Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Competitors $16.09 -1.54 (-8.74%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$16.08 0.00 (-0.03%) As of 05:46 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. 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 Universal Technical Institute (NYSE:UTI) and Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment and valuation. Do analysts recommend UTI or LINC? Universal Technical Institute currently has a consensus price target of $31.17, suggesting a potential upside of 17.63%. Lincoln Educational Services has a consensus price target of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.87%. Given Universal Technical Institute's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Universal Technical Institute is more favorable than Lincoln Educational Services.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Universal Technical Institute 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Lincoln Educational Services 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is UTI or LINC more profitable? Universal Technical Institute has a net margin of 7.08% compared to Lincoln Educational Services' net margin of 2.33%. Universal Technical Institute's return on equity of 21.25% beat Lincoln Educational Services' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Universal Technical Institute7.08% 21.25% 7.40% Lincoln Educational Services 2.33%10.60%4.80% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer UTI or LINC? Lincoln Educational Services received 9 more outperform votes than Universal Technical Institute when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.68% of users gave Lincoln Educational Services an outperform vote while only 60.18% of users gave Universal Technical Institute an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformUniversal Technical InstituteOutperform Votes27560.18% Underperform Votes18239.82% Lincoln Educational ServicesOutperform Votes28463.68% Underperform Votes16236.32% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, UTI or LINC? 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 RatioUniversal Technical Institute$732.69M1.97$42M$0.9727.32Lincoln Educational Services$378.07M1.34$26M$0.3250.28 Which has more risk and volatility, UTI or LINC? Universal Technical Institute has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lincoln Educational Services has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to UTI or LINC? In the previous week, Universal Technical Institute had 2 more articles in the media than Lincoln Educational Services. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Universal Technical Institute and 5 mentions for Lincoln Educational Services. Universal Technical Institute's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Lincoln Educational Services' score of 0.47 indicating that Universal Technical Institute is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Universal Technical Institute 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Lincoln Educational Services 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in UTI or LINC? 75.7% of Universal Technical Institute shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Lincoln Educational Services shares are held by institutional investors. 15.1% of Universal Technical Institute 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryUniversal Technical Institute beats Lincoln Educational Services on 13 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$506.51M$1.03B$8.39B$8.98BDividend YieldN/A6.64%2.78%3.85%P/E Ratio50.2812.7114.7518.82Price / Sales1.341.576.9676.45Price / Cash21.8825.7431.2237.47Price / Book3.021.705.254.64Net Income$26M$21.18M$259.02M$245.69M7 Day Performance-8.48%-1.86%-2.94%-2.63%1 Month Performance-0.68%2.98%-0.73%-2.37%1 Year Performance66.22%1.01%7.16%13.65% Lincoln Educational Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LINCLincoln Educational Services3.1783 of 5 stars$16.09-8.7%$18.00+11.9%+80.6%$506.51M$378.07M50.282,300Analyst ForecastNews CoverageUTIUniversal Technical Institute2.3561 of 5 stars$28.37+4.3%$31.17+9.9%+94.6%$1.54B$759.42M29.253,700APEIAmerican Public Education3.9817 of 5 stars$21.93+0.1%$23.00+4.9%+96.1%$388.38M$600.54M39.166,037BFAMBright Horizons Family Solutions4.3949 of 5 stars$128.51+8.0%$135.33+5.3%+21.4%$7.48B$2.42B64.5831,400Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGap UpHigh Trading VolumeLRNStride1.7772 of 5 stars$140.19+0.6%$116.83-16.7%+151.2%$6.10B$2.19B23.407,800Positive NewsLOPEGrand Canyon Education3.8924 of 5 stars$183.70+0.4%$179.67-2.2%+44.9%$5.35B$960.90M24.145,800Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsATGEAdtalem Global Education4.1877 of 5 stars$103.44+0.1%$101.67-1.7%+128.3%$3.85B$1.58B19.269,938Insider TradeSTRAStrategic Education4.012 of 5 stars$102.38+1.0%$126.00+23.1%+10.2%$2.52B$1.13B19.503,774Upcoming EarningsPRDOPerdoceo Education4.2328 of 5 stars$28.46+0.6%$32.00+12.4%+58.3%$1.87B$710M14.304,350Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageAFYAAfya1.8229 of 5 stars$17.68+1.9%$18.00+1.8%-11.8%$1.66B$576.09M14.269,680Positive NewsUDMYUdemy2.0522 of 5 stars$10.01+28.0%$10.82+8.1%-9.2%$1.46B$786.57M-15.891,443Analyst ForecastInsider TradeHigh Trading Volume 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 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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