APEIAmerican Public Education, Inc.
What is the market doing?
No clear lean: nothing decisive, though heavily shorted (+13% of shares).
Rangebound, no clear trend. Overbought (RSI 77). Price is −2% vs its 200-day average.
Heavily shorted, settled Sep 30, 2026, more than a week of normal trading to cover, a crowded exit.
Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.
How APEI is trading
American Public Education, Inc. is +36% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 20 points ahead of the market.
1-year return · S&P 500 +16%
- vs 200-day average
- −1.7%
vs 200-day average · below trend, but not far
- RSI (14)
- 77
RSI (14) · overbought, bought harder than it has been sold
- Below its 52-week high
- 20%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-10-23
- $48.79
- 1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
- +14%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +16%
- +36%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
- +94%
- vs 50-day average$45.41
- +7.4%
- 52-week high
- $60.86
- 52-week low
- $30.67
- Annualised volatility
- 47%
- Insider selling, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-22
- $240K
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | +29% |
| 2025 | +75% |
| 2024 | +124% |
| 2023 | −21% |
| 2022 | −45% |
| 2021 | −27% |
| 2020 | +11% |
| 2019 | −3.8% |
| 2018 | +14% |
| 2017 | +2.0% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 5 of 10 | +0.34% |
| Feb | 10 | 4 of 10 | +1.4% |
| Mar | 10 | 7 of 10 | +7.7% |
| Apr | 10 | 5 of 10 | −0.87% |
| May | 10 | 4 of 10 | +0.24% |
| Jun | 10 | 7 of 10 | +3.1% |
| Jul | 11 | 6 of 11 | +1.4% |
| Aug | 11 | 3 of 11 | −13% |
| Sep | 11 | 2 of 11 | −1.9% |
| Oct | 11 | 5 of 11 | +1.6% |
| Nov | 10 | 8 of 10 | +17% |
| Dec | 10 | 6 of 10 | +4.8% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
Where the price stands
Its trend against the 50-day and 200-day averages, and the levels it keeps coming back to.
What it has returned
With dividends, year by year, month by month, and by calendar month on average.
Education & Training Services
Ranks #14 of 15 by RyuScore