American Public Education Inc (APEI)

American Public Education Inc is trading at $40.57, down 8.42% on the session. The 50 day average sits at $45.47 and the 200 day at $49.69, which puts the stock in a downtrend. RSI is at 46.5, which reads as neutral, and MACD is bearish crossover. Volume is below average.

The nearest support is around $44.59 with resistance near $47.52, so that band frames the current range. Average daily movement is roughly $1.46, or about 3.6% of the share price, which is what any stop placement has to allow for. The overall health score of 41 out of 100 combines a trend score of 19, momentum of 53 and a risk score of 59.

American Public Education, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides online and campus-based postsecondary education services in the United States. It operates through three segments: American Public University System, Rasmussen University, and Hondros College of Nursing. The company offers 181 degree programs, 110 certificate programs, and four diploma programs in various fields of study, including public service-focused fields, such as nursing, national security, military studies, intelligence, and homeland security, as well as traditional academic fields comprising business, health science, information technology, justice studies, education, and liberal arts; and career learning and leadership training in-person and online to the federal workforce. It also provides nursing-and health sciences-focused postsecondary education; and pre-licensure nursing education services focusing on a diploma in practical nursing and associate degree in nursing, as well as a bachelor of science in nursing. The company was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Charles Town, West Virginia.