NASDAQ:LINC Lincoln Educational Services Stock Forecast, Price & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Lincoln Educational Services Corp Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $6.40 -0.25 (-3.76 %) (As of 09/18/2020 03:57 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$6.20Now: $6.40▼$6.7650-Day Range$4.74MA: $6.57▼$7.8752-Week Range$1.60Now: $6.40▼$8.99Volume9,188 shsAverage Volume101,494 shsMarket Capitalization$168.97 millionP/E Ratio20.00Dividend YieldN/ABeta0.72 ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media 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 three segments: Transportation and Skilled Trades; Healthcare and Other Professions; and Transitional. It offers associate's degree, and diploma and certificate programs in automotive technology, skilled trades, healthcare services, hospitality services, and information technology areas. The company operates 22 schools in 14 states under the Lincoln Technical Institute, Lincoln College of Technology, Lincoln Culinary Institute, Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts and Sciences, and associated brand names. As of December 31, 2018, it had 10,525 students enrolled. Lincoln Educational Services Corporation was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in West Orange, New Jersey.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 1.5 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingLincoln Educational Services has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 5 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $5.88, Lincoln Educational Services has a forecasted downside of 8.2% from its current price of $6.40.Amount of Analyst CoverageLincoln Educational Services has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.2 Community Rank Outperform VotesLincoln Educational Services has received 217 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesLincoln Educational Services has received 283 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentLincoln Educational Services has received 56.60% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Lincoln Educational Services and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe LINC will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe LINC will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 0.0 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldLincoln Educational Services does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthLincoln Educational Services does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Previous Next 1.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Lincoln Educational Services insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,017,264.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 25.00% of the stock of Lincoln Educational Services is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions63.41% 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. Previous Next 2.5 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Lincoln Educational Services are expected to grow by 85.71% in the coming year, from $0.21 to $0.39 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Lincoln Educational Services is 20.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 18.96.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Lincoln Educational Services is 20.00, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 54.90.Price to Earnings Growth RatioLincoln Educational Services has a PEG Ratio of 2.15. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioLincoln Educational Services has a P/B Ratio of 3.74. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 1.5Community Rank: 2.2Dividend Strength: 0.0Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 2.5 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™1.44 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NASDAQ Industry Educational services Sub-IndustryEducation Services SectorConsumer Discretionary Current SymbolNASDAQ:LINC Previous Symbol CUSIP53353510 CIK1286613 Webwww.lincolntech.edu Phone973-736-9340Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.60 Current Ratio0.89 Quick Ratio0.84Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio20.00 Forward P/E Ratio30.48 P/E Growth2.15 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$273.34 million Price / Sales0.62 Cash Flow$0.41 per share Price / Cash Flow15.56 Book Value$1.71 per share Price / Book3.74Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.08 Net Income$2.02 million Net Margins3.43% Return on Equity23.99% Return on Assets5.32%Miscellaneous Employees1,922 Outstanding Shares26,401,000Market Cap$168.97 million Next Earnings Date11/12/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable $6.40 -0.25 (-3.76 %) (As of 09/18/2020 03:57 PM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive LINC News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for LINC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC) Frequently Asked Questions How has Lincoln Educational Services' stock been impacted by COVID-19? Lincoln Educational Services' stock was trading at $2.43 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, LINC stock has increased by 163.4% and is now trading at $6.40. View which stocks have been most impacted by COVID-19. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Lincoln Educational Services? 5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Lincoln Educational Services in the last year. There are currently 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Lincoln Educational Services. When is Lincoln Educational Services' next earnings date? Lincoln Educational Services is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, November 12th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Lincoln Educational Services. How were Lincoln Educational Services' earnings last quarter? Lincoln Educational Services Corp (NASDAQ:LINC) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August, 11th. The company reported $0.02 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.14) by $0.16. The company earned $62.47 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $64.96 million. Lincoln Educational Services had a net margin of 3.43% and a return on equity of 23.99%. View Lincoln Educational Services' earnings history. What price target have analysts set for LINC? 5 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Lincoln Educational Services' shares. Their forecasts range from $4.50 to $7.00. On average, they anticipate Lincoln Educational Services' stock price to reach $5.88 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 8.2%. View analysts' price targets for Lincoln Educational Services. Are investors shorting Lincoln Educational Services? Lincoln Educational Services saw a increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 194,900 shares, an increase of 321.0% from the August 15th total of 46,300 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 209,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.9 days. Currently, 0.9% of the company's shares are short sold. View Lincoln Educational Services' Short Interest. Who are some of Lincoln Educational Services' key competitors? Some companies that are related to Lincoln Educational Services include Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM), Grand Canyon Education (LOPE), Strategic Education (STRA), Adtalem Global Education (ATGE), K12 (LRN), American Public Education (APEI), Universal Technical Institute (UTI), National American University Holdngs (NAUH), Corinthian Colleges (COCOQ) and ITT Educational Services (ESINQ). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Lincoln Educational Services own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Lincoln Educational Services investors own include Pfizer (PFE), NVIDIA (NVDA), Intel (INTC), Inovio Pharmaceuticals (INO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Nokia Oyj (NOK), Novavax (NVAX), Opko Health (OPK), Corbus Pharmaceuticals (CRBP) and Walt Disney (DIS). Who are Lincoln Educational Services' key executives? Lincoln Educational Services' management team includes the following people: Mr. Scott M. Shaw, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 56)Mr. Brian K. Meyers, Exec. VP, CFO & Treasurer (Age 52)Mr. Stephen M. Buchenot, Sr. VP of Campus Operations (Age 63)Mr. Valerian J. Thomas, Sr. VP & Chief Information Officer (Age 56)Ms. Alexandra M. Luster, VP, Gen. Counsel & Corp. Sec. (Age 54) What is Lincoln Educational Services' stock symbol? Lincoln Educational Services trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "LINC." Who are Lincoln Educational Services' major shareholders? Lincoln Educational Services' stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Heartland Advisors Inc. (12.43%), Paradice Investment Management LLC (9.63%), Alyeska Investment Group L.P. (8.79%), Essex Investment Management Co. LLC (0.95%), EAM Investors LLC (0.66%) and National Investment Services of America LLC (0.49%). Company insiders that own Lincoln Educational Services stock include Celia Currin, J Barry Morrow, Juniper Investment Company, Ll, Peter S Burgess, Scott M Shaw, Stephen M Buchenot and Targeted Opportunity F Juniper. View institutional ownership trends for Lincoln Educational Services. Which major investors are selling Lincoln Educational Services stock? LINC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Alyeska Investment Group L.P., Heartland Advisors Inc., Paradice Investment Management LLC, and Essex Investment Management Co. LLC. Company insiders that have sold Lincoln Educational Services company stock in the last year include J Barry Morrow, Juniper Investment Company, Ll, and Targeted Opportunity F Juniper. View insider buying and selling activity for Lincoln Educational Services. Which major investors are buying Lincoln Educational Services stock? LINC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including EAM Investors LLC, National Investment Services of America LLC, Envestnet Asset Management Inc., and Goldman Sachs Group Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Lincoln Educational Services stock in the last two years include Celia Currin, Juniper Investment Company, Ll, Peter S Burgess, Scott M Shaw, and Stephen M Buchenot. View insider buying and selling activity for Lincoln Educational Services. How do I buy shares of Lincoln Educational Services? Shares of LINC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is Lincoln Educational Services' stock price today? One share of LINC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $6.40. How big of a company is Lincoln Educational Services? Lincoln Educational Services has a market capitalization of $168.97 million and generates $273.34 million in revenue each year. The company earns $2.02 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.08 on an earnings per share basis. Lincoln Educational Services employs 1,922 workers across the globe. What is Lincoln Educational Services' official website? The official website for Lincoln Educational Services is www.lincolntech.edu. How can I contact Lincoln Educational Services? Lincoln Educational Services' mailing address is 200 EXECUTIVE DRIVE SUITE 340, WEST ORANGE NJ, 07052. The company can be reached via phone at 973-736-9340 or via email at [email protected] This page was last updated on 9/18/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for $1.00 Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. Stock Ideas and Recommendations Get daily stock ideas top-performing Wall Street analysts. Get short term trading ideas from the MarketBeat Idea Engine. View which stocks are hot on social media with MarketBeat's trending stocks report. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Identify stocks that meet your criteria using seven unique stock screeners. See what's happening in the market right now with MarketBeat's real-time news feed. 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