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American Public Education Inc has a consensus price target of $43.5 based on the ratings of 9 analysts. The high is $57 issued by B. Riley Securities on March 13, 2026. The low is $15 issued by Truist Securities on March 6, 2024. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Lake Street, B. Riley Securities, and Barrington Research on March 13, 2026, March 13, 2026, and March 4, 2026, respectively. With an average price target of $54.67 between Lake Street, B. Riley Securities, and Barrington Research, there's an implied -5.75% downside for American Public Education Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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The latest price target for American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) was reported by Lake Street on March 13, 2026. The analyst firm set a price target for $56.00 expecting APEI to fall to within 12 months (a possible -3.06% downside). 23 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) was provided by Lake Street, and American Public Education maintained their buy rating.
The last upgrade for American Public Education Inc happened on March 7, 2025 when William Blair raised their price target to N/A. William Blair previously had a market perform for American Public Education Inc.
The last downgrade for American Public Education Inc happened on March 15, 2023 when William Blair changed their price target from N/A to N/A for American Public Education Inc.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of American Public Education, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for American Public Education was filed on March 13, 2026 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around March 13, 2027.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest American Public Education (APEI) rating was a maintained with a price target of $47.00 to $56.00. The current price American Public Education (APEI) is trading at is $57.77, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.