American Public Education (APEI) Competitors $20.86 -0.13 (-0.62%) (As of 05:45 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends APEI vs. UTI, LINC, BFAM, LOPE, LRN, ATGE, STRA, AFYA, UDMY, and DAOShould you be buying American Public Education stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of American Public Education include Universal Technical Institute (UTI), Lincoln Educational Services (LINC), Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM), Grand Canyon Education (LOPE), Stride (LRN), Adtalem Global Education (ATGE), Strategic Education (STRA), Afya (AFYA), Udemy (UDMY), and Youdao (DAO). American Public Education vs. Universal Technical Institute Lincoln Educational Services Bright Horizons Family Solutions Grand Canyon Education Stride Adtalem Global Education Strategic Education Afya Udemy Youdao Universal Technical Institute (NYSE:UTI) and American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends. Is UTI or APEI more profitable? Universal Technical Institute has a net margin of 5.34% compared to American Public Education's net margin of 2.64%. Universal Technical Institute's return on equity of 16.41% beat American Public Education's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Universal Technical Institute5.34% 16.41% 5.43% American Public Education 2.64%6.96%3.10% Do analysts recommend UTI or APEI? Universal Technical Institute currently has a consensus price target of $26.33, suggesting a potential upside of 4.37%. American Public Education has a consensus price target of $23.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.11%. Given American Public Education's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe American Public Education is more favorable than Universal Technical Institute.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Universal Technical Institute 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00American Public Education 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of UTI or APEI? 75.7% of Universal Technical Institute shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.6% of American Public Education shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.6% of Universal Technical Institute shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.4% of American Public Education shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has better valuation & earnings, UTI or APEI? Universal Technical Institute has higher revenue and earnings than American Public Education. Universal Technical Institute 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 RatioUniversal Technical Institute$732.69M1.86$42M$0.7434.09American Public Education$613.25M0.61-$47.29M$0.5637.64 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer UTI or APEI? American Public Education received 73 more outperform votes than Universal Technical Institute when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.25% of users gave American Public Education an outperform vote while only 59.73% of users gave Universal Technical Institute an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformUniversal Technical InstituteOutperform Votes27059.73% Underperform Votes18240.27% American Public EducationOutperform Votes34361.25% Underperform Votes21738.75% Which has more risk & volatility, UTI or APEI? Universal Technical Institute has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Public Education has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to UTI or APEI? In the previous week, Universal Technical Institute had 10 more articles in the media than American Public Education. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Universal Technical Institute and 5 mentions for American Public Education. American Public Education's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Universal Technical Institute's score of 0.57 indicating that American Public Education is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Universal Technical Institute 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive American Public Education 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryUniversal Technical Institute beats American Public Education on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad ProsperityPubCrypto’s hidden gem + greatest crypto bull run in history = $$$?You don’t actually want to buy Bitcoin this time around. 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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 EducationEducational services IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$373.37M$914.62M$8.35B$9.13BDividend YieldN/A6.53%2.87%4.26%P/E Ratio37.6411.9418.3717.15Price / Sales0.611.0415.44118.46Price / Cash3.8821.1033.4437.85Price / Book1.491.715.524.78Net Income-$47.29M$20.67M$267.23M$225.50M7 Day Performance-9.41%-5.62%-1.51%-1.00%1 Month Performance6.09%-2.07%-1.12%0.67%1 Year Performance140.36%-1.49%9.82%15.58% American Public Education Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)APEIAmerican Public Education4.542 of 5 stars$20.86-0.6%$23.00+10.3%+139.3%$369.47M$613.25M37.256,037UTIUniversal Technical Institute4.2398 of 5 stars$26.53+2.9%$25.33-4.5%+112.2%$1.43B$732.69M34.823,700Analyst RevisionLINCLincoln Educational Services3.9982 of 5 stars$16.40+2.4%$18.00+9.8%+56.5%$516.27M$378.07M50.032,300BFAMBright Horizons Family Solutions4.9718 of 5 stars$107.95-1.6%$140.75+30.4%+12.6%$6.28B$2.63B55.0031,400Positive NewsLOPEGrand Canyon Education4.5725 of 5 stars$167.60+0.5%$179.67+7.2%+12.4%$4.88B$1.02B21.925,800Insider TradePositive NewsLRNStride2.6666 of 5 stars$108.58+2.2%$97.50-10.2%+76.2%$4.73B$2.11B19.317,800ATGEAdtalem Global Education4.1209 of 5 stars$90.97+2.5%$85.00-6.6%+46.5%$3.41B$1.63B20.559,938Positive NewsSTRAStrategic Education4.4719 of 5 stars$101.93+2.9%$126.00+23.6%-1.2%$2.50B$1.13B18.863,774Positive NewsAFYAAfya2.4056 of 5 stars$15.42-1.4%$19.38+25.6%-28.8%$1.45B$3.19B12.619,680UDMYUdemy2.099 of 5 stars$8.23+3.7%$10.92+32.7%-47.1%$1.20B$728.94M-12.601,443DAOYoudao0.4459 of 5 stars$7.84+1.3%N/A+79.4%$948.01M$5.77B114.294,364 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Universal Technical Institute Competitors Lincoln Educational Services Competitors Bright Horizons Family Solutions Competitors Grand Canyon Education Competitors Stride Competitors Adtalem Global Education Competitors Strategic Education Competitors Afya Competitors Udemy Competitors Youdao Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:APEI) was last updated on 12/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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