Lincoln Educational Services Corp. (LINC)
NASDAQConsumer StaplesEducation & Training ServicesSnapshot 2026-09-04
$25.64+0.63%
Close 2026-09-04 · 1-day change
NASDAQConsumer StaplesEducation & Training ServicesSnapshot 2026-09-04
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
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Consumer Staples is in steady. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
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Recent financial performance slipped notably this past month, though still top-half.
View ThesisRevenue growth is accelerating — up about 22% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack management execution.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationThis stock is highly volatile — it swings about 2% on a typical day and fell roughly 56% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskLINC's growth depends on maintaining its revenue trajectory amid sector challenges. Revenue grew 22% year over year, and the last quarter beat expectations. It trades at 28.5× P/E versus a peer median of 16.8×, indicating that the price reflects less growth than forecast. If LINC cuts guidance on the next call, that could negatively impact expectations. Peer multiples imply a price about 13% above where it trades. The thesis is on watch due to recent financial performance slipping notably.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-04. LINC is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 5 analysts currently covering LINC (as of Sep 2026).
Based on 4 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for LINC in the last 4 months.
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A consensus fair price across 12 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-04. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Education Services — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Current $25.64
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $25.64.
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A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Top 10% on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Threatens: Raise 2026 revenue guidance to $590M-$600M
Earnings miss raises concerns about revenue guidance.
Earnings beat supports revenue and EPS growth objectives.