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

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$20.19 +0.02 (+0.10%)
Closing price 08/12/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$20.63 +0.44 (+2.17%)
As of 08/12/2025 07:53 PM Eastern
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About Lincoln Educational Services Stock (NASDAQ:LINC)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$18.71
$20.60
50-Day Range
$20.17
$24.50
52-Week Range
$11.29
$25.76
Volume
972,352 shs
Average Volume
304,783 shs
Market Capitalization
$637.80 million
P/E Ratio
43.89
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$24.60
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Lincoln Educational Services Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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72nd Percentile Overall Score

LINC MarketRank™: 

Lincoln Educational Services scored higher than 72% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 113th out of 288 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • 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 43.89, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.45.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Lincoln Educational Services is 43.89, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 18.92.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Lincoln Educational Services has a PEG Ratio of 1.87. 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 3.53. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.51% of the outstanding shares of Lincoln Educational Services have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Lincoln Educational Services has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.9, 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 decreased by 7.50%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • 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.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.51% of the outstanding shares of Lincoln Educational Services have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Lincoln Educational Services has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.9, 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 decreased by 7.50%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Lincoln Educational Services has a news sentiment score of 0.68. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.80 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 21 news articles for Lincoln Educational Services this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    1 people have searched for LINC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In 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 $1,172,166.00 in 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.

  • Read more about Lincoln Educational Services' insider trading history.
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LINC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Lincoln Educational Services' stock was trading at $15.82 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, LINC shares have increased by 27.6% and is now trading at $20.19.

Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (NASDAQ:LINC) announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August, 11th. The company reported $0.09 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.04 by $0.05. The company earned $116.47 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $113.96 million. Lincoln Educational Services had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.20% and a net margin of 3.05%.
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Lincoln Educational Services' top institutional investors include First Eagle Investment Management LLC (2.50%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.31%), American Century Companies Inc. (1.23%) and Journey Advisory Group LLC (0.92%). 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, Michael A Plater and Carlton Rose.
View institutional ownership trends
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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.

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
8/11/2025
Today
8/12/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
SCHOOLS
Sub-Industry
Education Services
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:LINC
CIK
1286613
Employees
2,475
Year Founded
1946

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$26.00
Low Price Target
$23.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+21.8%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.17
Research Coverage
6 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$0.39
Trailing P/E Ratio
51.77
Forward P/E Ratio
37.39
P/E Growth
2.2
Net Income
$9.89 million
Net Margins
2.65%
Pretax Margin
3.93%
Return on Equity
10.88%
Return on Assets
4.60%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.17
Current Ratio
1.04
Quick Ratio
1.01

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$440.06 million
Price / Sales
1.45
Cash Flow
$0.82 per share
Price / Cash Flow
24.61
Book Value
$5.66 per share
Price / Book
3.57

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
31,590,000
Free Float
26,285,000
Market Cap
$637.80 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.50

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This page (NASDAQ:LINC) was last updated on 8/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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