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NASDAQ · LINC
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation
Consumer Defensive · Education & Training Services
$24.38
Up+$0.64 (+2.63%)
Updated Sep 11, 2026, 9:58 PM
SID Score
3.0/10
Composite research score
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- Market cap
- 700.78M
- P/E ratio
- 47.93
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
- 52-week range
- $24.03 – $56.34
- Volume
- 701.11K
- Avg. volume
- 286.31K
Price performance
LINC price history
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
LINC closed at $24.38 after 20 trading sessions, down 19.03% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $24.38
- Period change
- -19.03%
- Period low
- $24.19
- Period high
- $30.11
Daily close
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| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2026 | $24.20 | $24.885 | $24.12 | $24.38 | 701.11K |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $24.69 | $24.77 | $24.03 | $24.19 | 878.36K |
| Sep 8, 2026 | $25.28 | $26.26 | $24.79 | $24.81 | 634.31K |
| Sep 4, 2026 | $25.10 | $25.71 | $24.97 | $25.64 | 473.13K |
| Sep 3, 2026 | $24.76 | $25.96 | $24.38 | $25.48 | 1.06M |
| Sep 2, 2026 | $24.61 | $25.27 | $24.32 | $24.76 | 712.58K |
| Sep 1, 2026 | $25.21 | $26.23 | $24.15 | $24.30 | 1.48M |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $25.44 | $25.91 | $24.86 | $25.16 | 1.26M |
| Aug 28, 2026 | $25.63 | $25.95 | $24.46 | $25.43 | 731.75K |
| Aug 27, 2026 | $25.64 | $26.41 | $25.31 | $25.37 | 983.91K |
| Aug 26, 2026 | $25.28 | $26.345 | $25.18 | $25.61 | 1.04M |
| Aug 25, 2026 | $25.07 | $25.83 | $24.65 | $25.42 | 923.01K |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $25.68 | $26.12 | $24.525 | $24.83 | 787.08K |
| Aug 21, 2026 | $26.20 | $26.47 | $25.25 | $25.72 | 1.05M |
| Aug 20, 2026 | $26.30 | $27.50 | $25.69 | $26.16 | 1.18M |
| Aug 19, 2026 | $28.12 | $28.68 | $26.20 | $26.30 | 1.32M |
| Aug 18, 2026 | $28.99 | $29.58 | $27.66 | $27.75 | 932.26K |
| Aug 17, 2026 | $29.76 | $29.95 | $28.46 | $28.72 | 1.35M |
| Aug 14, 2026 | $30.00 | $30.43 | $28.475 | $29.94 | 1.47M |
| Aug 13, 2026 | $30.02 | $30.895 | $29.82 | $30.11 | 1.5M |
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Company profile
Lincoln Educational Services Corp provides diversified career-oriented post-secondary education to high school graduates and working adults. The company offers programs in automotive technology, skilled trades, healthcare services, hospitality services, and business and information technology. Its reportable segments include; Campus Operations, and Transitional. The majority of the revenue is generated from the Campus Operations segment which includes all campuses that are continuing in operation and contribute to the Company's core operations and performance.
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- Consensus
- —
- Average target
- $27.00
- Implied upside
- —
- Analysts
- —
| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2026 | Lake Street | Buy | — |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Rosenblatt | Buy | — |
| Jun 11, 2026 | Rosenblatt | Buy | — |
| May 12, 2026 | Barrington Research | Outperform | — |
| May 12, 2026 | Rosenblatt | Buy | — |
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