American Public Education (APEI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of American Public Education shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 31st, investors have sold 771,300 shares of APEI short. 4.66% of American Public Education's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on American Public Education's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. APEI shares currently have a short interest ratio of 8.0. Learn More on American Public Education's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of American Public Education: Citadel Advisors LLC, and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 4.66% of American Public Education's floating shares are currently sold short.

American Public Education saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 771,300 shares, an increase of 4.1% from the previous total of 741,200 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

American Public Education currently has issued a total of 18,036,000 shares. Some of American Public Education's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. American Public Education currently has a public float of 16,550,000 shares.

4.66% of American Public Education's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to American Public Education: Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (3.70%), Lincoln Educational Services Co. (1.51%), Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (1.59%), Stride, Inc. (10.22%), Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (1.29%), Adtalem Global Education Inc. (3.24%), Strategic Education, Inc. (1.58%), Perdoceo Education Co. (9.59%), Afya Limited (13.56%), Udemy, Inc. (4.01%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.93 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.31 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.42 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.26 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.98 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.79 billion), TC Energy Co. ($3.43 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.91 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.89 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling APEI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from American Public Education as its price is falling. APEI shares are trading up $0.35 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for American Public Education occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of APEI, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including APEI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2025.