Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Competitors $23.04 +0.17 (+0.74%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$23.06 +0.02 (+0.09%) As of 08/1/2025 04:10 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, PRDO, AFYA, and GOTUShould 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), Perdoceo Education (PRDO), Afya (AFYA), and Gaotu Techedu (GOTU). Lincoln Educational Services vs. Its Competitors Strategic Education Universal Technical Institute American Public Education Bright Horizons Family Solutions Stride Grand Canyon Education Adtalem Global Education Perdoceo Education Afya Gaotu Techedu Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA) and Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings. Is STRA or LINC more profitable? Strategic Education has a net margin of 9.27% compared to Lincoln Educational Services' net margin of 2.65%. Lincoln Educational Services' return on equity of 10.88% beat Strategic Education's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Strategic Education9.27% 7.52% 5.99% Lincoln Educational Services 2.65%10.88%4.60% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, STRA or LINC? 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 RatioStrategic Education$1.22B1.47$112.68M$4.8115.57Lincoln Educational Services$440.06M1.65$9.89M$0.3959.08 Do analysts prefer STRA or LINC? Strategic Education currently has a consensus price target of $99.33, indicating a potential upside of 32.66%. Lincoln Educational Services has a consensus price target of $24.60, indicating a potential upside of 6.77%. Given Strategic Education's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Strategic Education is more favorable than Lincoln Educational Services.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Strategic Education 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Lincoln Educational Services 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.17 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of STRA or LINC? 93.3% of Strategic Education shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Lincoln Educational Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of Strategic Education shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.6% of Lincoln Educational Services shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to STRA or LINC? In the previous week, Strategic Education had 13 more articles in the media than Lincoln Educational Services. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Strategic Education and 11 mentions for Lincoln Educational Services. Strategic Education's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Lincoln Educational Services' score of 0.68 indicating that Strategic Education is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Strategic Education 9 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Lincoln Educational Services 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, STRA or LINC? Strategic Education has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lincoln Educational Services has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryStrategic Education beats Lincoln Educational Services on 9 of the 17 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 LINC 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 ServicesSCHOOLS IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$722.53M$1.55B$8.10B$9.53BDividend YieldN/A4.76%3.24%4.08%P/E Ratio59.0812.3918.9123.80Price / Sales1.651.884.2588.12Price / Cash23.7014.1616.2557.96Price / Book4.072.784.785.55Net Income$9.89M$76.25M$218.39M$259.03M7 Day Performance0.79%-3.54%-4.55%-4.56%1 Month Performance1.72%-1.35%38.52%4.49%1 Year Performance81.27%21.87%19.92%18.05% Lincoln Educational Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LINCLincoln Educational Services2.6689 of 5 stars$23.04+0.7%$24.60+6.8%+73.5%$722.53M$440.06M59.082,475News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsSTRAStrategic Education4.7329 of 5 stars$78.90+0.6%$102.67+30.1%-22.7%$1.89B$1.22B16.863,801News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionUTIUniversal Technical Institute2.4106 of 5 stars$31.20-1.1%$35.83+14.9%+74.6%$1.72B$732.69M30.003,700Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑APEIAmerican Public Education4.0033 of 5 stars$28.40-6.4%$32.20+13.4%+59.0%$547.14M$624.56M27.846,117Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsBFAMBright Horizons Family Solutions4.247 of 5 stars$111.71-2.9%$138.00+23.5%+5.8%$6.59B$2.69B40.331,450Trending NewsEarnings ReportLRNStride2.1606 of 5 stars$128.64-1.0%$126.83-1.4%+73.9%$5.66B$2.04B20.077,800Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsLOPEGrand Canyon Education4.3859 of 5 stars$167.19-0.9%$203.67+21.8%+11.0%$4.79B$1.03B20.985,830Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsATGEAdtalem Global Education4.6848 of 5 stars$113.66-1.3%$135.67+19.4%+49.0%$4.29B$1.58B18.859,938News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastPRDOPerdoceo Education4.5854 of 5 stars$28.39-0.2%$40.00+40.9%+20.8%$1.86B$726.00M12.565,690Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastAFYAAfya4.6052 of 5 stars$13.83-4.4%$17.60+27.3%-22.3%$1.36B$612.78M10.489,717Analyst UpgradeHigh Trading VolumeGOTUGaotu Techedu2.0474 of 5 stars$3.63+1.4%$5.81+60.1%-16.8%$906.41M$623.84M-7.4114,381Positive 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 Perdoceo Education Alternatives Afya Alternatives Gaotu Techedu 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 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuffett to put 90% of his money in this one stock?CPA and CFA says you have WAY too many stocks - just buy these 3 After years working at the biggest accoun...Altimetry | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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