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Lincoln Educational Services Corp

LINC

21.460USD

+0.230+1.08%
Close 09/18, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
678.68MMarket Cap
47.51P/E TTM

Lincoln Educational Services Corp

21.460

+0.230+1.08%

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively stable. Its valuation is considered undervalued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Buy. Despite a weak stock market performance, the company shows strong technicals. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
3 / 8
Overall Ranking
159 / 4723
Industry
Professional & Business Education

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 6 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
26.167
Target Price
+24.84%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Company Highlights

StrengthsRisks
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation is a provider of diversified career-oriented post-secondary education. The Company offers career-oriented programs to recent high school graduates and working adults in five principal areas of study: automotive technology, health sciences, skilled trades, business and information technology, and hospitality services. The Company operates 22 campuses in 13 states under four brands: Lincoln College of Technology, Lincoln Technical Institute, Lincoln Culinary Institute, and Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts and Sciences. The Company operates through two segments: Campus Operations and Transitional. The Campus Operations segment includes campuses that are continuing in operation and contribute to the Company’s core operations and performance. The Transitional segment refers to campuses that are marked for closure and are currently being taught-out.
Industry Leader
The company's revenue leads the industry, with the latest annual revenue totaling USD 440.06M.
High Growth
The company's revenue has grown steadily over the past 3 years, averaging 26.35% year-on-year.
Undervalued
The company’s latest PE is 45.55, at a low 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 26.11M shares, decreasing 7.27% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by The Vanguard
Star Investor The Vanguard holds 1.62M shares of this stock.
Higher Market Activity
The company has more investor interest, with a 20-day turnover ratio of 2.18.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company's current financial score is 5.87, which is lower than the Professional & Business Education industry's average of 6.64. Its financial status is weak, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 116.47M, representing a year-over-year increase of 13.18%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 327.86%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
5.87
Change
0

Financials

4.38

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

Quality of Earnings

5.98

Operational Efficiency

6.24

Growth Potential

5.66

Shareholder Returns

7.07

Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current valuation score is 1.80, which is lower than the Professional & Business Education industry's average of 2.24. Its current P/E ratio is 45.55, which is 15.57% below the recent high of 52.64 and -0.83% above the recent low of 45.93.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
1.80
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 3/8
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 8.33, which is higher than the Professional & Business Education industry's average of 7.82. The average price target for Lincoln Educational Services Corp is 26.00, with a high of 27.00 and a low of 25.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.33
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 6 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
26.167
Target Price
+23.25%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

4
Total
4
Median
4
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Lincoln Educational Services Corp
LINC
6
Universal Technical Institute Inc
UTI
7
Franklin Covey Co
FC
3
Skillsoft Corp
SKIL
1
1

Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current price momentum score is 9.43, which is higher than the Professional & Business Education industry's average of 7.03. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 22.47 and the support level at 19.32, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
9.52
Change
-0.09

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(1)
Neutral(2)
Buy(1)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
0.685
Neutral
RSI(14)
61.186
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
85.933
Overbought
ATR(14)
0.700
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
165.023
Buy
Williams %R
10.794
Overbought
TRIX(12,20)
-0.122
Sell
StochRSI(14)
100.000
Overbought
Moving Average
Sell(0)
Neutral(0)
Buy(6)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
20.800
Buy
MA10
20.128
Buy
MA20
19.822
Buy
MA50
21.112
Buy
MA100
21.365
Buy
MA200
18.820
Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 7.00, which is higher than the Professional & Business Education industry's average of 6.00. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 82.64%, representing a quarter-over-quarter increase of 0.35%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 1.62M shares, representing 5.14% of shares outstanding, with 13.95% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
Juniper Investment Company, LLC
2.36M
-15.26%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
1.80M
+0.33%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
1.49M
+5.36%
Heartland Advisors, Inc.
1.30M
-3.82%
Alyeska Investment Group, L.P.
844.09K
-24.85%
Wasatch Global Investors Inc
Star Investors
912.92K
--
Shaw (Scott M)
1.10M
-6.72%
Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.
1.04M
-2.70%
First Eagle Investment Management, L.L.C.
Star Investors
890.73K
+6.92%
Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.
656.53K
+4.41%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current risk assessment score is 5.79, which is higher than the Professional & Business Education industry's average of 3.95. The company's beta value is 1.21. This indicates that the stock tends to outperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences larger declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
5.79
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
1.21
VaR
+4.06%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+23.22%
240-Day Volatility
+56.17%
Return
Best Daily Return
60 days
+8.22%
120 days
+8.22%
5 years
+19.58%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-15.07%
120 days
-15.07%
5 years
-15.07%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
-0.28
120 days
+1.65
5 years
+0.81
Risk Assessment
Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+23.22%
3 years
+25.69%
5 years
+41.96%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
+3.56
3 years
+3.14
5 years
+1.05
Skewness
240 days
+0.07
3 years
+0.92
5 years
+0.52
Volatility
Realised Volatility
240 days
+56.17%
5 years
+51.86%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+3.70%
5 years
+1.95%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+205.38%
240 days
+205.38%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+27.28%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+41.06%
Liquidity
Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+1.09%
120 days
+0.97%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
+218.42%
60 days
+110.41%
120 days
+87.15%

Peer Comparison

Professional & Business Education
Lincoln Educational Services Corp
Lincoln Educational Services Corp
LINC
6.57 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Universal Technical Institute Inc
Universal Technical Institute Inc
UTI
6.90 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Franklin Covey Co
Franklin Covey Co
FC
6.65 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Skillsoft Corp
Skillsoft Corp
SKIL
5.47 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Jianzhi Education Technology Group Co Ltd
Jianzhi Education Technology Group Co Ltd
JZ
4.19 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
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3.79 /10
Score
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