American Public Education (APEI) Competitors $21.49 -0.34 (-1.56%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends 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 Universal Technical Institute (NYSE:UTI) and American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership. 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, 61.21% of users gave American Public Education an outperform vote while only 59.82% of users gave Universal Technical Institute an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformUniversal Technical InstituteOutperform Votes27159.82% Underperform Votes18240.18% American Public EducationOutperform Votes34461.21% Underperform Votes21838.79% Does the media refer more to UTI or APEI? In the previous week, Universal Technical Institute had 7 more articles in the media than American Public Education. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Universal Technical Institute and 1 mentions for American Public Education. American Public Education's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Universal Technical Institute's score of 0.75 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 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive American Public Education 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in 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. 15.1% 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate UTI or APEI? Universal Technical Institute currently has a consensus target price of $27.17, suggesting a potential upside of 2.35%. American Public Education has a consensus target price of $23.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.72%. 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 Which has higher earnings and valuation, 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$732.69M1.97$42M$0.7435.87American Public Education$600.54M0.64-$47.29M$0.5638.85 Which has more risk & volatility, UTI or APEI? Universal Technical Institute has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Public Education has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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% SummaryUniversal Technical Institute beats American Public Education on 12 of the 18 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 {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$384.04M$934.75M$8.86B$9.25BDividend YieldN/A6.73%2.81%3.98%P/E Ratio38.7212.4214.8117.52Price / Sales0.641.537.3783.21Price / Cash3.7919.2629.1637.67Price / Book1.531.826.054.75Net Income-$47.29M$20.67M$274.93M$224.45M7 Day Performance1.14%1.52%1.62%1.69%1 Month Performance-2.92%8.35%3.00%3.55%1 Year Performance86.58%-2.41%10.22%23.72% American Public Education Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)APEIAmerican Public Education4.2996 of 5 stars$21.49-1.6%$23.00+7.0%+75.1%$380.59M$600.54M38.386,037UTIUniversal Technical Institute3.63 of 5 stars$26.57+2.2%$27.17+2.2%+86.0%$1.44B$732.69M35.913,700High Trading VolumeLINCLincoln Educational Services3.91 of 5 stars$15.88+2.9%$18.00+13.4%+70.6%$499.90M$378.07M49.632,300BFAMBright Horizons Family Solutions4.848 of 5 stars$117.47-0.2%$138.25+17.7%+16.7%$6.83B$2.63B59.0331,400Analyst DowngradeNews CoveragePositive NewsLRNStride2.8645 of 5 stars$113.90+0.8%$102.50-10.0%+92.3%$4.96B$2.04B20.717,800Upcoming EarningsLOPEGrand Canyon Education4.3859 of 5 stars$169.99-0.6%$179.67+5.7%+35.1%$4.96B$960.90M22.345,800News CoveragePositive NewsATGEAdtalem Global Education4.2577 of 5 stars$98.27+1.0%$91.67-6.7%+63.0%$3.68B$1.63B22.499,938Upcoming EarningsSTRAStrategic Education4.3299 of 5 stars$96.98-0.2%$126.00+29.9%+1.8%$2.38B$1.13B18.473,774Analyst ForecastUDMYUdemy2.2247 of 5 stars$8.45-1.2%$10.92+29.3%-46.5%$1.23B$728.94M-13.411,443Insider TradeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageDAOYoudao0.6214 of 5 stars$7.09+10.0%N/A+108.0%$856.72M$762.52M101.214,364GOTUGaotu Techedu1.345 of 5 stars$2.08+4.3%$7.23+248.4%-42.4%$538.61M$417.02M-3.647,767News CoverageGap UpHigh Trading Volume 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 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 1/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersDo this Before Elon’s Reveal on January 29thElon’s newest tech could pay you an extra $30,000 a year — while you sleep. 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