LINC
Lincoln Educational Services Corp
$
19.720
- Overview
- Forecast
- Valuation
- Earnings
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Candle
1D
5D
1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
5Y
High
20.620
Open
20.410
VWAP
20.14
Vol
589.46K
Mkt Cap
623.20M
Low
19.460
Amount
11.87M
EV/EBITDA(TTM)
18.43
Total Shares
31.44M
EV
665.57M
EV/OCF(TTM)
23.92
P/S(TTM)
1.34
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation is a provider of diversified career-oriented post-secondary education solutions. 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. It operates approximately 21 campuses in 12 states under Lincoln College of Technology, Lincoln Technical Institute, Lincoln Culinary Institute, and associated brand names. 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. It has approximately 15,138 students enrolled on 21 campuses.
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Market Estimates
Earnings Estimates
Revenue
YoY Chg
EPS
YoYChg
FY2026Q1
FY2025Q4
FY2025Q3
127.24M
+8.29%
--
--
129.57M
+8.54%
--
--
129.43M
+13.13%
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Estimates Revision
The market is revising No Change the revenue expectations for Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (LINC) for FY2025, with the revenue forecasts being adjusted by 0% over the past three months. During the same period, the stock price has changed by -4.46%.
Revenue Estimates for FY2025
No Change
0.00%
In Past 3 Month
Stock Price
Go Down
-4.46%
In Past 3 Month
6 Analyst Rating
30.98% Upside
Wall Street analysts forecast LINC stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for LINC is 25.83 USD with a low forecast of 25.00 USD and a high forecast of 27.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
6 Buy
0 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
30.98% Upside
Current: 19.720
Low
25.00
Averages
25.83
High
27.00
30.98% Upside
Current: 19.720
Low
25.00
Averages
25.83
High
27.00
Texas Capital
Buy
initiated
$26
2025-05-22
Reason
Texas Capital
Price Target
$26
2025-05-22
initiated
Buy
Reason
Texas Capital initiated coverage of Lincoln Educational with a Buy rating and $26 price target. Lincoln is the second largest publicly traded, for-profit, trade school in the U.S., the analyst tells investors in a research note. The firm says that after years of cost cuts and restructuring, the company has been increasing student enrollment and revenue despite a "typically unfavorable environment for the industry." Texas believes the Trump administration should give the education for-profit sector a "level-playing field and ease restrictions on its disciplined growth plan."
Lake Street
Eric Martinuzzi
Buy
maintain
$21 -> $26
2025-05-13
Reason
Lake Street
Eric Martinuzzi
Price Target
$21 -> $26
2025-05-13
maintain
Buy
Reason
Lake Street analyst Eric Martinuzzi raised the firm's price target on Lincoln Educational to $26 from $21 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. The firm, which says it continues to be "pleased with the company's outperformance," raised estimates for this year and next following a "good" Q1 and 2025 outlook raise.
Northland
Luke Horton
Outperform
maintain
$24 -> $26
2025-05-13
Reason
Northland
Luke Horton
Price Target
$24 -> $26
2025-05-13
maintain
Outperform
Reason
Northland analyst Luke Horton raised the firm's price target on Lincoln Educational to $26 from $24 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. Strong performance for the quarter was driven by robust starts growth of 16.2% and guidance for FY25 was raised across the board and "it sounds like momentum has continued" into Q2.
B. Riley
Buy
maintain
$23 -> $27
2025-05-13
Reason
B. Riley
Price Target
$23 -> $27
2025-05-13
maintain
Buy
Reason
B. Riley raised the firm's price target on Lincoln Educational to $27 from $23 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. Lincoln Educational's revenue and EBITDA outpaced consensus estimates as the company continues to benefit from macro tailwinds, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The firm views Lincoln as a prime beneficiary of what appears to be a transformation in the U.S. education landscape characterized by more students turning away from traditional four-year degree programs, instead opting for career-oriented alternatives like trade schools and vocational programs given the rising demand for skilled labor and healthcare professionals.
Barrington
Outperform
maintain
$22 -> $25
2025-05-12
Reason
Barrington
Price Target
$22 -> $25
2025-05-12
maintain
Outperform
Reason
Barrington raised the firm's price target on Lincoln Educational to $25 from $22 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares after the company reported Q1 results that were above expectations and raised its full-year guidance. The firm, which notes that the the stock is up 28% year-to-date after gaining 58% in 2024, points out that its raised target represents about 23% further upside.
Northland
Luke Horton
Outperform
initiated
$24
2025-04-24
Reason
Northland
Luke Horton
Price Target
$24
2025-04-24
initiated
Outperform
Reason
Northland analyst Luke Horton initiated coverage of Lincoln Educational with an Outperform rating and $24 price target. The firm believes Lincoln is well-positioned in the education vertical and sees it benefiting from favorable macro trends like rising demand for skilled trades and healthcare professionals and \"a growing aversion to costly four-year degrees.\" The firm sees room for significant multiple expansion as the company executes on its growth strategy, the analyst added.
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Valuation Metrics
The current forward P/E ratio for Lincoln Educational Services Corp (LINC.O) is 42.80, compared to its 5-year average forward P/E of 19.91. For a more detailed relative valuation and DCF analysis to assess Lincoln Educational Services Corp 's fair value, click here.
Forward PE
The forward P/E ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's current stock price by its estimated future earnings per share over the next 12 months.
Overvalued
5Y Average PE
19.91
Current PE
42.80
Overvalued PE
32.01
Undervalued PE
7.82
Forward EV/EBITDA
The forward EV/EBITDA ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's enterprise value (EV) by its estimated future earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) over the next 12 months.
Overvalued
5Y Average EV/EBITDA
8.82
Current EV/EBITDA
12.25
Overvalued EV/EBITDA
11.00
Undervalued EV/EBITDA
6.63
Forward PS
The forward P/S ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's current stock price by its estimated future sales (or revenue) per share over the next 12 months.
Strongly Overvalued
5Y Average PS
0.69
Current PS
1.25
Overvalued PS
0.94
Undervalued PS
0.44
Financials
Annual
Quarterly
FY2025Q2
YoY :
+13.18%
116.47M
Total Revenue
FY2025Q2
YoY :
-612.11%
2.62M
Operating Profit
FY2025Q2
YoY :
-327.86%
1.55M
Net Income after Tax
FY2025Q2
YoY :
-350.00%
0.05
EPS - Diluted
FY2025Q2
YoY :
+864.08%
-26.09M
Free Cash Flow
FY2025Q2
YoY :
+7.36%
59.83
Gross Profit Margin - %
FY2025Q2
YoY :
+60.82%
-13.38
FCF Margin - %
FY2025Q2
YoY :
-301.52%
1.33
Net Margin - %
FY2025Q2
N/A
ROIC
Trading Trends
Insider
Insiders are Neutral. There are no significant trading trends over the last month.
Sold
0-3
Months
142.2K
USD
1
3-6
Months
4.2M
USD
8
6-9
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7.0M
USD
7
0-12
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6.2M
USD
14
Bought
0-3
0
0.0
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3-6
0
0.0
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Months
6-9
0
0.0
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0-12
0
0.0
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Hedge Fund
Hedge Funds are Neutral. There are no significant trading trends over the last quarter.
Sold
0-3
Months
0.0
Volume
0
3-6
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0.0
Volume
0
6-9
Months
0.0
Volume
0
0-12
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0.0
Volume
0
Bought
0-3
0
0.0
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3-6
0
0.0
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6-9
0
0.0
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0-12
0
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Congress Trading
Congress are Neutral. There are no significant trading trends over the last month.
Sold
0-3
Months
0.0
USD
0
3-6
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0.0
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0
6-9
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0.0
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0
0-12
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0.0
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0
Bought
0-3
0
0.0
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3-6
0
0.0
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6-9
0
0.0
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Months
0-12
0
0.0
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Months
Insider
Insiders are Neutral. There are no significant trading trends over the last month.
Sold
0-3
Months
142.2K
USD
1
3-6
Months
4.2M
USD
8
6-9
Months
7.0M
USD
7
0-12
Months
6.2M
USD
14
Bought
0-3
0
0.0
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3-6
0
0.0
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6-9
0
0.0
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0-12
0
0.0
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LINC News & Events
Events Timeline
2025-08-11 (ET)
2025-08-11
08:07:44
Lincoln Educational raises FY25 revenue view to $490M-$500M from $485M-$495M
2025-08-11
08:07:10
Lincoln Educational reports Q2 EPS 5c vs (2c) last year
2025-07-15 (ET)
2025-07-15
06:20:24
Supreme Court allows mass layoffs at Education Department, WSJ says
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