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Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$14.98 -0.89 (-5.61%)
Closing price 03/21/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$14.98 +0.00 (+0.03%)
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About Lincoln Educational Services Stock (NASDAQ:LINC)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$14.96
$15.65
50-Day Range
$14.44
$18.55
52-Week Range
$9.51
$19.79
Volume
258,346 shs
Average Volume
129,266 shs
Market Capitalization
$473.26 million
P/E Ratio
46.81
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$19.75
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Lincoln Educational Services Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides various career-oriented post-secondary education services to high school graduates and working adults in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Campus Operations and Transitional. It offers associate's degree, and diploma and certificate programs in automotive technology; skilled trades programs, including electrical, heating and air conditioning repair, welding, computerized numerical control, and electrical and electronic systems technology; health science programs comprising licensed practical nurse, registered nurse, dental assistant, medical assistant, medical administrative assistant, and claims examiner; hospitality service and information technology programs, such as culinary, therapeutic massage, cosmetology, aesthetics, and computer systems support technicians. The company operates schools under the Lincoln Technical Institute, Lincoln College of Technology, Lincoln Culinary Institute, Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts and Sciences, and other brand names. Lincoln Educational Services Corporation was founded in 1946 and is based in Parsippany, New Jersey.

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Lincoln Educational Services Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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76th Percentile Overall Score

LINC MarketRank™: 

Lincoln Educational Services scored higher than 76% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 98th out of 280 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Lincoln Educational Services has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Lincoln Educational Services has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Lincoln Educational Services' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Lincoln Educational Services are expected to grow by 27.78% in the coming year, from $0.54 to $0.69 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Lincoln Educational Services is 46.81, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.48.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Lincoln Educational Services is 46.81, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 16.87.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Lincoln Educational Services has a PEG Ratio of 1.70. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Lincoln Educational Services has a P/B Ratio of 2.82. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Lincoln Educational Services' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.39% of the float of Lincoln Educational Services has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Lincoln Educational Services has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Lincoln Educational Services has recently increased by 23.43%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Lincoln Educational Services does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Lincoln Educational Services does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Lincoln Educational Services is 25.00%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Lincoln Educational Services will have a dividend payout ratio of 11.59% next year. This indicates that Lincoln Educational Services will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Lincoln Educational Services' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.39% of the float of Lincoln Educational Services has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Lincoln Educational Services has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Lincoln Educational Services has recently increased by 23.43%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Lincoln Educational Services has a news sentiment score of 0.22. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.75 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Lincoln Educational Services this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added Lincoln Educational Services to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Lincoln Educational Services insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    16.80% of the stock of Lincoln Educational Services is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    72.23% of the stock of Lincoln Educational Services is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Lincoln Educational Services' insider trading history.
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LINC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Lincoln Educational Services' stock was trading at $15.82 at the start of the year. Since then, LINC stock has decreased by 5.3% and is now trading at $14.98.
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Lincoln Educational Services Co. (NASDAQ:LINC) released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February, 24th. The company reported $0.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.20 by $0.11. The company earned $119.37 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $110.50 million. Lincoln Educational Services had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.60% and a net margin of 2.33%.

Lincoln Educational Services' top institutional investors include Juniper Investment Company LLC (8.86%), Vanguard Group Inc. (4.51%), Heartland Advisors Inc. (4.29%) and Alyeska Investment Group L.P. (3.57%). Insiders that own company stock include Scott M Shaw, Juniper Investment Company, Ll, Brian K Meyers, Chad D Nyce, James J Burke Jr, J Barry Morrow and Michael A Plater.
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Shares of LINC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Lincoln Educational Services investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Arista Networks (ANET), e.l.f. Beauty (ELF), Jabil (JBL) and Disc Medicine (IRON).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
2/24/2025
Today
3/23/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
5/05/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Educational services
Sub-Industry
Education Services
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:LINC
Employees
2,060
Year Founded
1946

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$19.75
High Stock Price Target
$24.00
Low Stock Price Target
$15.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+31.8%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
46.81
Forward P/E Ratio
27.74
P/E Growth
1.7
Net Income
$26 million
Pretax Margin
3.21%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$440.06 million
Cash Flow
$0.70 per share
Price / Cash Flow
21.45
Book Value
$5.32 per share
Price / Book
2.82

Miscellaneous

Free Float
26,191,000
Market Cap
$473.26 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.61

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This page (NASDAQ:LINC) was last updated on 3/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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