The stock of Lincoln Educational Services Corp (LINC) has seen a 10.13% increase in the past week, with a -2.95% drop in the past month, and a 10.98% flourish in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.49%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.68% for LINC. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 5.38% for LINC’s stock, with a 17.43% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Lincoln Educational Services Corp (NASDAQ: LINC) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Lincoln Educational Services Corp (NASDAQ: LINC) is 13.59x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for LINC is 1.40. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for LINC is 27.33M and currently, short sellers hold a 0.97% of that float. On June 27, 2024, LINC’s average trading volume was 104.48K shares.
LINC) stock’s latest price update
Lincoln Educational Services Corp (NASDAQ: LINC)’s stock price has plunge by 1.14relation to previous closing price of 11.39. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 10.13% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. globenewswire.com reported 2024-06-04 that Partnership will help Marino Group subsidiary rapidly grow technician workforce by 2029. Partnership will help Marino Group subsidiary rapidly grow technician workforce by 2029.
Analysts’ Opinion of LINC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LINC stocks, with Rosenblatt repeating the rating for LINC by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for LINC in the upcoming period, according to Rosenblatt is $8 based on the research report published on September 09, 2022 of the previous year 2022.
Lake Street, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see LINC reach a price target of $8. The rating they have provided for LINC stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on June 30th, 2022.
Canaccord Genuity gave a rating of “Buy” to LINC, setting the target price at $12 in the report published on September 10th of the previous year.
LINC Trading at 4.07% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought LINC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -11.72% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.68%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.49%, as shares sank -1.37% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +17.35% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LINC rose by +9.94%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +34.50% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $10.92. In addition, Lincoln Educational Services Corp saw 14.74% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at LINC starting from Juniper Investment Company, LL, who sale 25,010 shares at the price of $11.75 back on May 31 ’24. After this action, Juniper Investment Company, LL now owns 246,299 shares of Lincoln Educational Services Corp, valued at $293,775 using the latest closing price.
Juniper Investment Company, LL, the 10% Owner of Lincoln Educational Services Corp, sale 7,832 shares at $11.90 during a trade that took place back on May 21 ’24, which means that Juniper Investment Company, LL is holding 271,309 shares at $93,219 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LINC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.09 for the present operating margin
- 0.58 for the gross margin
The net margin for Lincoln Educational Services Corp stands at 0.07. The total capital return value is set at 0.12. Equity return is now at value 17.28, with 8.14 for asset returns.
Based on Lincoln Educational Services Corp (LINC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.46 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.07. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.87. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 38.62.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 13.26 million with net debt to EBITDA at 4.37. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.11. The receivables turnover for the company is 9.74for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.11. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.98.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Lincoln Educational Services Corp (LINC) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
