Legacy Education Inc. (LGCY)Consumer Defensive | Education & Training Services | Lancaster, United States | NYSE American
13.45 USD
+0.20
(1.509%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 13.45 Short-term: ★★★★☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 7:28 p.m. EDT
LGCY presents a classic momentum trap with explosive recent gains (surging from $12.11 to $13.79 in early April) driven by 40% revenue growth and strong earnings beats, warranting a short-term buy rating (4) for momentum traders. However, the long-term outlook is tepid (3) due to a stretched forward P/E of 26.9, negative excess kurtosis in forecasts suggesting erratic volatility, and the complete absence of dividends despite strong free cash flow generation, which removes a key value cushion. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.184927 |
| MSTL | 0.199097 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.199205 |
| AutoETS | 0.199436 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 42% |
| H-stat | 18.73 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.103 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.30 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 33.996 |
| Revenue per Share | 6.03 |
| Market Cap | 169,646,000 |
| Trailing P/E | 22.42 |
| Forward P/E | 26.90 |
| Profit Margins | 11.02% |
| Website | https://www.legacyed.com |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 1.1181102 |
| Address1 | 701 W Avenue K |
| Address2 | Suite 123 |
| All Time High | 14.7 |
| All Time Low | 3.6 |
| Ask | 14.95 |
| Ask Size | 100 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 43,640 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 58,348 |
| Average Volume | 58,348 |
| Average Volume10Days | 43,640 |
| Bid | 11.11 |
| Bid Size | 200 |
| Book Value | 3.655 |
| City | Lancaster |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 13.45 |
| Current Ratio | 2.976 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 13.74 |
| Day Low | 13.37 |
| Debt To Equity | 33.996 |
| Display Name | Legacy Education |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,770,931,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,770,931,800 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.5 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.46 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,770,930,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,788,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,788,800 |
| Ebitda | 11,463,121 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.15261 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 14.329 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 2.187 |
| Enterprise Value | 164,252,176 |
| Eps Forward | 0.5 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.6 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | ASE |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 12.8454 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.60459995 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.04706743 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 111.81102 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 14.7 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.25 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.08503401 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 6.01 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 7.4399996 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.2379366 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 6.01 - 14.7 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,727,357,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 8,170,000 |
| Forward Eps | 0.5 |
| Forward P E | 26.9 |
| Free Cashflow | 3,305,134 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE American |
| Full Time Employees | 280 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.46512002 |
| Gross Profits | 34,936,636 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.25276 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.41724 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 12,613,086 |
| Industry | Education & Training Services |
| Industry Disp | Education & Training Services |
| Industry Key | education-training-services |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,751,241,600 |
| Long Business Summary | Legacy Education Inc. provides education services to students, high school graduates, and working parents in the United States. The company offers degree programs, including Ultrasound Technician, Cardiac Sonography, and Vocational Nursing Associate of Applied Science degree, Associate Degree of Nursing; and diploma, avocational, and certificate programs, such as Clinical Medical Assisting, Dental Assisting, Medical Administrative Assisting, Medical Billing and Coding, Pharmacy Technician, Veterinary Assistant, Vocational Nursing, Phlebotomy Technician, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Nursing Assistant, Pit and Fissure Sealant, California Dental Practice Act, Infection Control, Radiation Safety, Teaching Adult Learner, Coronal Polishing, Dispensary Agent Certification, Vocational Nursing Pre-Requisite, LVN IV Therapy Certificate, and Emergency Medical Technician Certification. It also offers Computer Specialist: Accounting, Surgical Technology Associate of Applied Science Degree Program, Sterile Processing Technician, Computer Accounting and Business Administrative Specialist Certificate Program, Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN to BSN), and EKG/ECG Technician programs. The company operates through academic institutions, including High Desert Medical College, Central Coast College, Contra Costa Medical Career College, and Integrity College of Health. Legacy Education Inc. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Lancaster, California. |
| Long Name | Legacy Education Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 169,646,000 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_714783786 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 8,274,094 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,782,777,600 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 169,646,006 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 3 |
| Open | 13.5 |
| Operating Cashflow | 6,035,842 |
| Operating Margins | 0.13324 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 661 940 9300 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 13.45 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,464,701 |
| Previous Close | 13.25 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 3.6798906 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 2.25853 |
| Profit Margins | 0.11015 |
| Quick Ratio | 2.818 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.2 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.50943 |
| Regular Market Day High | 13.74 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 13.37 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 13.37 - 13.74 |
| Regular Market Open | 13.5 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 13.25 |
| Regular Market Price | 13.45 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,000 |
| Regular Market Volume | 40,894 |
| Return On Assets | 0.100889996 |
| Return On Equity | 0.20061001 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.407 |
| Revenue Per Share | 6.03 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Key | consumer-defensive |
| Shares Outstanding | 12,613,086 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0041 |
| Shares Short | 52,095 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 63,925 |
| Short Name | Legacy Education Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.005 |
| Short Ratio | 0.96 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | LGCY |
| Target High Price | 14.6 |
| Target Low Price | 14.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 14.36667 |
| Target Median Price | 14.5 |
| Total Cash | 21,057,324 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.669 |
| Total Debt | 15,663,500 |
| Total Revenue | 75,113,464 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.6 |
| Trailing P E | 22.416666 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 11.14775 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 2.30225 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.2065215 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 40,894 |
| Website | https://www.legacyed.com |
| Zip | 93,534 |