Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $16.85 to $17.42
• 50-Day Range: $14.44 to $18.35
• 52-Week Range: $10.06 to $19.79
• Volume: 160,059 shs
• Average Volume: 151,176 shs
• Market Capitalization: $544.98 million
• P/E Ratio: 53.91
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $21.60
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Lincoln Educational Services Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Lincoln Educational Services scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 65th out of 276 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Lincoln Educational Services has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.33, and is based on 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Lincoln Educational Services has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 27.78%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Lincoln Educational Services are expected to grow by 27.78% in the coming year, from $0.54 to $0.69 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Lincoln Educational Services is 53.91, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.57.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Lincoln Educational Services is 53.91, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 16.39.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Lincoln Educational Services has a PEG Ratio of 1.70. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Lincoln Educational Services has a P/B Ratio of 3.24. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.07% of the float of Lincoln Educational Services has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Lincoln Educational Services has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Lincoln Educational Services has recently increased by 36.88%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Lincoln Educational Services does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Lincoln Educational Services does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Lincoln Educational Services is 25.00%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Lincoln Educational Services will have a dividend payout ratio of 11.59% next year. This indicates that Lincoln Educational Services will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.07% of the float of Lincoln Educational Services has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Lincoln Educational Services has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Lincoln Educational Services has recently increased by 36.88%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.03

News Sentiment

Lincoln Educational Services has a news sentiment score of 1.03. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.79 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Lincoln Educational Services this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 3 people have added Lincoln Educational Services to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Lincoln Educational Services insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

16.80% of the stock of Lincoln Educational Services is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

72.23% of the stock of Lincoln Educational Services is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

LINC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have LINC shares performed this year?

Lincoln Educational Services' stock was trading at $15.82 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, LINC shares have increased by 9.0% and is now trading at $17.25.
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How were Lincoln Educational Services' earnings last quarter?

Lincoln Educational Services Co. (NASDAQ:LINC) announced its earnings results on Monday, February, 24th. The company reported $0.31 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.20 by $0.11. The business earned $119.37 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $110.50 million. Lincoln Educational Services had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.60% and a net margin of 2.33%.
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Who are Lincoln Educational Services' major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Lincoln Educational Services include Pullen Investment Management LLC (0.67%), Calamos Advisors LLC (0.35%), North Star Investment Management Corp. (0.34%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.22%). Insiders that own company stock include Scott M Shaw, Juniper Investment Company, Ll, Brian K Meyers, Chad D Nyce, James J Burke Jr, J Barry Morrow and Michael A Plater.
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How do I buy shares of Lincoln Educational Services?

Shares of LINC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Lincoln Educational Services own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Lincoln Educational Services investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Arista Networks (ANET), e.l.f. Beauty (ELF), Jabil (JBL) and Disc Medicine (IRON).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/24/2025
• Today: 5/01/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/12/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Educational services
• Sub-Industry: Education Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:LINC
• CIK: 1286613
• Web: www.lincolntech.edu
• Phone: (973) 736-9340
• Fax: 973-736-1750
• Employees: 2,060
• Year Founded: 1946

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $21.60
• High Stock Price Target: $24.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $15.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +25.2%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.33
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.32
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 53.91
• Forward P/E Ratio: 31.94
• P/E Growth: 1.7
• Net Income: $26 million
• Net Margins: 2.33%
• Pretax Margin: 3.21%
• Return on Equity: 10.60%
• Return on Assets: 4.80%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.17
• Current Ratio: 1.57
• Quick Ratio: 1.53

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $440.06 million
• Price / Sales: 1.24
• Cash Flow: $0.80 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 21.45
• Book Value: $5.32 per share
• Price / Book: 3.24

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 31,593,000
• Free Float: 26,191,000
• Market Cap: $544.98 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.57