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American Public Education DB:51A Stock Report

Last Price

€24.40

Market Cap

€450.6m

7D

7.0%

1Y

45.2%

Updated

18 May, 2025

Data

Company Financials +

American Public Education, Inc.

DB:51A Stock Report

Market Cap: €450.6m

51A Stock Overview

Provides online and campus-based postsecondary education and career learning in the United States. More details

51A fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation4/6
Future Growth3/6
Past Performance2/6
Financial Health5/6
Dividends0/6

Rewards

Trading at 55% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 42.5% per year

Became profitable this year

Risk Analysis

Significant insider selling over the past 3 months

Volatile share price over the past 3 months compared to the German market


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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for American Public Education
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$24.40
52 Week HighUS$24.60
52 Week LowUS$10.80
Beta1.56
1 Month Change17.31%
3 Month Change18.45%
1 Year Change45.24%
3 Year Change92.13%
5 Year Change-14.69%
Change since IPO8.11%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

51ADE Consumer ServicesDE Market
7D7.0%1.5%0.8%
1Y45.2%23.9%14.6%

Return vs Industry: 51A exceeded the German Consumer Services industry which returned 23.9% over the past year.

Return vs Market: 51A exceeded the German Market which returned 14.6% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is 51A's price volatile compared to industry and market?
51A volatility
51A Average Weekly Movement10.9%
Consumer Services Industry Average Movement6.1%
Market Average Movement6.6%
10% most volatile stocks in DE Market12.7%
10% least volatile stocks in DE Market3.1%

Stable Share Price: 51A's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months compared to the German market.

Volatility Over Time: 51A's weekly volatility (11%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of German stocks.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
19914,305Angela Seldenwww.apei.com

American Public Education, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides online and campus-based postsecondary education and career learning in the United States. It operates through three segments: American Public University System, Rasmussen University, and Hondros College of Nursing. The company offers 182 degree programs and 136 certificate programs in various fields of study, including nursing, national security, military studies, intelligence, homeland security, business, health science, information technology, justice studies, education, and liberal arts; and career learning opportunities in leadership, finance, human resources, and other fields of study critical to the federal government workforce.

American Public Education, Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do American Public Education's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
51A fundamental statistics
Market cap€450.61m
Earnings (TTM)€16.63m
Revenue (TTM)€569.24m

27.1x

P/E Ratio

0.8x

P/S Ratio

Is 51A overvalued?

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Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
51A income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$634.68m
Cost of RevenueUS$298.22m
Gross ProfitUS$336.46m
Other ExpensesUS$317.92m
EarningsUS$18.54m

Last Reported Earnings

Mar 31, 2025

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)1.03
Gross Margin53.01%
Net Profit Margin2.92%
Debt/Equity Ratio30.2%

How did 51A perform over the long term?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/18 21:19
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/16 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

American Public Education, Inc. is covered by 26 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
null nullArgus Research Company
Jeffrey MeulerBaird
Gary BisbeeBarclays