APEI · American Public Education Inc
$48.86
-0.41 (-0.83%)
At close · Jul 21
Market Cap
$871.87M
Shares
18.34M
Total shares sold short and not yet covered, reported to FINRA by broker-dealers and published twice a month (bi-monthly). Days to cover divides the short position by average daily volume; a high value (above 5) can signal short-squeeze potential.
Short Squeeze Score
69/100
Short interest 10.9% of shares — P91
Days to cover 6.1 — P87
Price vs VWAP -9.6% — P28
Short-volume trend +2.0% — P59
Short interest change +3.2% — P55
Worst FTD 0.03% of shares — P56
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-06-30). Weighted mean of the available factors (short interest 30%, days to cover 20%, price vs VWAP 15%, short-volume trend 15%, short-interest change 10%, fails-to-deliver 10%) plus catalyst boosts (price spike, volume surge, earnings within days), capped at +20 and clamped to 100.
Short Interest History
| Settlement Date | Current Position | Previous Position | Change | Days to Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 1,998,943 | 1,937,164 | +61,779 | 6.06 |
| 2026-06-15 | 1,937,164 | 1,907,662 | +29,502 | 11.18 |
| 2026-05-29 | 1,907,662 | 2,178,262 | -270,600 | 8.66 |
| 2026-05-15 | 2,178,262 | 2,236,574 | -58,312 | 7.05 |
| 2026-04-30 | 2,236,574 | 2,396,564 | -159,990 | 9.34 |
| 2026-04-15 | 2,396,564 | 2,438,695 | -42,131 | 10.01 |
| 2026-03-31 | 2,438,695 | 1,664,522 | +774,173 | 5.00 |
| 2026-03-13 | 1,664,522 | 1,654,356 | +10,166 | 3.15 |
| 2026-02-27 | 1,654,356 | 1,721,440 | -67,084 | 6.90 |
| 2026-02-13 | 1,721,440 | 1,712,700 | +8,740 | 7.02 |
| 2026-01-30 | 1,712,700 | 1,698,653 | +14,047 | 8.74 |
| 2026-01-15 | 1,698,653 | 1,722,027 | -23,374 | 7.01 |
| 2025-12-31 | 1,722,027 | 1,915,359 | -193,332 | 7.41 |
| 2025-12-15 | 1,915,359 | 1,805,639 | +109,720 | 6.79 |
| 2025-11-28 | 1,805,639 | 1,410,074 | +395,565 | 6.17 |
| 2025-11-14 | 1,410,074 | 1,111,357 | +298,717 | 3.73 |
| 2025-10-31 | 1,111,357 | 1,117,132 | -5,775 | 3.47 |
| 2025-10-15 | 1,117,132 | 1,263,463 | -146,331 | 5.36 |
| 2025-09-30 | 1,263,463 | 1,283,733 | -20,270 | 6.43 |
| 2025-09-15 | 1,283,733 | 1,298,920 | -15,187 | 4.88 |
| 2025-08-29 | 1,298,920 | 1,440,796 | -141,876 | 5.24 |
| 2025-08-15 | 1,440,796 | 1,553,185 | -112,389 | 5.08 |
| 2025-07-31 | 1,553,185 | 1,190,340 | +362,845 | 5.77 |
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Key facts
CIK
1201792
CUSIP
02913V103
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