Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Competitors $13.61 +0.23 (+1.72%) (As of 09:49 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends LINC vs. GPX, DL, REDU, RYB, TEDU, UTI, APEI, BFAM, LOPE, and LRNShould you be buying Lincoln Educational Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lincoln Educational Services include GP Strategies (GPX), China Distance Education (DL), RISE Education Cayman (REDU), RYB Education (RYB), Tarena International (TEDU), Universal Technical Institute (UTI), American Public Education (APEI), Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM), Grand Canyon Education (LOPE), and Stride (LRN). Lincoln Educational Services vs. GP Strategies China Distance Education RISE Education Cayman RYB Education Tarena International Universal Technical Institute American Public Education Bright Horizons Family Solutions Grand Canyon Education Stride GP Strategies (NYSE:GPX) and Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking and dividends. Which has more risk and volatility, GPX or LINC? GP Strategies has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lincoln Educational Services has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, GPX or LINC? Lincoln Educational Services has lower revenue, but higher earnings than GP Strategies. GP Strategies 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 RatioGP Strategies$473.11M0.77$7.07M$0.7328.56Lincoln Educational Services$378.07M1.11$26M$0.2651.46 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GPX or LINC? 62.0% of GP Strategies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Lincoln Educational Services shares are held by institutional investors. 25.0% of GP Strategies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.8% of Lincoln Educational Services shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to GPX or LINC? In the previous week, Lincoln Educational Services had 6 more articles in the media than GP Strategies. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Lincoln Educational Services and 1 mentions for GP Strategies. Lincoln Educational Services' average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat GP Strategies' score of 0.00 indicating that Lincoln Educational Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment GP Strategies 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Lincoln Educational Services 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate GPX or LINC? Lincoln Educational Services has a consensus price target of $15.75, indicating a potential upside of 17.71%. Given Lincoln Educational Services' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lincoln Educational Services is more favorable than GP Strategies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score GP Strategies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) N/ALincoln Educational Services 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is GPX or LINC more profitable? GP Strategies has a net margin of 2.73% compared to Lincoln Educational Services' net margin of 1.95%. Lincoln Educational Services' return on equity of 10.38% beat GP Strategies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets GP Strategies2.73% 9.09% 5.38% Lincoln Educational Services 1.95%10.38%4.90% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GPX or LINC? GP Strategies received 133 more outperform votes than Lincoln Educational Services when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.20% of users gave GP Strategies an outperform vote while only 63.43% of users gave Lincoln Educational Services an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGP StrategiesOutperform Votes41468.20% Underperform Votes19331.80% Lincoln Educational ServicesOutperform Votes28163.43% Underperform Votes16236.57% SummaryLincoln Educational Services beats GP Strategies on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad WealthPressCould TSLA reach $500 a share? Free ebook says it’s possible.Even though shares of Tesla are only up 3% this year, one man believes Tesla’s next bull run is just around the corner. In his professional opinion, the share price could reach $500 or more… Now, we understand that may seem far-fetched, but as you’ll see in his new ebook, it’s not as crazy as it may sound. 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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$426.48M$909.26M$8.04B$8.51BDividend YieldN/A6.40%2.77%4.17%P/E Ratio51.469.1412.7212.89Price / Sales1.111.417.7689.91Price / Cash16.4922.6732.9431.25Price / Book2.521.645.324.56Net Income$26M$21.95M$259.34M$224.58M7 Day Performance1.83%-3.24%-1.81%-0.84%1 Month Performance15.05%-4.83%0.20%2.96%1 Year Performance53.26%5.24%48.89%25.23% Lincoln Educational Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LINCLincoln Educational Services3.7142 of 5 stars$13.61+1.7%$15.75+15.7%+53.3%$428.44M$378.07M52.352,300Upcoming EarningsGPXGP StrategiesN/A$20.85flatN/A+0.0%$365.94M$473.11M28.564,343Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeDLChina Distance EducationN/A$9.73flatN/A+0.0%$332.64M$209.56M31.392,457REDURISE Education CaymanN/A$3.03-7.3%N/A+32.4%$179.53M$146.89M-21.643,621RYBRYB EducationN/AN/AN/AN/A$19.04M$180.31M3.006,338Gap DownTEDUTarena InternationalN/AN/AN/AN/A$12.16M$357.84M-2.267,955Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeUTIUniversal Technical Institute4.0581 of 5 stars$17.05+1.5%$21.60+26.7%+82.5%$917.46M$607.41M34.103,000APEIAmerican Public Education4.07 of 5 stars$14.99+0.3%$16.33+9.0%+223.5%$263.45M$610.97M59.966,037BFAMBright Horizons Family Solutions3.7365 of 5 stars$131.42+0.5%$134.63+2.4%+54.4%$7.62B$2.55B75.5331,400News CoveragePositive NewsLOPEGrand Canyon Education4.6193 of 5 stars$136.33+2.2%$165.67+21.5%+0.2%$4.02B$1.00B18.475,800Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsLRNStride3.0969 of 5 stars$91.07+0.1%$90.17-1.0%+66.6%$3.94B$2.11B16.567,800 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GP Strategies Alternatives China Distance Education Alternatives RISE Education Cayman Alternatives RYB Education Alternatives Tarena International Alternatives Universal Technical Institute Alternatives American Public Education Alternatives Bright Horizons Family Solutions Alternatives Grand Canyon Education Alternatives Stride 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 11/5/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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