Lincoln Educational Services Co (LINC) Stock Analysis
Consumer Defensive · Education & Training Services
Sell if holding. At $46.15, A.R:R 0.8:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Thin upside margin: 8.2%; Leverage penalty (D/E 1.0): -0.5.
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... Read more
Sell if holding. At $46.15, A.R:R 0.8:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Thin upside margin: 8.2%; Leverage penalty (D/E 1.0): -0.5. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 5.4/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/9 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 58d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
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updated 2026-06-13Recent Developments — Lincoln Educational Services Co
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- NEWS Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC) Sets New 1-Year High - Time to Buy? - MarketBeat — MarketBeat positive
- NEWS A Look At Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Valuation After Strong Recent Share Price Momentum - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance neutral
- NEWS Lincoln Educational Services stock reaches all-time high at $42.90 - Investing.com — Investing.com positive
- NEWS Lincoln Educational (LINC) To Report Earnings Tomorrow: Here Is What To Expect - StockStory — StockStory neutral
- NEWS Why Lincoln Educational Services Stock Jumped 15% Today - The Motley Fool — The Motley Fool positive
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2 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
Priced at a premium — multiples above sector norms. Needs delivery on growth + margins to justify.static
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Sell if holding. At $46.15, A.R:R 0.8:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Thin upside margin: 8.2%; Leverage penalty (D/E 1.0): -0.5. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $42.92. Score 5.4/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $49.94 (+8.2% upside). Prior stop was $42.92. Stop-loss: $42.92.
Thin upside margin: 8.2%; Leverage penalty (D/E 1.0): -0.5; Expensive valuation.
Lincoln Educational Services Co trades at a P/E of 64.1 (forward 42.7). TrendMatrix value score: 3.8/10. Verdict: Sell.
12 analysts cover LINC with a consensus score of 4.2/5. Average price target: $57.
What does Lincoln Educational Services Co do?Lincoln Educational Services Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides various career-oriented...
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.