Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Competitors $15.88 +0.45 (+2.92%) As of 01/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends LINC vs. UTI, APEI, BFAM, LRN, LOPE, 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), Stride (LRN), Grand Canyon Education (LOPE), 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 Stride Grand Canyon Education 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 business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends and valuation. Do analysts rate LINC or UTI? Lincoln Educational Services presently has a consensus price target of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.35%. Universal Technical Institute has a consensus price target of $27.17, suggesting a potential upside of 2.24%. Given Lincoln Educational Services' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly 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 Which has more volatility & risk, LINC or UTI? Lincoln Educational Services has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Universal Technical Institute has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor LINC or UTI? Lincoln Educational Services received 12 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 59.82% of users gave Universal Technical Institute an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLincoln Educational ServicesOutperform Votes28363.60% Underperform Votes16236.40% Universal Technical InstituteOutperform Votes27159.82% Underperform Votes18240.18% Which has stronger earnings & 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$378.07M1.32$26M$0.3249.63Universal Technical Institute$732.69M1.96$42M$0.7435.91 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 institutionals and insiders believe in LINC or UTI? 72.2% of Lincoln Educational Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.7% of Universal Technical Institute shares are held by institutional investors. 16.8% of Lincoln Educational Services shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.6% of Universal Technical Institute shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer LINC or UTI? In the previous week, Universal Technical Institute had 3 more articles in the media than Lincoln Educational Services. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Universal Technical Institute and 6 mentions for Lincoln Educational Services. Lincoln Educational Services' average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Universal Technical Institute's score of 0.45 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 2 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Universal Technical Institute 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryUniversal Technical Institute beats Lincoln Educational Services on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Lincoln Educational Services News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LINC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$499.90M$969.94M$8.50B$9.14BDividend YieldN/A7.06%2.88%4.02%P/E Ratio49.6312.2614.6217.36Price / Sales1.321.473.1777.11Price / Cash17.6419.3430.6835.97Price / Book2.981.815.964.79Net Income$26M$20.67M$274.28M$225.00M7 Day Performance6.72%3.06%2.17%2.62%1 Month Performance2.78%6.51%1.99%3.81%1 Year Performance72.42%-2.10%10.31%20.10% Lincoln Educational Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LINCLincoln Educational Services4.1468 of 5 stars$15.88+2.9%$18.00+13.4%+72.4%$499.90M$378.07M49.632,300UTIUniversal Technical Institute3.5637 of 5 stars$25.20+1.7%$26.33+4.5%+90.3%$1.36B$732.69M34.053,700Analyst ForecastAPEIAmerican Public Education4.3943 of 5 stars$19.78+2.0%$23.00+16.3%+78.1%$350.34M$613.25M35.325,800Short Interest ↓Positive NewsBFAMBright Horizons Family Solutions4.8074 of 5 stars$114.18+0.0%$138.25+21.1%+19.6%$6.64B$2.63B57.3825,800Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsLRNStride3.6541 of 5 stars$109.73-1.3%$97.50-11.1%+84.7%$4.78B$2.11B19.957,500Analyst ForecastLOPEGrand Canyon Education4.4041 of 5 stars$161.13+0.1%$179.67+11.5%+36.5%$4.70B$1.02B21.175,800Positive NewsATGEAdtalem Global Education4.5206 of 5 stars$94.49+3.1%$85.00-10.0%+58.4%$3.54B$1.63B21.629,938Analyst ForecastNews CoverageSTRAStrategic Education4.3381 of 5 stars$93.77+2.5%$126.00+34.4%+2.5%$2.30B$1.21B17.863,910Analyst RevisionPositive NewsPRDOPerdoceo Education3.2666 of 5 stars$26.21+1.3%$32.00+22.1%+57.6%$1.72B$652.75M13.174,350AFYAAfya2.3172 of 5 stars$15.20+1.7%$19.38+27.5%-29.6%$1.42B$3.19B12.269,680Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑UDMYUdemy2.1378 of 5 stars$8.26+0.1%$10.92+32.2%-37.3%$1.21B$776.17M-13.111,443Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Universal Technical Institute Alternatives American Public Education Alternatives Bright Horizons Family Solutions Alternatives Stride Alternatives Grand Canyon Education 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 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersLast time you’ll see this priced at $1.00When was the last time you bought something for a buck? 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