American Public Education, Inc.

American Public Education, Inc.

Consumer Defensive

NASDAQ:APEI · NASDAQ Global Select

Market Cap $983.40M Beta 1.38 P/E (TTM) 23.6
$52.13 -2.76%

-$1.48 today

52W Low $26.84High $61.59

Vol 0.11M · Avg 0.34M

EPS (TTM)$2.21
Education & Training Services

Management

Put operating results in leadership context

Review returns on capital, executive background, insider transactions, and growth quality to judge whether management is compounding value well.

Return Metrics

ROE, ROIC & ROA over time

Management

ROE

10.7%

avg 1.7%

ROIC

8.1%

avg 3.6%

ROA

5.8%

avg 2.3%

Analysis

ROE is currently the strongest return metric at 10.7% versus its period average of 1.7%. 1 of 3 return metrics are above their quality threshold, which helps indicate how efficiently the company turns capital and assets into profit.

Management

Key executives, compensation & ownership

Management
NameTitleCompensationTenureAgeShares OwnedOwnership %

Angela K. Selden

President, Chief Executive Officer & Director$1.96M60$639,709.003.49%

Mark L. Arnold

President of RU$886,549.0051$21,743.000.12%

Nuno S. Fernandes

President of American Public University$884,770.0049$34,439.000.19%

Thomas A. Beckett

Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary$725,374.0058$62,172.000.34%

Edward H. Codispoti

Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer$164,173.0054$0.00<0.01%

James Kenigsberg

Interim Chief Innovation & Technology Officer$90,714.0049$40,602.000.22%

Dwayne Bertotto

Senior VP & COO

Andy McShane

Senior Vice President of Engagement, Automation & Performance Analytics

Gary Janson

Senior Vice President of Growth, Financial Planning & Analysis

Karmela Gaffney

Senior Vice President & CMO58$40,527.000.22%

Tanya Axenson

Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resource Officer49$59,300.000.32%

Insider Trading

SEC Form 4 transactions — last 12 months

Management

Buys

0

$0.00

Sells

18

$21.54M

Net Sentiment

$21.54M

Net selling

Most Active

325 CAPITAL LLC

8 transactions

DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
May 13, 2026

Fernandes Nuno S.

Direct

Sell4.5K$53.34$240,030.00
Mar 20, 2026

325 CAPITAL LLC

Direct

Sell62.1K$53.74$3,337,111.17
Mar 20, 2026

325 CAPITAL LLC

Direct

Sell2.9K$54.60$158,350.15
Mar 19, 2026

325 CAPITAL LLC

Direct

Sell10.5K$54.20$567,901.59
Mar 19, 2026

325 CAPITAL LLC

Direct

Sell80.3K$54.79$4,401,509.34
Mar 19, 2026

325 CAPITAL LLC

Direct

Sell4.7K$55.55$261,204.56
Mar 19, 2026

Fernandes Nuno S.

Direct

Sell1.1K$54.08$59,488.00
Mar 18, 2026

325 CAPITAL LLC

Direct

Sell63.5K$55.41$3,518,700.10
Mar 17, 2026

Gaffney Karmela

Direct

Sell2.7K$55.87$150,858.99
Mar 17, 2026

325 CAPITAL LLC

Direct

Sell58.8K$55.85$3,283,530.22

1–10 of 18

Analysis

Insiders reported 0 buys worth $0.00 and 18 sells worth $21.54M over the last 12 months. That adds up to net selling of $21.54M. 325 CAPITAL LLC was the most active insider with 8 transactions.

Growth Analysis

Historical CAGR & forward analyst estimates

Metric 10yr5yr3yr Fwd Est.
EPSN/AN/A-6.4%
+5.1% (13yr)1 analysts
RevenueN/AN/A+1.5%
+7.0% (13yr)3 analysts
Net IncomeN/AN/A-8.5%
+5.9% (13yr)3 analysts
EBITN/AN/A-8.7%
N/A3 analysts

Analysis

Recent growth has been strongest in Revenue at +1.5% over three years. Forward estimates point to Revenue at +7.0% (13yr), giving you a quick check on whether expectations are accelerating or cooling.

Who manages APEI?

American Public Education, Inc. (APEI) lists 11 active executives. The top listed executive is Mark L. Arnold, President of RU.

Are APEI insiders buying or selling?

Recent insider activity shows net selling of $34.31M.

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