4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: American Public Education
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, for-profit educator American Public Education (NAS: APEI) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at American Public Education's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
American Public Education facts
Headquarters (founded) | Charles Town, W. Va. |
Market Cap | $683.0 million |
Industry | Education services |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $260.4 million |
Management | CEO Wallace Boston Jr. (since 2004) |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 34.6% |
Cash/Debt | $119.0 million / $0 |
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Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 95% of the 271 members who have rated American Public Education believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those bulls, Clint35, helped school Fools on the bargain opportunity:
Looks pretty cheap right now. They're in a hated industry at the moment. That's probably why it's cheap. Sales growth is above 30% but the P/E is only just above 17. The PEG is 0.76. Margins are great and no debt. Once this industry recovers this one will take off.
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