Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC – Get Free Report) and Everybody Loves Languages (OTCMKTS:LMDCF – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.
Volatility & Risk
Lincoln Educational Services has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Everybody Loves Languages has a beta of -21.35, suggesting that its share price is 2,235% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Lincoln Educational Services and Everybody Loves Languages”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Lincoln Educational Services | $518.24 million | 3.32 | $20.00 million | $0.71 | 76.39 |
| Everybody Loves Languages | $1.78 million | 1.07 | $310,000.00 | N/A | N/A |
Lincoln Educational Services has higher revenue and earnings than Everybody Loves Languages.
Profitability
This table compares Lincoln Educational Services and Everybody Loves Languages’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Lincoln Educational Services | 4.11% | 15.25% | 6.16% |
| Everybody Loves Languages | 9.89% | 7.93% | 6.72% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
72.2% of Lincoln Educational Services shares are held by institutional investors. 12.8% of Lincoln Educational Services shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations for Lincoln Educational Services and Everybody Loves Languages, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Lincoln Educational Services | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2.83 |
| Everybody Loves Languages | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Lincoln Educational Services currently has a consensus price target of $54.17, suggesting a potential downside of 0.14%. Given Lincoln Educational Services’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Lincoln Educational Services is more favorable than Everybody Loves Languages.
Summary
Lincoln Educational Services beats Everybody Loves Languages on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Lincoln Educational Services
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides various career-oriented post-secondary education services to high school graduates and working adults in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Campus Operations and Transitional. It 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; health science programs comprising licensed practical nurse, registered nurse, dental assistant, medical assistant, medical administrative assistant, and claims examiner; hospitality service and information technology programs, such as culinary, therapeutic massage, cosmetology, aesthetics, and computer systems support technicians. The company operates schools under the Lincoln Technical Institute, Lincoln College of Technology, Lincoln Culinary Institute, Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts and Sciences, and other brand names. Lincoln Educational Services Corporation was founded in 1946 and is based in Parsippany, New Jersey.
About Everybody Loves Languages
Everybody Loves Languages Corp., an edtech language-learning and content development company, develops, markets, and supports a suite of English and other language learning solutions in the People's Republic of China. The company operates in two segments, Content-Based English Language Learning (License of Intellectual Property), and Online and Offline Language Learning. The Content-Based English Language Learning segment publishes print-based English language learning textbook programs. It co-publishes approximately 870 million units from library of program titles. The Online English Language Learning segment provides web-based educational technology language learning, training, and assessment solutions. It develops and markets libraries of online language learning resources and offers approximately 3,000 hours of interactive learning through various product offerings that include Winnie's World, English Academy, Campus, English for Success, AcadeMe English, AcadeMe Junior, and Master and Business English. The company markets its products in Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the United States through a network of distributors. The company was formerly known as Lingo Media Corporation and changed its name to Everybody Loves Languages Corp. in October 2022. Everybody Loves Languages Corp. is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
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