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APEI vs TAL

Side-by-side comparison of American Public Education Inc. (APEI) and TAL Education Group (TAL): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both APEI and TAL operate in Other Consumer Services (Real Estate), so they compete in similar markets.
  • TAL is the larger of the two at $5.94B, about 6.2x APEI ($961.0M).
  • Over the past year, APEI is up 89.4% and TAL is down 7.2% - APEI leads by 96.6 points.
  • APEI has hit the wire 13 times in the past 4 weeks while TAL has been quiet.
  • TAL has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 7 for APEI).
PerformanceAPEI+89.36%TAL-7.24%
2025-06-04+0.00%2026-06-03
MetricAPEITAL
Company
American Public Education Inc.
TAL Education Group
Price
$52.51+0.50%
$9.74-2.40%
Market cap
$961.0M
$5.94B
1M return
-8.63%
-10.48%
1Y return
+89.36%
-7.24%
Industry
Other Consumer Services
Other Consumer Services
Exchange
NASDAQ
NYSE
IPO
2007
News (4w)
13
0
Recent ratings
7
25
APEI

American Public Education Inc.

American Public Education, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides online and campus-based postsecondary education. The company operates in two segments, American Public Education and Hondros College of Nursing. It offers 129 degree programs and 112 certificate programs in various fields of study, including business administration, health science, technology, criminal justice, education, and liberal arts, as well as national security, military studies, intelligence, and homeland security. The company also provides diploma in practical nursing, an associate degree in nursing, and an associate degree in medical laboratory technology. American Public Education, Inc. was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Charles Town, West Virginia.

TAL

TAL Education Group

TAL Education Group provides K-12 after-school tutoring services in the People's Republic of China. The company offers tutoring services to K-12 students covering various academic subjects, including mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, history, geography, political science, English, and Chinese. It provides tutoring services primarily through small-class services under the Xueersi, Mobby, and Firstleap brand names; personalized premium services under Izhikang name; and consulting services on overseas studies under the Shunshun Liuxue brand, as well as offers services under the Haoweilai name. The company also operates jzb.com, an online education platform that serves as a gateway for online courses offered through xueersi.com; and other Websites for specific topics and offerings, such as college entrance examinations, high school entrance examinations, graduate school entrance examinations, preschool education, and raising infants and toddlers, as well as mathematics, English, and Chinese composition. In addition, it operates mmbang.com and the Mama Bang app, an online platform focusing on children, baby, and maternity market. Further, the company offers education and management consulting, and investment management and consulting services; develops and sells software and networks, as well as related consulting services; and sells educational materials and products. As of February 29, 2021, its educational network included 1,098 learning centers and 990 service centers in 109 cities throughout China and one city in the United States. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.

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