Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (LINC)Consumer Defensive | Education & Training Services | Parsippany, United States | NasdaqGS
22.22 USD
-0.34
(-1.507%) ⇩
(Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 22.22 |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 6:11 a.m. EDT
Lincoln Educational Services presents a classic 'value trap' scenario where the business story is compelling but the execution and balance sheet tell a different tale. The company boasts exceptional growth metrics, with revenue up 22.4% and earnings up 25%, alongside a massive 959% cumulative gain over the last nine years. However, the market has punished the stock recently, dragging it down 35% over the trailing 200 days and leaving it trading well below its 50-day average. The balance sheet is a concern, with debt-to-equity exceeding 112% and a current ratio under 1.0, suggesting liquidity pressure that often caps valuation multiples. While the analyst consensus is a 'strong buy' with a target price nearly double the current level, the lack of a dividend and the recent price weakness indicate the market is waiting for proof that the high growth can sustain itself without further dilution or distress. The options chain shows aggressive speculation on a bounce, but until the balance sheet stabilizes and the price clears its immediate resistance, the risk-reward profile remains skewed toward patience rather than immediate entry. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.346470 |
| MSTL | 0.361041 |
| AutoETS | 0.361690 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.456668 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 30% |
| H-stat | 8.11 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.014 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.54 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2014-12-10 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2014-12-10 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 112.703 |
| Revenue per Share | 18.36 |
| Market Cap | 704,851,264 |
| Trailing P/E | 30.44 |
| Forward P/E | 21.24 |
| Beta | 0.83 |
| Profit Margins | 4.00% |
| Website | https://www.lincolntech.edu |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 6:11 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a significant gap-up, with heavy open interest in out-of-the-money calls (strikes 30, 35, 60) relative to puts. This bullish skew suggests a bet on a catalyst-driven rally or a re-rating event, despite the underlying price trend remaining below moving averages.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-12-11 | 0.02 | 0.687285 |
| 2014-09-10 | 0.02 | 0.684931 |
| 2014-06-11 | 0.07 | 1.790281 |
| 2014-03-12 | 0.07 | 1.674641 |
| 2013-12-11 | 0.07 | 1.446281 |
| 2013-09-11 | 0.07 | 1.346154 |
| 2013-06-12 | 0.07 | 1.046338 |
| 2013-03-13 | 0.07 | 1.120000 |
| 2012-12-12 | 0.07 | 1.515152 |
| 2012-09-12 | 0.07 | 1.541850 |
| 2012-06-13 | 0.07 | 1.272727 |
| 2012-03-13 | 0.07 | 0.878294 |
| 2011-12-13 | 0.07 | 0.985916 |
| 2011-09-13 | 0.25 | 2.917153 |
| 2011-06-13 | 0.25 | 1.689189 |
| 2011-03-11 | 0.25 | 1.589320 |
| 2010-12-13 | 0.25 | 1.619171 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.0026929975 |
| Address1 | 14 Sylvan Way |
| Address2 | Suite A |
| All Time High | 56.34 |
| All Time Low | 0.17 |
| Ask | 28.32 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 4 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 503,740 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 846,754 |
| Average Volume | 846,754 |
| Average Volume10Days | 503,740 |
| Beta | 0.834 |
| Bid | 16.23 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 2 |
| Book Value | 6.38 |
| City | Parsippany |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 5 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 22.22 |
| Current Ratio | 0.958 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 22.695 |
| Day Low | 22.13 |
| Debt To Equity | 112.703 |
| Display Name | Lincoln Educational Services |
| Dividend Date | 1,419,984,000 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,370,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,370,400 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.2 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.252 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,365,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,794,227,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,794,227,400 |
| Ebitda | 60,637,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.10624 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 14.657 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.557 |
| Enterprise Value | 888,772,288 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.774 |
| Eps Forward | 1.046 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.73 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,418,256,000 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 25.2244 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -3.0044003 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.11910691 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -0.26929975 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 56.34 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -34.120003 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.6056089 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 17.29 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 4.9299984 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.2851358 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 17.29 - 56.34 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,119,533,400,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 4.69 |
| Float Shares | 27,795,629 |
| Forward Eps | 1.046 |
| Forward P E | 21.242828 |
| Free Cashflow | 5,244,625 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 2,190 |
| Fullday Change | -0.34000015 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -1.507093 |
| Fullday Price | 22.22 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.59841996 |
| Gross Profits | 341,564,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.07136 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.94335 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 31,721,479 |
| Industry | Education & Training Services |
| Industry Disp | Education & Training Services |
| Industry Key | education-training-services |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,418,256,000 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.02 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Lincoln Educational Services Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides various career-oriented postsecondary education services to high school graduates and working adults in the United States. It operates in two segments, Campus Operations and Transitional. The company offers associate's degree, and diploma and certificate programs in automotive technology; skilled trades programs, including electrical, heating and air conditioning repair, welding, computerized numerical control, and electrical and electronic systems technology; and health science and information technology programs. It operates schools under the Lincoln Technical Institute, Lincoln College of Technology, and Nashville Auto Diesel College brands. Lincoln Educational Services Corporation was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey. |
| Long Name | Lincoln Educational Services Corporation |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 704,851,264 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1508185 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 22,801,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 768,611,436 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 5 |
| Open | 22.695 |
| Operating Cashflow | 94,023,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.023 |
| Overall Risk | 3 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.6 |
| Phone | 973 736 9340 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 22.22 |
| Post Market Time | 1,792,180,864 |
| Previous Close | 22.56 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 28.70801 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 3.4827585 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.2348934 |
| Profit Margins | 0.03995 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.879 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.34000015 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.507093 |
| Regular Market Day High | 22.695 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 22.13 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 22.13 - 22.695 |
| Regular Market Open | 22.695 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 22.56 |
| Regular Market Price | 22.22 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,180,802 |
| Regular Market Volume | 345,320 |
| Return On Assets | 0.04203 |
| Return On Equity | 0.119040005 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.224 |
| Revenue Per Share | 18.36 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.13723719 |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Key | consumer-defensive |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 4 |
| Shares Outstanding | 31,721,479 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0828 |
| Shares Short | 2,627,398 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 2,133,135 |
| Short Name | Lincoln Educational Services Co |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0964 |
| Short Ratio | 3.21 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NJ |
| Symbol | LINC |
| Target High Price | 56.0 |
| Target Low Price | 40.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 48.2 |
| Target Median Price | 50.0 |
| Total Cash | 44,178,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.393 |
| Total Debt | 228,099,008 |
| Total Revenue | 570,779,008 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.73 |
| Trailing P E | 30.438354 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 1.7369 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 36.05465 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -13.83465 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.38371333 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 345,320 |
| Website | https://www.lincolntech.edu |
| Zip | 7,054 |