12.919,717GOTUGaotu Techedu1.5636 of 5 stars$3.45-2.3%$5.81+68.4%-21.6%$893.75M$623.84M-7.0414,381News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Strategic Education Competitors Adtalem Global Education Competitors Universal Technical Institute Competitors Lincoln Educational Services Competitors Bright Horizons Family Solutions Competitors Stride Competitors Grand Canyon Education Competitors Perdoceo Education Competitors Afya Competitors Gaotu Techedu Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:APEI) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBank of America Says Gold Could Hit $4,000. 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