Research Analysts Offer Predictions for LINC FY2026 Earnings

Lincoln Educational Services Co. (NASDAQ:LINC) – Equities research analysts at Barrington Research lowered their FY2026 earnings estimates for Lincoln Educational Services in a report issued on Wednesday, March 26th. Barrington Research analyst A. Paris now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.73 for the year, down from their previous estimate of $0.74. Barrington Research currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $22.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Lincoln Educational Services’ current full-year earnings is $0.54 per share.

Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 24th. The company reported $0.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.20 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $119.37 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $110.50 million. Lincoln Educational Services had a return on equity of 10.60% and a net margin of 2.33%.

LINC has been the topic of several other research reports. B. Riley assumed coverage on Lincoln Educational Services in a report on Friday. They set a “buy” rating and a $23.00 price objective on the stock. Rosenblatt Securities boosted their price target on shares of Lincoln Educational Services from $20.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $21.00.

Lincoln Educational Services Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:LINC opened at $15.71 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $496.33 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.10, a P/E/G ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 1.61. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $16.54 and its 200 day simple moving average is $15.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 1.57 and a quick ratio of 1.53. Lincoln Educational Services has a fifty-two week low of $9.51 and a fifty-two week high of $19.79.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Lincoln Educational Services by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,418,725 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,444,000 after acquiring an additional 14,772 shares in the last quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. grew its stake in shares of Lincoln Educational Services by 43.1% in the 4th quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. now owns 1,123,143 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,768,000 after buying an additional 338,495 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in Lincoln Educational Services by 5.0% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,071,560 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,952,000 after buying an additional 51,430 shares during the period. First Eagle Investment Management LLC raised its stake in Lincoln Educational Services by 5.2% during the 4th quarter. First Eagle Investment Management LLC now owns 833,093 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,180,000 after buying an additional 41,442 shares during the period. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its holdings in Lincoln Educational Services by 6.5% in the fourth quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 690,378 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,922,000 after acquiring an additional 42,000 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 72.23% of the company’s stock.

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.