Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Competitors $16.78 +0.34 (+2.07%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LINC vs. STRA, UTI, APEI, BFAM, LRN, LOPE, ATGE, PRDO, AFYA, and UDMYShould you be buying Lincoln Educational Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lincoln Educational Services include Strategic Education (STRA), Universal Technical Institute (UTI), American Public Education (APEI), Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM), Stride (LRN), Grand Canyon Education (LOPE), Adtalem Global Education (ATGE), Perdoceo Education (PRDO), Afya (AFYA), and Udemy (UDMY). Lincoln Educational Services vs. Strategic Education Universal Technical Institute American Public Education Bright Horizons Family Solutions Stride Grand Canyon Education Adtalem Global Education Perdoceo Education Afya Udemy Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC) and Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking and institutional ownership. Is LINC or STRA a better dividend stock? Lincoln Educational Services pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Strategic Education pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Lincoln Educational Services pays out 25.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Strategic Education pays out 51.4% 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 STRA? Strategic Education received 94 more outperform votes than Lincoln Educational Services when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.00% of users gave Lincoln Educational Services an outperform vote while only 56.01% of users gave Strategic Education an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLincoln Educational ServicesOutperform Votes28864.00% Underperform Votes16236.00% Strategic EducationOutperform Votes38256.01% Underperform Votes30043.99% Which has more volatility and risk, LINC or STRA? Lincoln Educational Services has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Strategic Education has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, LINC or STRA? Strategic Education has higher revenue and earnings than Lincoln Educational Services. Strategic Education 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$440.06M1.20$26M$0.3252.44Strategic Education$1.22B1.56$69.79M$4.6716.54 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in LINC or STRA? 72.2% of Lincoln Educational Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.3% of Strategic Education shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.8% of Lincoln Educational Services shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Strategic Education shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to LINC or STRA? In the previous week, Lincoln Educational Services and Lincoln Educational Services both had 6 articles in the media. Strategic Education's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Lincoln Educational Services' score of 0.69 indicating that Strategic Education is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Lincoln Educational Services 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Strategic Education 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is LINC or STRA more profitable? Strategic Education has a net margin of 10.44% compared to Lincoln Educational Services' net margin of 2.33%. Lincoln Educational Services' return on equity of 10.60% beat Strategic Education's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lincoln Educational Services2.33% 10.60% 4.80% Strategic Education 10.44%7.61%5.89% Do analysts rate LINC or STRA? Lincoln Educational Services currently has a consensus price target of $21.00, indicating a potential upside of 25.15%. Strategic Education has a consensus price target of $112.33, indicating a potential upside of 45.40%. Given Strategic Education's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Strategic Education is more favorable than Lincoln Educational Services.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lincoln Educational Services 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.25Strategic Education 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryStrategic Education beats Lincoln Educational Services on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$530.13M$926.55M$7.24B$7.58BDividend YieldN/A9.03%3.50%4.33%P/E Ratio52.4410.3115.9517.79Price / Sales1.201.467.6994.27Price / Cash21.4527.8916.4234.64Price / Book3.152.164.113.99Net Income$26M$22.13M$259.47M$247.24M7 Day Performance4.16%2.81%2.28%5.84%1 Month Performance12.84%-5.60%-7.36%-5.78%1 Year Performance70.53%-2.61%-8.45%-1.99% Lincoln Educational Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LINCLincoln Educational Services3.7728 of 5 stars$16.78+2.1%$21.00+25.1%+67.1%$530.13M$440.06M52.442,060STRAStrategic Education4.2493 of 5 stars$77.93-3.9%$112.33+44.1%-21.0%$1.92B$1.22B14.843,910High Trading VolumeUTIUniversal Technical Institute3.9625 of 5 stars$25.63+1.5%$32.17+25.5%+78.6%$1.39B$759.42M26.421,950Short Interest ↓Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeAPEIAmerican Public Education3.6074 of 5 stars$22.15+0.7%$25.33+14.4%+85.3%$398.61M$624.56M39.555,800Positive NewsGap DownBFAMBright Horizons Family Solutions4.2646 of 5 stars$111.38-2.8%$137.67+23.6%+7.4%$6.39B$2.69B46.4125,800Short Interest ↓Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeLRNStride1.2418 of 5 stars$126.15+0.9%$120.17-4.7%+127.6%$5.49B$2.19B21.067,500News CoveragePositive NewsLOPEGrand Canyon Education3.9214 of 5 stars$166.95-0.2%$197.67+18.4%+31.9%$4.80B$1.03B21.575,500News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeATGEAdtalem Global Education3.9072 of 5 stars$98.94+0.9%$101.67+2.8%+124.3%$3.69B$1.69B18.424,680Short Interest ↑Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumePRDOPerdoceo Education4.3972 of 5 stars$25.30-0.7%$35.00+38.3%+50.9%$1.67B$681.26M11.504,500Positive NewsAFYAAfya2.0071 of 5 stars$16.99-0.5%$17.60+3.6%+4.4%$1.59B$3.30B13.708,080News CoverageUDMYUdemy3.6998 of 5 stars$6.04-9.2%$10.68+76.9%-39.1%$892.37M$786.57M-10.601,680Short Interest ↓Gap UpHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Strategic Education Alternatives Universal Technical Institute Alternatives American Public Education Alternatives Bright Horizons Family Solutions Alternatives Stride Alternatives Grand Canyon Education Alternatives Adtalem Global Education Alternatives Perdoceo Education Alternatives Afya Alternatives Udemy Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:LINC) was last updated on 4/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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