B. Riley Issues Positive Outlook for LINC Earnings

Lincoln Educational Services Co. (NASDAQ:LINC) – Equities research analysts at B. Riley increased their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Lincoln Educational Services in a report issued on Monday, May 12th. B. Riley analyst G. Boss now anticipates that the company will earn $0.05 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.01. B. Riley currently has a “Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Lincoln Educational Services’ current full-year earnings is $0.54 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Lincoln Educational Services’ Q3 2025 earnings at $0.18 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.40 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.74 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.90 EPS.

LINC has been the topic of several other research reports. Northland Securities started coverage on Lincoln Educational Services in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $24.00 price objective on the stock. Barrington Research boosted their price objective on Lincoln Educational Services from $22.00 to $25.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday. Rosenblatt Securities upped their target price on Lincoln Educational Services from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Lake Street Capital increased their price objective on Lincoln Educational Services from $21.00 to $26.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Northland Capmk upgraded Lincoln Educational Services to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Lincoln Educational Services currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $24.60.

Lincoln Educational Services Trading Up 2.0%

NASDAQ LINC opened at $21.21 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $670.09 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 66.28, a P/E/G ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 1.63. The company has a quick ratio of 1.53, a current ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. Lincoln Educational Services has a 52 week low of $10.06 and a 52 week high of $22.27. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $16.97 and a 200-day moving average price of $16.38.

Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 12th. The company reported $0.11 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.04 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $117.51 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $114.55 million. Lincoln Educational Services had a return on equity of 10.60% and a net margin of 2.33%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Lincoln Educational Services

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Lincoln Educational Services during the fourth quarter valued at about $288,000. Barclays PLC increased its holdings in shares of Lincoln Educational Services by 259.0% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 34,220 shares of the company’s stock worth $408,000 after purchasing an additional 24,688 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in shares of Lincoln Educational Services by 248.7% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 39,646 shares of the company’s stock worth $473,000 after purchasing an additional 28,275 shares during the last quarter. Bailard Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Lincoln Educational Services by 24.5% in the fourth quarter. Bailard Inc. now owns 84,900 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,343,000 after purchasing an additional 16,693 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MetLife Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Lincoln Educational Services by 13.7% in the fourth quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 15,456 shares of the company’s stock worth $245,000 after purchasing an additional 1,859 shares during the last quarter. 72.23% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.