Lincoln Educational Services Valuation
Is LINC undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?
Valuation Score
3/6Valuation Score 3/6
Below Fair Value
Significantly Below Fair Value
Price-To-Earnings vs Peers
Price-To-Earnings vs Industry
Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio
Analyst Forecast
Share Price vs Fair Value
What is the Fair Price of LINC when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.
Below Fair Value: LINC ($11.86) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($9.15)
Significantly Below Fair Value: LINC is trading above our estimate of fair value.
Key Valuation Metric
Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for LINC?
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What is LINC's n/a Ratio? | |
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n/a | 0x |
n/a | n/a |
Market Cap | US$372.92m |
Key Statistics | |
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Enterprise Value/Revenue | 1.1x |
Enterprise Value/EBITDA | 27.7x |
PEG Ratio | -1.1x |
Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers
How does LINC's PE Ratio compare to its peers?
Company | Forward PE | Estimated Growth | Market Cap |
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Peer Average | 21x | ||
CHGG Chegg | 22.2x | -44.1% | US$323.0m |
UTI Universal Technical Institute | 51.3x | 63.3% | US$846.3m |
PRDO Perdoceo Education | 9.2x | -0.01% | US$1.4b |
STG Sunlands Technology Group | 1.4x | n/a | US$107.6m |
LINC Lincoln Educational Services | 14.4x | -12.6% | US$372.9m |
Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: LINC is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.4x) compared to the peer average (21x).
Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry
How does LINC's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Consumer Services Industry?
Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: LINC is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.4x) compared to the US Consumer Services industry average (19.8x).
Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio
What is LINC's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.
Fair Ratio | |
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Current PE Ratio | 14.4x |
Fair PE Ratio | 9.9x |
Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: LINC is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (9.9x).
Analyst Price Targets
What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?
Date | Share Price | Average 1Y Price Target | Dispersion | High | Low | 1Y Actual price | Analysts |
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Current | US$11.86 | US$14.75 +24.4% | 2.9% | US$15.00 | US$14.00 | n/a | 4 |
Jun ’25 | US$11.72 | US$14.75 +25.9% | 2.9% | US$15.00 | US$14.00 | n/a | 4 |
May ’25 | US$10.75 | US$13.63 +26.7% | 3.0% | US$14.00 | US$13.00 | n/a | 4 |
Apr ’25 | US$10.24 | US$13.63 +33.1% | 3.0% | US$14.00 | US$13.00 | n/a | 4 |
Mar ’25 | US$10.00 | US$13.13 +31.3% | 5.6% | US$14.00 | US$12.00 | n/a | 4 |
Feb ’25 | US$9.19 | US$11.75 +27.9% | 3.7% | US$12.00 | US$11.00 | n/a | 4 |
Jan ’25 | US$10.04 | US$11.75 +17.0% | 3.7% | US$12.00 | US$11.00 | n/a | 4 |
Dec ’24 | US$9.55 | US$11.75 +23.0% | 3.7% | US$12.00 | US$11.00 | n/a | 4 |
Nov ’24 | US$8.68 | US$10.38 +19.5% | 7.9% | US$11.00 | US$9.00 | n/a | 4 |
Oct ’24 | US$8.45 | US$10.38 +22.8% | 7.9% | US$11.00 | US$9.00 | n/a | 4 |
Sep ’24 | US$8.68 | US$10.38 +19.5% | 7.9% | US$11.00 | US$9.00 | n/a | 4 |
Aug ’24 | US$7.21 | US$7.88 +9.2% | 11.3% | US$9.00 | US$7.00 | n/a | 4 |
Jul ’24 | US$6.74 | US$7.88 +16.8% | 11.3% | US$9.00 | US$7.00 | n/a | 4 |
Jun ’24 | US$6.53 | US$7.88 +20.6% | 11.3% | US$9.00 | US$7.00 | US$11.72 | 4 |
May ’24 | US$5.91 | US$7.88 +33.2% | 11.3% | US$9.00 | US$7.00 | US$10.75 | 4 |
Apr ’24 | US$5.66 | US$7.88 +39.1% | 11.3% | US$9.00 | US$7.00 | US$10.24 | 4 |
Mar ’24 | US$6.18 | US$7.88 +27.4% | 11.3% | US$9.00 | US$7.00 | US$10.00 | 4 |
Feb ’24 | US$6.43 | US$8.25 +28.3% | 6.8% | US$9.00 | US$7.50 | US$9.19 | 4 |
Jan ’24 | US$5.79 | US$8.25 +42.5% | 6.8% | US$9.00 | US$7.50 | US$10.04 | 4 |
Dec ’23 | US$6.55 | US$8.25 +26.0% | 6.8% | US$9.00 | US$7.50 | US$9.55 | 4 |
Nov ’23 | US$6.21 | US$8.25 +32.9% | 6.8% | US$9.00 | US$7.50 | US$8.68 | 4 |
Oct ’23 | US$5.44 | US$8.25 +51.7% | 6.8% | US$9.00 | US$7.50 | US$8.45 | 4 |
Sep ’23 | US$6.32 | US$8.33 +31.9% | 7.5% | US$9.00 | US$7.50 | US$8.68 | 3 |
Aug ’23 | US$7.31 | US$8.83 +20.8% | 7.1% | US$9.50 | US$8.00 | US$7.21 | 3 |
Jul ’23 | US$6.31 | US$8.83 +40.0% | 7.1% | US$9.50 | US$8.00 | US$6.74 | 3 |
Jun ’23 | US$5.97 | US$9.25 +54.9% | 2.7% | US$9.50 | US$9.00 | US$6.53 | 2 |
Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.