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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
APEI American Public Education	$30.22 +3.2%	$27.85	$11.80 ▼ $31.62	$528.02M	1.57	181,005 shs	165,777 shs
IH iHuman	$2.50 -1.6%	$2.33	$1.47 ▼ $3.18	$131.86M	0.38	39,370 shs	9,060 shs
LINC Lincoln Educational Services	$23.01 +1.6%	$21.49	$11.22 ▼ $24.20	$715.58M	1.58	181,687 shs	234,944 shs
UTI Universal Technical Institute	$32.30 +2.2%	$33.09	$15.14 ▼ $36.32	$1.72B	1.58	606,013 shs	408,134 shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
APEI American Public Education	+3.25%	+1.34%	+3.71%	+37.43%	+73.28%
IH iHuman	-2.72%	+7.76%	+6.84%	+26.90%	+42.86%
LINC Lincoln Educational Services	+1.57%	+0.02%	-0.88%	+50.16%	+91.07%
UTI Universal Technical Institute	+2.34%	-3.05%	-8.87%	+27.89%	+96.35%

Compare MarketRank™

Company	Overall Score	Analyst's Opinion	Short Interest Score	Dividend Strength	ESG Score	News and Social Media Sentiment	Company Ownership	Earnings & Valuation
APEI American Public Education	4.4446 of 5 stars	2.5	3.0	0.0	4.6	1.9	3.3	1.9
IH iHuman	1.6389 of 5 stars	0.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.7	1.9
LINC Lincoln Educational Services	2.9428 of 5 stars	2.6	3.0	0.0	0.0	1.4	3.3	1.9
UTI Universal Technical Institute	2.5948 of 5 stars	2.6	2.0	1.7	0.0	2.0	3.3	0.6

Compare Analyst Forecasts

Company	Consensus Rating Score	Consensus Rating	Consensus Price Target	% Upside from Current Price
APEI American Public Education	3.00	Buy	$32.20	6.55% Upside
IH iHuman	0.00	N/A	N/A	N/A
LINC Lincoln Educational Services	3.17	Buy	$24.60	6.93% Upside
UTI Universal Technical Institute	3.17	Buy	$35.83	10.94% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest IH, APEI, LINC, and UTI Analyst Ratings

Date	Company	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target
6/18/2025	APEI American Public Education	Northland Capmk Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Strong-Buy
6/18/2025	APEI American Public Education	Northland Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Outperform	$36.00
6/12/2025	UTI Universal Technical Institute	Barrington Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$36.00
5/22/2025	UTI Universal Technical Institute	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$37.00 ➝ $40.00
5/21/2025	UTI Universal Technical Institute	Lake Street Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Buy	$35.00 ➝ $38.00
5/14/2025	APEI American Public Education	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$24.00 ➝ $30.00
5/13/2025	LINC Lincoln Educational Services	B. Riley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Buy
5/13/2025	APEI American Public Education	B. Riley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Buy
5/13/2025	APEI American Public Education	Lake Street Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$30.00 ➝ $35.00
5/13/2025	APEI American Public Education	Barrington Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$24.00 ➝ $32.00
5/13/2025	LINC Lincoln Educational Services	Lake Street Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$21.00 ➝ $26.00

(Data available from 7/4/2022 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
APEI American Public Education	$624.56M	0.87	$2.15 per share	14.05	$14.92 per share	2.03
IH iHuman	$126.34M	1.03	$0.29 per share	8.58	$2.53 per share	0.99
LINC Lincoln Educational Services	$440.06M	1.65	$0.98 per share	23.47	$5.66 per share	4.06
UTI Universal Technical Institute	$782.69M	2.25	$1.77 per share	18.25	$4.84 per share	6.67

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
APEI American Public Education	$16.11M	$1.02	29.63	22.39	1.37	3.86%	9.96%	4.52%	8/5/2025 (Estimated)
IH iHuman	$13.51M	$0.27	9.26	∞	N/A	11.44%	11.01%	7.33%	N/A
LINC Lincoln Educational Services	$9.89M	$0.39	58.99	33.34	2.10	2.65%	10.88%	4.60%	8/6/2025 (Estimated)
UTI Universal Technical Institute	$42M	$1.04	31.06	31.36	1.99	7.34%	21.40%	7.85%	8/5/2025 (Estimated)

Latest IH, APEI, LINC, and UTI Earnings

Date	Quarter	Company	Consensus Estimate	Reported EPS	Beat/Miss	Gap EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue
6/26/2025	Q1 2025	IH iHuman	N/A	$0.07	N/A	$0.07	N/A	$29.00 million
5/12/2025	Q1 2025	APEI American Public Education	$0.15	$0.41	+$0.26	$0.41	$161.92 million	$164.55 million
5/12/2025	Q1 2025	LINC Lincoln Educational Services	$0.04	$0.11	+$0.07	$0.06	$114.55 million	$117.51 million
5/7/2025	Q2 2025	UTI Universal Technical Institute	$0.14	$0.21	+$0.07	$0.21	$196.63 million	$207.45 million

Compare Dividends

Company	Annual Payout	Dividend Yield	3-Year Dividend Growth	Payout Ratio	Years of Consecutive Growth
APEI American Public Education	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
IH iHuman	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
LINC Lincoln Educational Services	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
UTI Universal Technical Institute	$0.08	0.25%	N/A	7.69%	N/A

Compare Debt

Company	Debt-to-Equity Ratio	Current Ratio	Quick Ratio
APEI American Public Education	0.35	3.27	3.27
IH iHuman	N/A	2.98	2.93
LINC Lincoln Educational Services	0.17	1.04	1.01
UTI Universal Technical Institute	0.31	1.07	1.07

Compare Ownership

Institutional Ownership

Company	Institutional Ownership
APEI American Public Education	79.62%
IH iHuman	4.92%
LINC Lincoln Educational Services	72.23%
UTI Universal Technical Institute	75.67%

Insider Ownership

Company	Insider Ownership
APEI American Public Education	17.54%
IH iHuman	63.60%
LINC Lincoln Educational Services	13.60%
UTI Universal Technical Institute	15.10%

Compare Miscellaneous Stats

Company	Employees	Shares Outstanding	Free Float	Optionable
APEI American Public Education	6,117	18.04 million	14.88 million	Optionable
IH iHuman	1,120	52.02 million	18.93 million	Not Optionable
LINC Lincoln Educational Services	2,475	31.59 million	27.30 million	Optionable
UTI Universal Technical Institute	1,950	54.41 million	46.19 million	Optionable

IH, APEI, LINC, and UTI Headlines

Recent News About These Companies

Universal Technical Institute (NYSE:UTI) Shares Down 6.1% - Time to Sell?

July 2 at 2:36 PM | marketbeat.com

STRA vs. UTI: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option?

June 30, 2025 | zacks.com

Loftin Commits to Workforce Development with UTI Partnership

June 30, 2025 | prnewswire.com

Villere ST Denis J & Co. LLC Has $385,000 Stock Position in Universal Technical Institute Inc (NYSE:UTI)

June 28, 2025 | marketbeat.com

Analysts Set Universal Technical Institute Inc (NYSE:UTI) PT at $35.83

June 28, 2025 | americanbankingnews.com

Universal Technical Institute Announces HVACR Programs at Rancho Cucamonga and Miramar Campuses

June 26, 2025 | prnewswire.com

First Call Mechanical Joins UTI's Student Early Employment Program

June 25, 2025 | prnewswire.com

Universal Technical Institute Inc (NYSE:UTI) Receives Consensus Rating of "Buy" from Analysts

June 25, 2025 | marketbeat.com

Universal Technical Institute: Explosive Growth Expectation Has Been Priced In

June 24, 2025 | seekingalpha.com

Universal Technical Institute (UTI) Expands Nurse Training Partnership | UTI Stock News

June 23, 2025 | gurufocus.com

Concorde Career Colleges and Marquis Companies Continue Successful Partnership to Meet Oregon's Nursing Demand

June 23, 2025 | prnewswire.com

Universal Technical Institute Inc (NYSE:UTI) Stake Raised by GAMMA Investing LLC

June 22, 2025 | marketbeat.com

June 21, 2025 | marketbeat.com

Universal Technical (UTI) Upgraded to Buy: Here's What You Should Know

June 20, 2025 | zacks.com

Universal Technical Institute Is Revving Up, But I'm Waiting For A Pullback

June 20, 2025 | seekingalpha.com

Rhumbline Advisers Has $1.52 Million Stock Position in Universal Technical Institute Inc (NYSE:UTI)

June 19, 2025 | marketbeat.com

Universal Technical Institute, Inc.

June 18, 2025 | cnn.com

Do Universal Technical Institute's (NYSE:UTI) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

June 18, 2025 | finance.yahoo.com

Universal Technical Institute Celebrates First Graduating Classes from Aviation Program at Avondale and Long Beach Campuses

June 18, 2025 | prnewswire.com

Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (NYSE:UTI) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

June 17, 2025 | marketbeat.com

Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (NYSE:UTI) Shares Sold by Hennessy Advisors Inc.

June 14, 2025 | marketbeat.com

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IH, APEI, LINC, and UTI Company Descriptions

American Public Education NASDAQ:APEI

$30.22 +0.95 (+3.25%)

As of 07/3/2025 01:15 PM Eastern

American Public Education, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides online and campus-based postsecondary education and career learning in the United States. It operates through three segments: American Public University System, Rasmussen University, and Hondros College of Nursing. The company offers 184 degree programs and 134 certificate programs in various fields of study, including nursing, national security, military studies, intelligence, homeland security, business, health science, information technology, justice studies, education, and liberal arts; and career learning opportunities in leadership, finance, human resources, and other fields of study critical to the federal government workforce. It also provides nursing-and health sciences-focused postsecondary education, pre-licensure nursing programs, diploma in practical nursing, and an associate degree in nursing. The company was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Charles Town, West Virginia.

iHuman NYSE:IH

$2.50 -0.04 (-1.57%)

Closing price 07/3/2025 03:30 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$2.46 -0.04 (-1.76%)

As of 07/3/2025 04:44 PM Eastern

iHuman Inc. provides intellectual development products to individual users, kindergartens, and distributors in the People's Republic of China. The company offers interactive and self-directed learning apps, including iHuman Chinese, iHuman ABC, iHuman Pinyin, iHuman Magic Thinking, iHuman Books, iHuman Stories, iHuman Reading, iHumanpedia, iHuman Kids Workout, iHuman Coding, iHuman Fun Idioms, iHuman Little Artists, iHuman Writing, iHuman Fantastic Friends, and iHuman Readers; bekids Coding, bekids Coloring, bekids Reading, bekids Puzzle, bekids Academy, and Gogo Town; and Aha World, an open-ended interactive app that nurtures a desire for discovery. It provides intellectually stimulating materials, including books, interactive materials, and smart devices that develop children's abilities in speaking, critical thinking, independent reading, and creativity. iHuman Inc. was founded in 1996 and is based in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.

Lincoln Educational Services NASDAQ:LINC

$23.00 +0.36 (+1.57%)

Closing price 07/3/2025 01:04 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$22.99 -0.02 (-0.08%)

As of 07/3/2025 04:01 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.

Universal Technical Institute NYSE:UTI

$32.30 +0.70 (+2.22%)

As of 07/3/2025 03:30 PM Eastern

Universal Technical Institute, Inc. provides transportation, skilled trades, and healthcare education programs in the United States. The company operates in two segments, UTI and Concorde. It offers certificate, diploma, or degree programs under various brands, such as Universal Technical Institute, Motorcycle Mechanics Institute, Marine Mechanics Institute, NASCAR Technical Institute, and MIAT College of Technology. The company also provides manufacturer specific advanced training programs, including student paid electives at its campuses; and manufacturer or dealer sponsored training at various campuses and dedicated training centers. It serves students, partners, and communities by providing education and support services in various fields. Universal Technical Institute, Inc. was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.

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