Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Competitors $22.65 +0.04 (+0.18%) Closing price 07/11/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$22.72 +0.07 (+0.31%) As of 07/11/2025 07:52 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 business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends and media sentiment. Which has more risk and volatility, STRA or LINC? Strategic Education has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lincoln Educational Services has a beta of 1.58, meaning that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate STRA or LINC? Strategic Education currently has a consensus target price of $107.67, suggesting a potential upside of 34.21%. Lincoln Educational Services has a consensus target price of $24.60, suggesting a potential upside of 8.61%. Given Strategic Education's higher probable 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 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 Does the media prefer STRA or LINC? In the previous week, Strategic Education and Strategic Education both had 6 articles in the media. Strategic Education's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Lincoln Educational Services' score of 0.76 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 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Lincoln Educational Services 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable valuation & 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$1.22B1.59$112.68M$4.6817.14Lincoln Educational Services$440.06M1.63$9.89M$0.3958.08 Do insiders and 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 13.6% of Lincoln Educational Services shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is STRA or LINC more profitable? Strategic Education has a net margin of 9.14% 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 Education9.14% 7.29% 5.76% Lincoln Educational Services 2.65%10.88%4.60% SummaryStrategic Education and Lincoln Educational Services tied by winning 8 of the 16 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$714.31M$1.63B$8.39B$9.11BDividend YieldN/A5.25%3.12%4.02%P/E Ratio58.0813.0721.2720.25Price / Sales1.632.263.3499.65Price / Cash23.4314.9116.9458.16Price / Book4.002.994.655.49Net Income$9.89M$76.25M$214.95M$250.27M7 Day Performance-1.54%2.63%36.56%4.80%1 Month Performance1.16%11.66%45.68%7.68%1 Year Performance83.25%21.82%16.03%16.36% Lincoln Educational Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LINCLincoln Educational Services2.7151 of 5 stars$22.65+0.2%$24.60+8.6%+86.1%$714.31M$440.06M58.082,475News CoverageSTRAStrategic Education4.8247 of 5 stars$80.77-3.2%$107.67+33.3%-27.6%$2.02B$1.22B17.263,801Positive NewsUTIUniversal Technical Institute3.2213 of 5 stars$31.92-1.2%$35.83+12.3%+91.3%$1.76B$732.69M30.693,700APEIAmerican Public Education4.0991 of 5 stars$29.96-0.8%$32.20+7.5%+77.2%$544.98M$624.56M29.376,117BFAMBright Horizons Family Solutions4.3547 of 5 stars$117.34-2.7%$138.67+18.2%+3.2%$6.90B$2.69B42.361,450Positive NewsLRNStride2.1713 of 5 stars$138.20-0.3%$126.83-8.2%+98.8%$6.03B$2.29B21.567,800Positive NewsLOPEGrand Canyon Education4.6072 of 5 stars$179.84-2.0%$207.67+15.5%+22.1%$5.20B$1.03B22.565,830Positive NewsATGEAdtalem Global Education4.7077 of 5 stars$121.52-1.2%$135.67+11.6%+68.7%$4.59B$1.58B20.159,938PRDOPerdoceo Education4.5818 of 5 stars$30.98-3.2%$40.00+29.1%+36.1%$2.10B$681.26M13.715,690Positive NewsAFYAAfya4.0796 of 5 stars$17.04-2.6%$17.60+3.3%-11.6%$1.64B$612.78M12.919,717GOTUGaotu Techedu2.0441 of 5 stars$3.45-2.3%$5.81+68.4%-34.0%$893.75M$623.84M-7.0414,381 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 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners3..2..1.. 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