LINC
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation
Consumer Defensive · Education & Training Services · NMS
$48.10
Close 2026-05-28
✓ ETHICAL PASS

UNKNOWN MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100%
Full financial profile available
Market Cap
$1.5B
Trailing P/E
66.81
Forward P/E
43.97
Rev Growth
+22.5%
Profit Margin
4.1%
ROE
11.9%
Analyst Target
$50.00
Recommendation
NONE
About Lincoln Educational Services Corporation

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.

Ethical Screen
Business ActivityPASS
Debt RatioN/A
Cash RatioN/A
Receivables RatioN/A
Revenue Ratio (0.00%)PASS
OverallPASS
Score Ethical: 64.7
Score Valuation: 36.5
Score Quality: 55.0
Score Combined: 46.3

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Opportunity Scores
Valuation2.9
Quality53.1
Cash Flow0.0
Moat40.0
Balance Sheet0.0
Debt Purity50.0
Liquid Purity50.0
Rev Purity100.0
Compliance100.0
Tier: WATCH · Score: 35.2 · Rank: #4764
Insider Transactions
No insider transaction data.
Top Institutional Holders
No institutional holder data.
Additional Fundamentals
Enterprise Value
$1.7B
Price/Book
7.54
Beta
0.773
Analysts
5
Total Revenue (TTM)
$544.7M
Total Debt
$206.6M
Earnings Growth
+133.2%
Short Ratio
4.06
Short % Float
0.1%
Employees
2,190

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Trade Consideration
The Opportunity
Score 46.3 (P65 — top 35.0% of scored tickers). Unknown Moat. Ethical PASS. 5 analysts at None.
Price: $48.10 | Target: $57.40 (+19%)
Score
46
Moat
Unknown
Conviction
Standard
Upside
+19%
The Fundamentals
Revenue Growth+22.5%
Profit Margin4.1%
ROE11.9%
Forward P/E44.0
Market Cap$1.5B
Position Sizing Scenarios
Stop: $40.88 (-15%) | Entry: $48.10
SharesCostProfit to TargetR:R
To Consensus ($57.40, 5 analysts)
10$481.00+$93.00 (19%)1.3R
50$2,405.00+$465.00 (19%)1.3R
100$4,810.00+$930.00 (19%)1.3R
Risk Factors
  • Elevated short interest (4.06 days to cover)
  • Valuation stretched on forward earnings
The Verdict
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation passes all ethical screens, holds a unknown competitive moat, and is growing revenue at +22.5%.
Quantitative Grade

A single score combining all analytical layers below. A is strongest, D is weakest.

B
Quant Score
65.3
Risk Grade
LOW_RISK
Layers
7
Quality: HIGH_SORTINO
Risk Profile

How much could this ticker lose on a bad day? These metrics measure worst-case scenarios from historical data.

VaR 95%
-4.0%
worst expected daily loss, 19 in 20 days
CVaR 95%
-5.9%
avg loss on the worst 5% of days
Annual Volatility
Sortino Ratio
2.33
above 1.0 is good
Max Drawdown
-27.4%
Worst Day
Forward Outlook

Based on 10,000 simulated price paths, here is the probability of where this ticker could be in 30, 60, and 90 days.

30d Prob Up
90d Prob Up
Median Return 30d
Liquidity Score
80
Liquidity Grade
HIGHLY LIQUID
Trend & Momentum

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HMM Regime
RSI Signal
Technical Signals

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MA Crossover
ABOVE_200
Bollinger Position
UPPER_HALF
Beta
Relative Volume
0.6x
Short Interest
Financial Health

Is this company financially sound? The Z-Score measures bankruptcy risk. The F-Score measures fundamental strength.

Altman Z-Score
below 1.81 = distress zone
Piotroski F-Score
Earnings Beat Rate
Earnings Consistency
Correlations

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Seasonality

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Best Day
Tuesday
Worst Day
Thursday
Best Month
May
Worst Month
Aug
Fri-Mon Effect
-0.4933140656768694
Momentum Rankings

How does this ticker's recent performance compare to the entire universe? Ranked across 1, 3, 6, and 12-month returns.

1M Return
+20.0%
3M Return
+37.8%
6M Return
+139.0%
12M Return
+106.6%
Momentum Rank
#236
Momentum Signal
STRONG_UP

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