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APEI

AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INC
Nasdaq· Services-Educational Services· Inc. DE· CIK 0001201792 Services
$46.17 −1.50 (−3.15%)
Oct 27 4:00 PM ET · prev $47.67
Market cap
$892.6M
Small cap
Consensus
Buy
86% Buy or better · 14 analysts
Median target
$63.00
+36% · range $55.00–70.00
Next earnings
Nov 10
in 13 days
1 year
+32.0%
from $34.97 · Oct 28
30 days
+13.7%
from $40.62
52-week range
$30.67–60.86
−24% from high · low Nov 6
Avg volume 20D
204.2K
shares / day
Short interest
2.58M
≈14.1% of shares · +9.0%
Days to cover
11.3
at average volume
Insider net
−$22.0M
0 buyers · 6 sellers · since Feb 9
New fund stakes
0
Q2 2026 13F · 1 exit
SecBot read MIXED 4 reports · 90 days
Balance 1 bearish · 0 bullish · 1 mixed · 2 neutral oldest → newest, height = score
Avg score ·High conf. 1/4 ·Next Earnings date, Nov 10, 2026
Strongest NEUTRAL James Kenigsberg, an officer of American Public Education Inc (APEI), filed a Form 144 notice of intent to…
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Price

Daily candles with volume. Pins mark insider trades, rating changes, 13F stakes, reports, catalysts and short-interest jumps.

Signal stack

Where each data set points today.

  • InsidersBEARISH

    6 insiders sold $22.0M.

  • InstitutionsMIXED

    Q2 2026: 21 added (0 new), 18 trimmed or exited.

  • AnalystsBULLISH

    12 of 14 rate it Buy or better. Every target is above the price.

  • Short sellersSTEADY

    Short interest +9.0% to 2.58M shares. 11.3 days to cover, ≈14.1% of shares.

  • TrendUPTREND

    2% above its 50-day average.

Who's buying

13F· Q2 2026
0
new positions
1
exit
FundMoveSharesValue
FMR LLCADD1,183,609$63.6M
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/TRIM455,165$24.4M
Qube Research & Technologies LtdADD400,984$21.5M
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INCTRIM369,274$19.8M
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIPTRIM224,096$12.0M
MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORPDOUBLED187,498$10.1M
MORGAN STANLEYADD158,833$8.5M
JPMORGAN CHASE & COTRIM107,424$5.7M

Quarterly 13F filings are due 45 days after each quarter ends.

The Street

14 analysts
Buy 86% rate it Buy or better
Strong Buy4Buy8Hold2Sell0Strong Sell0
12-month targets · 6 analysts

Price is below the lowest target. Median implies +36%.Targets as of Oct 28, 2026.

Recent actions
DateFirmActionRating
Aug 11, 2026Lake Street
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINBuy
Jun 1, 2026DA Davidson
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINBuy
May 13, 2026Barrington Research
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINOutperform
May 13, 2026DA Davidson
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINBuy
May 12, 2026B. Riley Securities
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINBuy
May 4, 2026Barrington Research
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINOutperform

Insider ledger

Form 4
$0
bought · 0 insiders
$22.0M
sold · 6 insiders
DateInsiderTypeValue
Oct 22, 2026
Kenigsberg James
Chief Innov. & Tech Officer
SELL$59.9K
Oct 20, 2026
Codispoti Edward H
EVP & Chief Financial Officer
TAX W/H$33.5K
Oct 1, 2026
Pianko Daniel S.
Director
AWARD$40.0K
Aug 12, 2026
Fernandes Nuno S.
President, APUS
SELL$397.1K
Aug 12, 2026
Fernandes Nuno S.
President, APUS
EXERCISE$93.8K
Aug 12, 2026
Kenigsberg James
Chief Inno & Tech Officer
SELL$60.0K
Aug 4, 2026
Kenigsberg James
Chief Inno & Tech Officer
TAX W/H$113.9K
Aug 3, 2026
Kenigsberg James
Chief Inno & Tech Officer
AWARD7,573 sh

Earnings setup

Estimates
Nov 10
reports in 13 days

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Washington

Corporate Lobbying

16 lobbying filings and 0 bills this company lobbies on, with spend, stage and how each bill touches it, are for subscribers.

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Short side

FINRA· Oct 15, 2026
2,583,182
shares short
+9.0%
vs prior settlement
11.3
days to cover
≈14.1%
of shares outstanding
Recent activity
The latest filings, insider trades, analyst actions, press and options flow — newest first.
Oct 27, 2026 Other
🔒 Fresh data, subscribers only
Oct 27, 2026 SEC
🔒 Fresh report (last 24h), subscribers only
Oct 22, 2026 SEC
James Kenigsberg, an officer of American Public Education Inc (APEI), filed a Form 144 notice of intent to sell 1,256…
144 — Impact 3/10
Oct 22, 2026 Insider
Kenigsberg James sold 1,256 shares
Chief Innov. & Tech Officer @ $47.69 ($59.9K)
Oct 20, 2026 Insider
Codispoti Edward H surrendered for taxes 689 shares
EVP & Chief Financial Officer @ $48.56 ($33.5K)
Oct 1, 2026 Insider
Pianko Daniel S. was granted 1,106 shares
Director @ $36.15 ($40.0K)
Aug 13, 2026 SEC
Two APEI insiders sold shares totaling $457K within a week of the Q2 2026 earnings release that showed a 10.3% EPS…
CLUSTER — Impact 5/10
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
FMR LLC — ADD
1,183,609 shares ($63.6M)
Catalysts
Scheduled dates and disclosed events: earnings, FDA and trial readouts, halts, press releases. Colored dot = impact.
Upcoming
Nov 10, 2026
Earnings date
APEI Q3 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-11-10
Recent
Oct 27, 2026
Press release
🔒 Fresh data, subscribers only
Aug 11, 2026
Press release
American Public Education, Inc. Unveils AI-Powered Student Lifecycle Platform being Built with Salesforce
The AI-powered platform will unify American Public University System's student journey with personalized support, proactive advising, and connected…
Aug 10, 2026
Earnings date
APEI Q2 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-08-10
May 11, 2026
Earnings date
APEI Q1 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-05-11
Apr 14, 2026
Short interest
FTD: APEI — 13,129 shares ($0.8M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260414, Price: $57.23, FTD Value: $751,372.67, AMERICAN PUB ED INC COM STK (D

SecBot reports

9 filings · 0 bullish · 4 bearish · 1 mixed · 4 neutral
All APEI filing & press-release reports (9)