American Public Education (APEI) Competitors $22.48 -0.65 (-2.81%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$22.37 -0.11 (-0.49%) As of 04:10 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. UTI, LINC, BFAM, LRN, LOPE, ATGE, STRA, UDMY, DAO, and GOTUShould 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), Stride (LRN), Grand Canyon Education (LOPE), Adtalem Global Education (ATGE), Strategic Education (STRA), Udemy (UDMY), Youdao (DAO), and Gaotu Techedu (GOTU). American Public Education vs. Universal Technical Institute Lincoln Educational Services Bright Horizons Family Solutions Stride Grand Canyon Education Adtalem Global Education Strategic Education Udemy Youdao Gaotu Techedu American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) and Universal Technical Institute (NYSE:UTI) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment and risk. Do analysts recommend APEI or UTI? American Public Education presently has a consensus price target of $25.33, suggesting a potential upside of 12.69%. Universal Technical Institute has a consensus price target of $32.17, suggesting a potential upside of 26.87%. Given Universal Technical Institute's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Universal Technical Institute is more favorable than American Public Education.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score American Public Education 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75Universal Technical Institute 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has stronger valuation & earnings, APEI or UTI? 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 RatioAmerican Public Education$624.56M0.65-$47.29M$0.5540.87Universal Technical Institute$759.42M1.82$42M$0.9726.14 Does the media favor APEI or UTI? In the previous week, Universal Technical Institute had 5 more articles in the media than American Public Education. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Universal Technical Institute and 10 mentions for American Public Education. Universal Technical Institute's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat American Public Education's score of 0.60 indicating that Universal Technical Institute is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment American Public Education 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Universal Technical Institute 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is APEI or UTI more profitable? Universal Technical Institute has a net margin of 7.08% compared to American Public Education's net margin of 2.64%. Universal Technical Institute's return on equity of 21.25% beat American Public Education's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets American Public Education2.64% 6.96% 3.10% Universal Technical Institute 7.08%21.25%7.40% Which has more volatility & risk, APEI or UTI? American Public Education has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Universal Technical Institute has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders believe in APEI or UTI? 79.6% of American Public Education shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.7% of Universal Technical Institute shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.4% of American Public Education shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.1% of Universal Technical Institute shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer APEI or UTI? American Public Education received 73 more outperform votes than Universal Technical Institute when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.44% of users gave American Public Education an outperform vote while only 60.26% of users gave Universal Technical Institute an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAmerican Public EducationOutperform Votes34961.44% Underperform Votes21938.56% Universal Technical InstituteOutperform Votes27660.26% Underperform Votes18239.74% SummaryUniversal Technical Institute beats American Public Education on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 EducationEducational services IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$404.55M$962.72M$7.57B$7.82BDividend YieldN/A6.27%2.98%4.00%P/E Ratio40.1410.7816.5118.66Price / Sales0.651.509.7491.28Price / Cash3.7126.9016.4234.64Price / Book1.582.174.264.23Net Income-$47.29M$21.18M$261.14M$247.15M7 Day Performance1.35%-3.02%-1.42%-2.16%1 Month Performance6.24%-1.61%-4.89%-5.65%1 Year Performance58.31%-6.87%-4.41%-0.66% American Public Education Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)APEIAmerican Public Education3.5662 of 5 stars$22.48-2.8%$25.33+12.7%+57.3%$404.55M$624.56M40.145,800Analyst ForecastUTIUniversal Technical Institute4.1302 of 5 stars$27.04+0.5%$31.17+15.3%+74.2%$1.47B$759.42M27.871,950Analyst ForecastInsider TradeNews CoveragePositive NewsLINCLincoln Educational Services4.1898 of 5 stars$15.19+2.2%$19.75+30.0%+54.1%$479.90M$440.06M47.472,060Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageBFAMBright Horizons Family Solutions3.7049 of 5 stars$129.16+1.9%$137.67+6.6%+14.2%$7.41B$2.69B53.8225,800Short Interest ↑Positive NewsLRNStride1.8768 of 5 stars$121.95+0.5%$119.33-2.1%+103.2%$5.31B$2.19B20.367,500Positive NewsLOPEGrand Canyon Education4.0441 of 5 stars$169.64+0.4%$197.67+16.5%+32.1%$4.87B$1.03B21.925,800Short Interest ↑Positive NewsATGEAdtalem Global Education4.1841 of 5 stars$97.25-0.1%$101.67+4.5%+98.5%$3.62B$1.69B18.114,680Positive NewsSTRAStrategic Education4.378 of 5 stars$79.72-0.2%$112.33+40.9%-17.0%$1.97B$1.22B15.183,910UDMYUdemy3.0623 of 5 stars$8.39+2.3%$10.95+30.6%-25.4%$1.24B$786.57M-14.721,680Short Interest ↓DAOYoudao0.5054 of 5 stars$8.80+0.3%N/A+105.3%$1.06B$5.63B87.956,100Short Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsGOTUGaotu Techedu2.4421 of 5 stars$3.99+8.3%$5.81+45.8%-50.4%$1.03B$4.55B-6.997,767Short Interest ↓High Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Universal Technical Institute Competitors Lincoln Educational Services Competitors Bright Horizons Family Solutions Competitors Stride Competitors Grand Canyon Education Competitors Adtalem Global Education Competitors Strategic Education Competitors Udemy Competitors Youdao 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 3/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Warns: Exec Order 14024 Targets DollarExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | SponsoredDo this Before Elon's Reveal on April 23rdElon’s newest tech could pay you an extra $30,000 a year — while you sleep. 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