Compare Stocks: LINC and BIRK

Comparative Price Performance Over Time

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
BIRK Birkenstock	$31.14 +1.5%	$38.71	$30.25 ▼ $50.73	$5.54B	1.28	2.49 million shs	1.66 million shs
LINC Lincoln Educational Services	$25.02 +2.6%	$35.94	$17.29 ▼ $56.34	$793.67M	0.79	922,884 shs	958,983 shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
BIRK Birkenstock	0.00%	-8.47%	-24.29%	-36.21%	-33.57%
LINC Lincoln Educational Services	0.00%	-2.42%	-16.90%	-45.79%	+31.68%

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
BIRK Birkenstock	$31.14 +1.5%	$38.71	$30.25 ▼ $50.73	$5.54B	1.28	2.49 million shs	1.66 million shs
LINC Lincoln Educational Services	$25.02 +2.6%	$35.94	$17.29 ▼ $56.34	$793.67M	0.79	922,884 shs	958,983 shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
BIRK Birkenstock	0.00%	-8.47%	-24.29%	-36.21%	-33.57%
LINC Lincoln Educational Services	0.00%	-2.42%	-16.90%	-45.79%	+31.68%

Compare Analyst Forecasts

Company	Consensus Rating Score	Consensus Rating	Consensus Price Target	% Upside from Current Price
BIRK Birkenstock	2.68	Moderate Buy	$52.50	68.60% Upside
LINC Lincoln Educational Services	2.67	Moderate Buy	$50.67	102.50% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest LINC and BIRK Analyst Ratings

Date	Company	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target
9/11/2026	BIRK Birkenstock	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy
9/11/2026	BIRK Birkenstock	Guggenheim Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$55.00
9/8/2026	BIRK Birkenstock	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Outperform ➝ Market Perform	$35.00
9/8/2026	BIRK Birkenstock	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold
9/2/2026	LINC Lincoln Educational Services	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Hold (C+) ➝ Hold (C)
9/1/2026	BIRK Birkenstock	Zacks Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Strong Sell ➝ Hold
8/14/2026	BIRK Birkenstock	Telsey Advisory Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Outperform	$45.00 ➝ $50.00
8/14/2026	BIRK Birkenstock	Sanford C. Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Market Perform	$50.00 ➝ $55.00
8/14/2026	BIRK Birkenstock	Guggenheim Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$60.00
8/14/2026	BIRK Birkenstock	BTIG Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$60.00
8/11/2026	LINC Lincoln Educational Services	Lake Street Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Buy	$55.00 ➝ $50.00

(Data available from 9/13/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Compare Sales & Book Value

Company	Annual Revenue	Price/Sales	Cashflow	Price/Cash	Book Value	Price/Book
BIRK Birkenstock	$2.32B	2.39	$2.70 per share	11.52	$16.04 per share	1.94
LINC Lincoln Educational Services	$518.24M	1.53	$1.56 per share	16.04	$6.31 per share	3.97

Compare Profitability & Earnings

Company	Net Income	EPS	Trailing P/E Ratio	Forward P/E Ratio	P/E Growth	Net Margins	Return on Equity (ROE)	Return on Assets (ROA)	Next Earnings Date
BIRK Birkenstock	$385.46M	$2.13	14.59	11.80	1.24	14.82%	13.36%	7.21%	N/A
LINC Lincoln Educational Services	$20M	$0.72	34.75	25.53	2.18	3.99%	14.47%	5.76%	11/9/2026 (Estimated)

Latest LINC and BIRK Earnings

Date	Quarter	Company	Consensus Estimate	Reported EPS	Beat/Miss	Gap EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Details
8/13/2026	Q3 2026	BIRK Birkenstock	$0.88	$0.86	-$0.02	$0.68	$827.39 million	$834.65 million
8/10/2026	Q2 2026	LINC Lincoln Educational Services	$0.0008	$0.06	+$0.0592	$0.06	$139.49 million	$142.56 million

Compare Dividends

Company	Annual Payout	Dividend Yield	5-Year Annualized Dividend Growth	Payout Ratio	Years of Consecutive Growth
BIRK Birkenstock	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
LINC Lincoln Educational Services	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Compare Debt

Company	Debt-to-Equity Ratio	Current Ratio	Quick Ratio
BIRK Birkenstock	0.67	3.78	2.09
LINC Lincoln Educational Services	0.28	0.96	0.92

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Institutional Ownership

Company	Institutional Ownership
BIRK Birkenstock	19.93%
LINC Lincoln Educational Services	72.23%

Insider Ownership

Company	Insider Ownership
BIRK Birkenstock	N/A
LINC Lincoln Educational Services	12.80%

Compare Miscellaneous Stats

Company	Employees	Shares Outstanding	Free Float	Optionable
BIRK Birkenstock	8,400	177.89 million	N/A	Optionable
LINC Lincoln Educational Services	2,640	31.72 million	27.66 million	Optionable

LINC and BIRK Headlines

Recent News About These Companies

Q4 Earnings Forecast for LINC Issued By Northland Securities

September 13 at 1:29 AM | americanbankingnews.com

ROSEN, TRUSTED INVESTOR COUNSEL, Encourages Lincoln Educational Services Corporation Investors to Secure Counsel Before Important Deadline in Securities Class Action - LINC

September 12 at 6:56 PM | globenewswire.com

Rosen Law Firm Urges Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (NASDAQ: LINC) Stockholders with Large Losses to Contact the Firm for Information About Their Rights

September 12 at 4:19 PM | businesswire.com

Northland Securities Weighs in on LINC FY2026 Earnings

September 12 at 1:28 AM | americanbankingnews.com

LINC CLASS ACTION NOTICE: Glancy Prongay Wolke & Rotter LLP Files Securities Fraud Lawsuit on Behalf of Lincoln Educational Services Corporation Investors

September 11 at 5:28 PM | businesswire.com

What is Northland Securities' Estimate for LINC Q4 Earnings?

September 11 at 6:26 AM | marketbeat.com

INVESTOR ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims On Behalf of Investors of Lincoln Educational Services Corp.- LINC

September 10 at 10:00 AM | prnewswire.com

LINC FY2026 EPS Estimate Lowered by Northland Securities

September 10 at 7:41 AM | marketbeat.com

INVESTOR ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims On Behalf of Investors of Lincoln Educational Services Corp.- LINC

September 8, 2026 | globenewswire.com

Lincoln Educational Services Corporation $LINC Shares Sold by Wellington Management Group LLP

September 8, 2026 | marketbeat.com

TAL or LINC: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now?

September 7, 2026 | zacks.com

Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (NASDAQ:LINC) Receives Average Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts

September 6, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Bank of New York Mellon Corp Takes Position in Lincoln Educational Services Corporation $LINC

September 6, 2026 | marketbeat.com

INVESTOR ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims On Behalf of Investors of Lincoln Educational Services Corp.- LINC

September 3, 2026 | prnewswire.com

INVESTOR ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims On Behalf of Investors of Lincoln Educational Services Corp.- LINC

September 1, 2026 | globenewswire.com

Alyeska Investment Group L.P. Trims Stake in Lincoln Educational Services Corporation $LINC

August 31, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Bank of America Corp DE Sells 67,529 Shares of Lincoln Educational Services Corporation $LINC

August 31, 2026 | marketbeat.com

2,483,081 Shares in Lincoln Educational Services Corporation $LINC Acquired by BlackRock Inc.

August 29, 2026 | marketbeat.com

INVESTOR ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims On Behalf of Investors of Lincoln Educational Services Corp.- LINC

August 27, 2026 | prnewswire.com

Punch & Associates Investment Management Inc. Buys Shares of 200,550 Lincoln Educational Services Corporation $LINC

August 27, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Pillsbury Lake Capital LLC Invests $17.77 Billion in Lincoln Educational Services Corporation $LINC

August 27, 2026 | marketbeat.com

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LINC and BIRK Company Descriptions

Birkenstock NYSE:BIRK

$31.14 +0.45 (+1.46%)

Closing price 09/11/2026 03:58 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$31.55 +0.41 (+1.31%)

As of 09/11/2026 07:59 PM Eastern

Birkenstock Holding plc manufactures and sells footwear products. It also offers sandals, shoes, closed-toe silhouettes, skincare products, and accessories. The company sells its products through e-commerce sites and a network of owned retail stores, as well as business-to-business channels. It operates in the United States, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Europe, APMA, and internationally. Birkenstock Holding plc was founded in 1774 and is based in London, the United Kingdom. Birkenstock Holding plc is a subsidiary of BK LC Lux MidCo S.à r.l.

Lincoln Educational Services NASDAQ:LINC

$25.02 +0.64 (+2.63%)

Closing price 09/11/2026 04:00 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$25.02 +0.00 (+0.02%)

As of 09/11/2026 07:30 PM Eastern

Lincoln Educational Services Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides various career-oriented post-secondary education services to high school graduates and working adults in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Campus Operations and Transitional. It offers associate's degree, and diploma and certificate programs in automotive technology; skilled trades programs, including electrical, heating and air conditioning repair, welding, computerized numerical control, and electrical and electronic systems technology; health science programs comprising licensed practical nurse, registered nurse, dental assistant, medical assistant, medical administrative assistant, and claims examiner; hospitality service and information technology programs, such as culinary, therapeutic massage, cosmetology, aesthetics, and computer systems support technicians. The company operates schools under the Lincoln Technical Institute, Lincoln College of Technology, Lincoln Culinary Institute, Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts and Sciences, and other brand names. Lincoln Educational Services Corporation was founded in 1946 and is based in Parsippany, New Jersey.

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