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APEI

Conviction 12Real EstateScan · Thu, Sep 24, 2026
Bullish belt hold

American Public Education Inc (APEI) closed at $42.71 (+3.21%) on Sep 24, 2026. Its latest daily candle is a bullish belt hold. Price is below its 50-day and below its 200-day moving average. RSI(14) 38, RS Rating 54, -29.8% from its 52-week high, +18.1% year to date. Sector: Real Estate · SERVICES-EDUCATIONAL SERVICES.

APEI$42.71+3.21%
ResistanceSupportVol 14Insider sell
63 bars
2
Vol MA14 265.32K
Jun 26Jul 15Aug 3Aug 19Sep 8Sep 24
AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INCSERVICES-EDUCATIONAL SERVICESwww.apei.com ↗
Price42.71
Change+3.21%
Gap-0.89%
Rel volume—
Avg volume256.42K
Avg $ vol11.34M
SMA 2044.51
SMA 5046.71
SMA 20048.69
Price vs 50-8.57%
Price vs 200-12.29%
MA stackbearish
50/200 crossdeath · 6d
Supertrenddown · 46.62
RSI (14)38
MACD hist-0.16
MACD crossbear · 2d
Stoch %K / %D43 / 23
ADX (14)30
+DI / −DI13 / 24
RSI divergence—
MACD divergence—
ATR %4.55%
ADR %3.75%
52w high60.86
52w low30.67
From 52w high-29.82%
Above 52w low+39.26%
New 52w highNo
SqueezeOff
Bollinger width13.08%
%B0.19
Donchian pos37.85%
Donchian high47.07
Donchian low40.06
AVWAP (52w high)50.99
vs AVWAP high-16.23%
AVWAP (52w low)48.00
vs AVWAP low-11.03%
OBV trendDown
Chaikin MF (20)-0.22
Today vs 20d—
Avg vol (14d)265.32K
Avg vol (20d)256.42K
Avg $ vol (20d)11.34M
Market cap781.66M
RS Rating54 / 99
RS 3m (vs SPY)-24.70%
RS 6m (vs SPY)-43.86%
RS line new highNo
Trend template3/8
Technical rank21.4
1 week-3.63%
1 month-7.59%
3 months-20.21%
6 months-27.04%
1 year+15.65%
YTD+18.15%
P/E24.77
P/B2.49
P/S1.20
P/FCF16.96
EPS1.36
Div yield11.99%
ROE10.05%
ROA5.87%
Debt/Eq0.28
Current3.25
EV/EBITDA10.84
Gross margin—
Net margin4.86%
Rev growth3.89%
EPS growth95.85%
Price target62.20
Target upside45.63%
Analyst ratingBuy
Institutional112.68%
Ent. value694.82M
Revenue171.73M
Net income9.77M
Gross profit—
Free cash flow46.1M
IndustrySERVICES-EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
ExchangeNasdaq
Shares out18.34M
Employees5.84K
ListedFri, Nov 9, 2007
Free float16.2M
Float %88.0%
Short interest1.88M
Days to cover7.8d
Short volume66.6%
Squeeze score66 / 100
Next earnings—
EPS forecast—
Last EPS vs est$0.52 vs $0.36
Last surprise+44.4% beat
Setup gradeD
Conviction12 / 100
Pattern quality—
Tech rank21.4 / 100
Group rank23 / 100
Status lane—
Setup direction—
Pattern family
Resistance—
Support—
Days since event—
Candle confirmBullish belt hold

Financials as of Tue, Jun 30, 2026 · quarterly.

Signal lifecycle

How this symbol has moved through the lanes across 60 scans — each scan is re-classified from that day's price, so gaps are days it dropped off the board entirely.

  1. Setting up
    Jun 30
    1 scan
  2. Breaking out now
    Jul 1
    1 scan

Congress activity

Disclosed STOCK Act trades in APEI

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Insider activity

SEC Form 4 transactions in APEI · open-market 5 sells

InsiderSideShares
Fernandes Nuno S.
President, APUS · Common Stock, par value $.01 · 2026-08-12
Exercise8.8K
Kenigsberg James
Chief Inno & Tech Officer · Common Stock, par value $.01 · 2026-08-12
Sell1.31K
Fernandes Nuno S.
President, APUS · Employee Stock Option (right to buy) · 2026-08-12
Exercise8.8K
Fernandes Nuno S.
President, APUS · Common Stock, par value $.01 · 2026-08-12
Sell8.8K
Kenigsberg James
Chief Inno & Tech Officer · Common Stock, par value $.01 · 2026-08-04
Tax2.13K
Kenigsberg James
Chief Inno & Tech Officer · Common Stock, par value $.01 · 2026-08-03
Grant7.57K
Beckett Thomas
SVP, General Counsel · Common Stock, par value $.01 · 2026-06-15
Sell200
Beckett Thomas
SVP, General Counsel · Common Stock, par value $.01 · 2026-06-15
Sell2.59K
Beckett Thomas
SVP, General Counsel · Common Stock, par value $.01 · 2026-06-15
Sell5.21K
325 CAPITAL LLC
Insider · Common stock, $.01 par value · 2026-05-22
Grant2.13K

SEC filings

EDGAR filings in APEI · 10 recent

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