Lincoln Educational currently trades at $26.25 and has been a dream stock for shareholders. It’s returned 346% since January 2021, blowing past the S&P 500’s 87.9% gain. The company has also beaten the index over the past six months as its stock price is up 16.6% thanks to its solid quarterly results.
Lincoln Educational currently trades at $26.03 and has been a dream stock for shareholders. It’s returned 340% since January 2021, blowing past the S&P 500’s 83.4% gain. The company has also beaten the index over the past six months as its stock price is up 15.8% thanks to its solid quarterly results.
Consumer discretionary businesses are levered to the highs and lows of economic cycles. This sensitive demand profile can cause the industry to underperform when macro uncertainty enters the fray,
and over the past six months, its 3.4% return has fallen short of the S&P 500’s 8.2% gain.
A stock with low volatility can be reassuring, but it doesn’t always mean strong long-term performance.
Investors who prioritize stability may miss out on higher-reward opportunities elsewhere.
Growth is a hallmark of all great companies, but the laws of gravity eventually take hold.
Those who rode the COVID boom and ensuing tech selloff in 2022 will surely remember that the market’s punishment can be swift and severe when trajectories fall.
Quarterly earnings results are a good time to check in on a company’s progress, especially compared to its peers in the same sector. Today we are looking at Universal Technical Institute (NYSE:UTI) and the best and worst performers in the education services industry.
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A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after investors wagered geopolitical tension would be contained following the U.S. military's operation in Venezuela, with the Dow hitting a fresh record.
Let’s dig into the relative performance of Laureate Education (NASDAQ:LAUR) and its peers as we unravel the now-completed Q3 education services earnings season.
Let’s dig into the relative performance of Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) and its peers as we unravel the now-completed Q3 education services earnings season.
As the craze of earnings season draws to a close, here’s a look back at some of the most exciting (and some less so) results from Q3. Today, we are looking at education services stocks, starting with Lincoln Educational (NASDAQ:LINC).
The end of an earnings season can be a great time to discover new stocks and assess how companies are handling the current business environment. Let’s take a look at how Bright Horizons (NYSE:BFAM) and the rest of the education services stocks fared in Q3.
Shares of education company Lincoln Educational (NASDAQ:LINC)
jumped 1.9% in the afternoon session after Barrington Research raised its price target on the company to $27 from $25, while maintaining its Outperform rating.
As the Q3 earnings season wraps, let’s dig into this quarter’s best and worst performers in the education services industry, including Adtalem (NYSE:ATGE) and its peers.
A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after comments from a key Federal Reserve official bolstered hopes for an interest rate cut. New York Federal Reserve President John Williams stated he sees “room for a further adjustment” in the near term, sparking a significant market rally. Following his remarks, the probability of the central bank cutting rates at its December meeting jumped from 39% to over 73%, according to the CME FedWatch tool. This positive sentiment provided relief to markets amid concerns over high valuations, particularly in AI-related stocks.
The performance of consumer discretionary businesses is closely linked to economic cycles. Thankfully for the industry, demand trends seem to be healthy as discretionary stocks have gained 10.9% over the past six months.
This performance has nearly mirrored the S&P 500.
Lincoln Educational delivered third quarter results that exceeded Wall Street expectations, prompting a significant positive reaction from the market. Management credited the outperformance to higher student enrollment, robust demand for skilled trade programs, and operational efficiencies achieved through its hybrid teaching platform. CEO Scott Shaw pointed to growth from new and expanded campuses, such as East Point, Nashville, Levittown, and Houston, as critical contributors. He stated, “Our growth has accelerated due to the nation’s increased interest in skilled trade careers and through our successful development of greenfield campuses and the expansion of successful programs to existing campuses.”
Growth boosts valuation multiples, but it doesn’t always last forever.
Companies that cannot maintain it are often penalized with large declines in market value, a lesson ingrained in investors who lost money in tech stocks during 2022.
Education company Lincoln Educational (NASDAQ:LINC) reported Q3 CY2025 results exceeding the market’s revenue expectations, with sales up 23.6% year on year to $141.4 million. The company’s full-year revenue guidance of $507.5 million at the midpoint came in 2.8% above analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.20 per share was 68.7% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Shares of education company Lincoln Educational (NASDAQ:LINC)
jumped 12% in the afternoon session after the stock's positive momentum continued as the company reported strong third-quarter financial results that surpassed analyst expectations and raised its full-year guidance.
Education company Lincoln Educational (NASDAQ:LINC) reported revenue ahead of Wall Streets expectations in Q3 CY2025, with sales up 23.6% year on year to $141.4 million. The company’s full-year revenue guidance of $507.5 million at the midpoint came in 2.8% above analysts’ estimates. Its GAAP profit of $0.12 per share was significantly above analysts’ consensus estimates.
