Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Competitors $17.25 +0.35 (+2.07%) Closing price 05/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$17.24 -0.01 (-0.06%) As of 05/1/2025 05:02 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LINC vs. STRA, UTI, APEI, BFAM, LRN, LOPE, ATGE, AFYA, PRDO, and DAOShould you be buying Lincoln Educational Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lincoln Educational Services include Strategic Education (STRA), Universal Technical Institute (UTI), American Public Education (APEI), Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM), Stride (LRN), Grand Canyon Education (LOPE), Adtalem Global Education (ATGE), Afya (AFYA), Perdoceo Education (PRDO), and Youdao (DAO). Lincoln Educational Services vs. Strategic Education Universal Technical Institute American Public Education Bright Horizons Family Solutions Stride Grand Canyon Education Adtalem Global Education Afya Perdoceo Education Youdao Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC) and Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends. Do analysts rate LINC or STRA? Lincoln Educational Services currently has a consensus target price of $21.60, indicating a potential upside of 24.46%. Strategic Education has a consensus target price of $107.67, indicating a potential upside of 30.49%. Given Strategic Education's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Strategic Education is more favorable than Lincoln Educational Services.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lincoln Educational Services 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.33Strategic Education 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LINC or STRA? Strategic Education received 95 more outperform votes than Lincoln Educational Services when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.16% of users gave Lincoln Educational Services an outperform vote while only 56.12% of users gave Strategic Education an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLincoln Educational ServicesOutperform Votes29064.16% Underperform Votes16235.84% Strategic EducationOutperform Votes38556.12% Underperform Votes30143.88% Does the media favor LINC or STRA? In the previous week, Strategic Education had 10 more articles in the media than Lincoln Educational Services. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Strategic Education and 14 mentions for Lincoln Educational Services. Lincoln Educational Services' average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Strategic Education's score of 0.51 indicating that Lincoln Educational Services is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Lincoln Educational Services 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Strategic Education 7 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, LINC or STRA? Lincoln Educational Services has a beta of 1.57, meaning that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Strategic Education has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in LINC or STRA? 72.2% of Lincoln Educational Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.3% of Strategic Education shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.8% of Lincoln Educational Services shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Strategic Education shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is LINC or STRA a better dividend stock? Lincoln Educational Services pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Strategic Education pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Lincoln Educational Services pays out 25.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Strategic Education pays out 51.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Is LINC or STRA more profitable? Strategic Education has a net margin of 10.44% compared to Lincoln Educational Services' net margin of 2.33%. Lincoln Educational Services' return on equity of 10.60% beat Strategic Education's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lincoln Educational Services2.33% 10.60% 4.80% Strategic Education 10.44%7.61%5.89% Which has better earnings & valuation, LINC or STRA? Strategic Education has higher revenue and earnings than Lincoln Educational Services. Strategic Education is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lincoln Educational Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLincoln Educational Services$440.06M1.25$26M$0.3254.23Strategic Education$1.23B1.65$69.79M$4.6817.63 SummaryStrategic Education beats Lincoln Educational Services on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Lincoln Educational Services News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LINC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LINC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLincoln Educational ServicesEducational services IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$548.30M$961.84M$7.49B$7.94BDividend YieldN/A7.32%3.38%4.23%P/E Ratio54.2410.7716.4318.55Price / Sales1.251.517.45103.00Price / Cash21.4527.8916.4234.62Price / Book3.262.484.414.26Net Income$26M$22.13M$260.40M$248.39M7 Day Performance1.31%2.88%1.41%1.27%1 Month Performance7.39%1.37%-2.07%3.85%1 Year Performance61.44%2.06%-2.42%5.23% Lincoln Educational Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LINCLincoln Educational Services4.4485 of 5 stars$17.25+2.1%$21.60+25.2%+60.5%$544.98M$440.06M53.912,060Short Interest ↑Analyst RevisionPositive NewsSTRAStrategic Education4.499 of 5 stars$77.64-3.0%$112.33+44.7%-29.2%$1.91B$1.22B14.793,910Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionUTIUniversal Technical Institute3.5518 of 5 stars$25.51-6.7%$32.17+26.1%+87.0%$1.39B$759.42M26.301,950Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Positive NewsAPEIAmerican Public Education4.5259 of 5 stars$22.35-7.5%$25.33+13.3%+69.8%$403.11M$624.56M39.915,800Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsBFAMBright Horizons Family Solutions4.1671 of 5 stars$113.38-2.6%$137.67+21.4%+20.3%$6.50B$2.69B47.2425,800Insider TradePositive NewsLRNStride1.1136 of 5 stars$133.28-1.9%$121.83-8.6%+127.1%$5.80B$2.19B22.257,500Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageLOPEGrand Canyon Education4.1039 of 5 stars$168.22-3.5%$197.67+17.5%+36.7%$4.83B$1.03B21.735,500Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Positive NewsATGEAdtalem Global Education4.0784 of 5 stars$97.70-7.9%$101.67+4.1%+112.6%$3.64B$1.69B18.194,680Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsAFYAAfya2.2402 of 5 stars$17.99-1.2%$17.60-2.2%+12.2%$1.69B$3.30B14.518,080Upcoming EarningsPRDOPerdoceo Education4.156 of 5 stars$24.24-4.1%$35.00+44.4%+37.2%$1.59B$681.26M11.024,500Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpDAOYoudao0.8924 of 5 stars$7.73flatN/A+145.8%$934.71M$5.63B77.306,100News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Strategic Education Alternatives Universal Technical Institute Alternatives American Public Education Alternatives Bright Horizons Family Solutions Alternatives Stride Alternatives Grand Canyon Education Alternatives Adtalem Global Education Alternatives Afya Alternatives Perdoceo Education Alternatives Youdao Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:LINC) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHere’s How to Claim Your Stake in Elon’s Private Company, xAII predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new milliona...Brownstone Research | SponsoredThe next market Nvidia is positioned to dominate …Robots — built by Nvidia. 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