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Comparative Price Performance Over Time

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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
American Public Education, Inc. stock logo
APEI
American Public Education
$13.69
+3.6%
$12.74
$3.76
$16.39
$240.40M1.29161,413 shs129,220 shs
Hailiang Education Group Inc. stock logo
HLG
Hailiang Education Group
$14.30
+0.2%
$14.08
$9.28
$37.50
$368.65M-0.014,242 shs1,520 shs
Lincoln Educational Services Co. stock logo
LINC
Lincoln Educational Services
$9.97
+0.3%
$10.00
$5.44
$10.81
$313.52M1.3486,274 shs52,244 shs
Universal Technical Institute, Inc. stock logo
UTI
Universal Technical Institute
$14.88
+1.8%
$14.89
$5.63
$16.37
$507.11M1.2604,861 shs265,412 shs
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
American Public Education, Inc. stock logo
APEI
American Public Education
+3.56%+9.78%-5.59%+15.43%+120.81%
Hailiang Education Group Inc. stock logo
HLG
Hailiang Education Group
0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Lincoln Educational Services Co. stock logo
LINC
Lincoln Educational Services
+0.30%+3.96%-3.30%+7.32%+72.79%
Universal Technical Institute, Inc. stock logo
UTI
Universal Technical Institute
+1.78%+4.57%+0.07%-2.04%+112.88%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
American Public Education, Inc. stock logo
APEI
American Public Education
4.4105 of 5 stars
2.33.00.04.62.82.52.5
Hailiang Education Group Inc. stock logo
HLG
Hailiang Education Group
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Lincoln Educational Services Co. stock logo
LINC
Lincoln Educational Services
3.7526 of 5 stars
2.53.01.70.01.93.33.1
Universal Technical Institute, Inc. stock logo
UTI
Universal Technical Institute
2.5856 of 5 stars
1.44.00.00.01.94.22.5

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
American Public Education, Inc. stock logo
APEI
American Public Education
2.67
Moderate Buy$15.6714.44% Upside
Hailiang Education Group Inc. stock logo
HLG
Hailiang Education Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A
Lincoln Educational Services Co. stock logo
LINC
Lincoln Educational Services
3.00
Buy$12.1321.61% Upside
Universal Technical Institute, Inc. stock logo
UTI
Universal Technical Institute
2.83
Moderate Buy$15.202.15% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest UTI, APEI, LINC, and HLG Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
4/23/2024
Universal Technical Institute, Inc. stock logo
UTI
Universal Technical Institute
Barrington Research
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform$18.00 ➝ $18.00
3/22/2024
American Public Education, Inc. stock logo
APEI
American Public Education
Barrington Research
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$15.00 ➝ $17.00
3/21/2024
Lincoln Educational Services Co. stock logo
LINC
Lincoln Educational Services
B. Riley
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Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy$12.00 ➝ $14.00
3/21/2024
Lincoln Educational Services Co. stock logo
LINC
Lincoln Educational Services
Rosenblatt Securities
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Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy$13.50
3/6/2024
American Public Education, Inc. stock logo
APEI
American Public Education
Truist Financial
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Boost Price TargetHold ➝ Hold$6.00 ➝ $15.00
3/6/2024
American Public Education, Inc. stock logo
APEI
American Public Education
Barrington Research
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$8.00 ➝ $15.00
3/6/2024
American Public Education, Inc. stock logo
APEI
American Public Education
B. Riley
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Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy$12.00 ➝ $15.00
2/27/2024
Lincoln Educational Services Co. stock logo
LINC
Lincoln Educational Services
B. Riley
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Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy$11.00 ➝ $12.00
2/27/2024
Lincoln Educational Services Co. stock logo
LINC
Lincoln Educational Services
Rosenblatt Securities
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$12.00 ➝ $13.50
2/13/2024
Lincoln Educational Services Co. stock logo
LINC
Lincoln Educational Services
Barrington Research
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform$12.00
2/8/2024
American Public Education, Inc. stock logo
APEI
American Public Education
Barrington Research
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform$8.00
(Data available from 4/26/2021 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
American Public Education, Inc. stock logo
APEI
American Public Education
$600.54M0.40$6.03 per share2.27$14.19 per share0.96
Hailiang Education Group Inc. stock logo
HLG
Hailiang Education Group
$213.08M1.73$8.51 per share1.68$73.16 per share0.20
Lincoln Educational Services Co. stock logo
LINC
Lincoln Educational Services
$378.07M0.83$0.83 per share11.96$5.32 per share1.87
Universal Technical Institute, Inc. stock logo
UTI
Universal Technical Institute
$607.41M0.83$1.75 per share8.51$4.68 per share3.18

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
American Public Education, Inc. stock logo
APEI
American Public Education
-$47.29M-$2.94N/A12.561.39-7.87%3.26%1.48%5/7/2024 (Confirmed)
Hailiang Education Group Inc. stock logo
HLG
Hailiang Education Group
$199.99M$1.449.93N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Lincoln Educational Services Co. stock logo
LINC
Lincoln Educational Services
$26M$0.8611.5920.771.606.88%9.63%4.71%5/13/2024 (Estimated)
Universal Technical Institute, Inc. stock logo
UTI
Universal Technical Institute
$12.32M$0.2657.2317.931.382.41%9.25%2.20%5/8/2024 (Confirmed)

Latest UTI, APEI, LINC, and HLG Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
5/8/2024N/A
Universal Technical Institute, Inc. stock logo
UTI
Universal Technical Institute
$0.15N/A-$0.15N/AN/AN/A  
5/7/2024N/A
American Public Education, Inc. stock logo
APEI
American Public Education
-$0.16N/A+$0.16N/AN/AN/A  
3/5/2024Q4 2023
American Public Education, Inc. stock logo
APEI
American Public Education
$0.14$0.64+$0.50$0.64$150.54 million$152.80 million
2/26/202412/31/2023
Lincoln Educational Services Co. stock logo
LINC
Lincoln Educational Services
$0.28$0.32+$0.04$0.42$97.78 million$102.52 million    
2/7/2024Q1 2024
Universal Technical Institute, Inc. stock logo
UTI
Universal Technical Institute
$0.06$0.17+$0.11$0.17$168.19 million$174.70 million

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
American Public Education, Inc. stock logo
APEI
American Public Education
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Hailiang Education Group Inc. stock logo
HLG
Hailiang Education Group
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Lincoln Educational Services Co. stock logo
LINC
Lincoln Educational Services
$0.080.80%N/A9.30%N/A
Universal Technical Institute, Inc. stock logo
UTI
Universal Technical Institute
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Debt

CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
American Public Education, Inc. stock logo
APEI
American Public Education
0.38
2.94
2.94
Hailiang Education Group Inc. stock logo
HLG
Hailiang Education Group
N/AN/AN/A
Lincoln Educational Services Co. stock logo
LINC
Lincoln Educational Services
0.10
1.83
1.79
Universal Technical Institute, Inc. stock logo
UTI
Universal Technical Institute
0.72
1.09
1.09

Ownership

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
American Public Education, Inc. stock logo
APEI
American Public Education
6,03717.56 million15.56 millionOptionable
Hailiang Education Group Inc. stock logo
HLG
Hailiang Education Group
4,18325.78 millionN/ANot Optionable
Lincoln Educational Services Co. stock logo
LINC
Lincoln Educational Services
2,30031.45 million26.16 millionOptionable
Universal Technical Institute, Inc. stock logo
UTI
Universal Technical Institute
3,00034.08 million24.67 millionOptionable

UTI, APEI, LINC, and HLG Headlines

SourceHeadline
Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (NYSE:UTI) is Acuitas Investments LLCs 3rd Largest PositionUniversal Technical Institute, Inc. (NYSE:UTI) is Acuitas Investments LLC's 3rd Largest Position
marketbeat.com - April 25 at 12:59 AM
Universal Technical Institute, Inc.s Concorde division launches additional dental hygiene programs in Florida and OregonUniversal Technical Institute, Inc.'s Concorde division launches additional dental hygiene programs in Florida and Oregon
prnewswire.com - April 24 at 4:15 PM
Universal Technical Institutes (UTI) "Outperform" Rating Reaffirmed at Barrington ResearchUniversal Technical Institute's (UTI) "Outperform" Rating Reaffirmed at Barrington Research
americanbankingnews.com - April 24 at 5:08 AM
Universal Technical Institute (UTI) Stock Falls Amid Market Uptick: What Investors Need to KnowUniversal Technical Institute (UTI) Stock Falls Amid Market Uptick: What Investors Need to Know
zacks.com - April 23 at 7:06 PM
Universal Technical Institute (NYSE:UTI) Share Price Crosses Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average of $12.73Universal Technical Institute (NYSE:UTI) Share Price Crosses Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average of $12.73
americanbankingnews.com - April 23 at 3:02 AM
Universal Technical Institute, Inc. to Hold Fiscal Second Quarter 2024 Conference Call on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 4:30 p.m. ETUniversal Technical Institute, Inc. to Hold Fiscal Second Quarter 2024 Conference Call on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 4:30 p.m. ET
finance.yahoo.com - April 22 at 1:20 PM
Universal Technical Institute (UTI) Declines More Than Market: Some Information for InvestorsUniversal Technical Institute (UTI) Declines More Than Market: Some Information for Investors
zacks.com - April 18 at 7:20 PM
Universal Technical Institute and Interstate Batteries renew alliance for five more yearsUniversal Technical Institute and Interstate Batteries renew alliance for five more years
prnewswire.com - April 18 at 4:15 PM
A Look Back at Education Services Stocks Q4 Earnings: Lincoln Educational (NASDAQ:LINC) Vs The Rest Of The PackA Look Back at Education Services Stocks' Q4 Earnings: Lincoln Educational (NASDAQ:LINC) Vs The Rest Of The Pack
finance.yahoo.com - April 18 at 7:27 AM
Education Services Stocks Q4 In Review: Bright Horizons (NYSE:BFAM) Vs PeersEducation Services Stocks Q4 In Review: Bright Horizons (NYSE:BFAM) Vs Peers
finance.yahoo.com - April 17 at 7:52 AM
LKN Mechanical joins Early Employment Program at NASCAR Technical InstituteLKN Mechanical joins Early Employment Program at NASCAR Technical Institute
finance.yahoo.com - April 16 at 9:03 PM
Universal Technical Institute (UTI) Sees a More Significant Dip Than Broader Market: Some Facts to KnowUniversal Technical Institute (UTI) Sees a More Significant Dip Than Broader Market: Some Facts to Know
zacks.com - April 12 at 7:21 PM
Universal Technical (UTI), iRacing Collab for NASCAR ProgramUniversal Technical (UTI), iRacing Collab for NASCAR Program
finance.yahoo.com - April 12 at 5:13 PM
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Universal Technical Institute, Diversified Energy, Regional Management, Yext and InterfaceThe Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Universal Technical Institute, Diversified Energy, Regional Management, Yext and Interface
finance.yahoo.com - April 12 at 12:12 PM
All News: Universal Technical InstituteAll News: Universal Technical Institute
iracing.com - April 11 at 9:11 PM
Universal Technical Institute and iRacing partnership to enhance NASCAR mechanic technician educationUniversal Technical Institute and iRacing partnership to enhance NASCAR mechanic technician education
finance.yahoo.com - April 11 at 9:11 PM
Can Small-Cap Stocks Renew Their Momentum in 2024?Can Small-Cap Stocks Renew Their Momentum in 2024?
zacks.com - April 11 at 10:01 AM
Global Wind Organisation names Universal Technical Institutes 7-month Programs first in the U.S. to integrate wind energy training, earns global recognitionGlobal Wind Organisation names Universal Technical Institute's 7-month Programs first in the U.S. to integrate wind energy training, earns global recognition
prnewswire.com - April 9 at 4:15 PM
STRA or ATGE: Which School Stock Is a More Profitable Pick?STRA or ATGE: Which School Stock Is a More Profitable Pick?
zacks.com - April 9 at 11:31 AM
Washington University Invests $35.89 Million in Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (NYSE:UTI)Washington University Invests $35.89 Million in Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (NYSE:UTI)
marketbeat.com - April 8 at 10:39 AM
Universal Technical (UTI) Shows Fast-paced Momentum But Is Still a Bargain StockUniversal Technical (UTI) Shows Fast-paced Momentum But Is Still a Bargain Stock
zacks.com - April 8 at 9:50 AM
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westvalleyview.com - April 8 at 6:15 AM
Universal Technical (UTI) Unveils New HVACR Training ProgramUniversal Technical (UTI) Unveils New HVACR Training Program
zacks.com - April 5 at 12:50 PM
Universal Technical Institute, Inc. continues to execute its strategy of growth, diversification and optimization as its UTI division launches HVACR program expansionsUniversal Technical Institute, Inc. continues to execute its strategy of growth, diversification and optimization as its UTI division launches HVACR program expansions
finance.yahoo.com - April 4 at 4:44 PM

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Company Descriptions

American Public Education logo

American Public Education

NASDAQ:APEI
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.
Hailiang Education Group logo

Hailiang Education Group

NASDAQ:HLG
Hailiang Education Group Inc. provides K-12 educational and management services in the People's Republic of China. The company operates 14 affiliated schools; and 27 managed schools. It offers K-12 student management, high school curriculum education, and operation and management services, including branding, academic management, education resources, school culture, admission, finance, human resources, procurement, IT, internal audit, and property and logistics management services, as well as after-school enrichment, accommodations, and transportation services. The company also provides ancillary educational services, such as well-rounded education, academic subject tutoring, study trip, and overseas study consulting services; and hotel management services. In addition, its schools offer basic educational and international programs at the primary school, middle school, and high school levels; courses designed for students, such as A-levels courses for the United Kingdom universities, AP courses for the United States universities, Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) courses for Australian universities, and International Baccalaureate (IB) courses for various countries in the world; and language courses, including Japanese, Korean, and Spanish. As of June 30, 2021, the company had 10,402 students enrolled in its affiliated schools; and 43,897 students enrolled in its managed schools. Hailiang Education Group Inc. was founded in 1995 and is based in Hangzhou, the People's Republic of China.
Lincoln Educational Services logo

Lincoln Educational Services

NASDAQ:LINC
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 logo

Universal Technical Institute

NYSE:UTI
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.