Lincoln Educational Services Co (LINC) Stock Analysis
Consumer Defensive · Education & Training Services
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $48.73 — A.R:R is negative (-0.6) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.0).
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. Analyst target reached at $48.73 — A.R:R is negative (-0.6) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.0). Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Score 5.0/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/9 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news boost analyst 0.50, earnings proximity 84d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent Developments — Lincoln Educational Services Co
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- Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC) Sets New 1-Year High - Time to Buy? - MarketBeat — MarketBeat positive
- A Look At Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Valuation After Strong Recent Share Price Momentum - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance neutral
- Lincoln Educational Services stock reaches all-time high at $42.90 - Investing.com — Investing.com positive
- Lincoln Educational (LINC) To Report Earnings Tomorrow: Here Is What To Expect - StockStory — StockStory neutral
- 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. Analyst target reached at $48.73 — A.R:R is negative (-0.6) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.0). Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Prior stop was $45.32. Score 5.0/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $52.43 (+7.6% upside). Prior stop was $45.32. Stop-loss: $45.32.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.0); Leverage penalty (D/E 1.0): -0.5.
Lincoln Educational Services Co trades at a P/E of 68.2 (forward 44.9). TrendMatrix value score: 3.2/10. Verdict: Sell.
12 analysts cover LINC with a consensus score of 4.2/5. Average price target: $51.
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.