Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Competitors $15.45 -0.01 (-0.06%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:16 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends LINC vs. UTI, APEI, BFAM, LOPE, LRN, ATGE, STRA, PRDO, AFYA, and UDMYShould you be buying Lincoln Educational Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lincoln Educational Services include Universal Technical Institute (UTI), American Public Education (APEI), Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM), Grand Canyon Education (LOPE), Stride (LRN), Adtalem Global Education (ATGE), Strategic Education (STRA), Perdoceo Education (PRDO), Afya (AFYA), and Udemy (UDMY). Lincoln Educational Services vs. Universal Technical Institute American Public Education Bright Horizons Family Solutions Grand Canyon Education Stride Adtalem Global Education Strategic Education Perdoceo Education Afya Udemy Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC) and Universal Technical Institute (NYSE:UTI) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and community ranking. Is LINC or UTI a better dividend stock? Lincoln Educational Services pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Universal Technical Institute pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Lincoln Educational Services pays out 25.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Universal Technical Institute pays out 10.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LINC or UTI? Lincoln Educational Services received 13 more outperform votes than Universal Technical Institute when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.60% of users gave Lincoln Educational Services an outperform vote while only 59.73% of users gave Universal Technical Institute an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLincoln Educational ServicesOutperform Votes28363.60% Underperform Votes16236.40% Universal Technical InstituteOutperform Votes27059.73% Underperform Votes18240.27% Is LINC or UTI more profitable? Universal Technical Institute has a net margin of 5.34% compared to Lincoln Educational Services' net margin of 2.33%. Universal Technical Institute's return on equity of 16.41% beat Lincoln Educational Services' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lincoln Educational Services2.33% 10.60% 4.80% Universal Technical Institute 5.34%16.41%5.43% Do analysts prefer LINC or UTI? Lincoln Educational Services currently has a consensus target price of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.50%. Universal Technical Institute has a consensus target price of $26.33, indicating a potential upside of 4.13%. Given Lincoln Educational Services' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Lincoln Educational Services is more favorable than Universal Technical Institute.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lincoln Educational Services 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Universal Technical Institute 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media refer more to LINC or UTI? In the previous week, Universal Technical Institute had 8 more articles in the media than Lincoln Educational Services. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Universal Technical Institute and 3 mentions for Lincoln Educational Services. Lincoln Educational Services' average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Universal Technical Institute's score of 0.68 indicating that Lincoln Educational Services is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Lincoln Educational Services 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Universal Technical Institute 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals believe in LINC or UTI? 72.2% of Lincoln Educational Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.7% of Universal Technical Institute shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.8% of Lincoln Educational Services shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.6% of Universal Technical Institute shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, LINC or UTI? Lincoln Educational Services has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Universal Technical Institute has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, LINC or UTI? Universal Technical Institute has higher revenue and earnings than Lincoln Educational Services. Universal Technical Institute is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lincoln Educational Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLincoln Educational Services$423.21M1.15$26M$0.3248.28Universal Technical Institute$732.69M1.86$42M$0.7434.18 SummaryUniversal Technical Institute beats Lincoln Educational Services on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LINC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLincoln Educational ServicesEducational services IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$486.67M$914.59M$8.38B$9.07BDividend YieldN/A6.52%2.82%4.22%P/E Ratio48.2811.9118.3317.19Price / Sales1.151.0415.50116.80Price / Cash19.9021.1033.4537.86Price / Book2.901.715.564.78Net Income$26M$20.67M$267.23M$225.60M7 Day Performance-3.50%-4.33%-2.06%-1.23%1 Month Performance-0.96%-1.90%-0.12%3.37%1 Year Performance54.50%-1.73%10.21%16.58% Lincoln Educational Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LINCLincoln Educational Services3.8966 of 5 stars$15.45-0.1%$18.00+16.5%+59.0%$486.67M$423.21M48.282,300High Trading VolumeUTIUniversal Technical Institute4.2549 of 5 stars$26.52+2.9%$25.33-4.5%+124.4%$1.43B$732.69M34.823,700Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsAPEIAmerican Public Education4.1104 of 5 stars$23.20+4.1%$23.00-0.9%+142.9%$410.92M$613.25M39.806,037Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↓BFAMBright Horizons Family Solutions4.9624 of 5 stars$108.20-1.4%$140.75+30.1%+18.3%$6.30B$2.63B55.0031,400Positive NewsLOPEGrand Canyon Education4.5558 of 5 stars$168.01+0.7%$179.67+6.9%+14.2%$4.90B$1.02B21.925,800Insider TradePositive NewsLRNStride2.6926 of 5 stars$107.94+1.6%$97.50-9.7%+76.7%$4.71B$2.11B19.317,800Positive NewsATGEAdtalem Global Education4.188 of 5 stars$90.80+2.3%$85.00-6.4%+46.9%$3.40B$1.63B20.559,938News CoveragePositive NewsSTRAStrategic Education4.5663 of 5 stars$101.73+2.7%$126.00+23.9%+1.1%$2.50B$1.13B18.863,774PRDOPerdoceo Education3.5028 of 5 stars$27.88+1.9%$32.00+14.8%+49.7%$1.83B$652.75M13.744,350Positive NewsAFYAAfya2.6154 of 5 stars$15.51-0.8%$19.38+24.9%-27.6%$1.45B$3.19B12.619,680UDMYUdemy1.7572 of 5 stars$8.18+3.0%$10.92+33.5%-47.1%$1.19B$728.94M-12.601,443 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Universal Technical Institute Alternatives American Public Education Alternatives Bright Horizons Family Solutions Alternatives Grand Canyon Education Alternatives Stride Alternatives Adtalem Global Education Alternatives Strategic Education Alternatives Perdoceo Education Alternatives Afya Alternatives Udemy Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:LINC) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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