For the quarter ended March 2025, American Public Education (APEI) reported revenue of $164.55 million, up 6.6% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.41, compared to -$0.06 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $161.94 million, representing a surprise of +1.61%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +173.33%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.15.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how American Public Education performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Revenues- Rasmussen University (RU): $59.25 million compared to the $57.19 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +11.5% year over year.
- Revenues- Hondros College, Nursing Programs (HCN): $17.68 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $18.07 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +7.5%.
- Revenues- American Military & Public University (APUS): $83.95 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $82.42 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +4.1%.
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Shares of American Public Education have returned +16.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.8% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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