Q1 Earnings Estimate for LINC Issued By Barrington Research

Lincoln Educational Services Co. (NASDAQ:LINC) – Research analysts at Barrington Research issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Lincoln Educational Services in a research report issued on Monday, February 24th. Barrington Research analyst A. Paris forecasts that the company will earn $0.04 per share for the quarter. Barrington Research currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $20.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Lincoln Educational Services’ current full-year earnings is $0.54 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Lincoln Educational Services’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.05 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.14 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.45 EPS.

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

A number of other analysts also recently commented on LINC. B. Riley upped their price objective on Lincoln Educational Services from $15.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Rosenblatt Securities increased their price target on Lincoln Educational Services from $20.00 to $24.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $19.75.

Lincoln Educational Services Trading Down 1.6 %

LINC stock opened at $17.99 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $566.31 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 56.22, a PEG ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 1.41. The company has a quick ratio of 1.53, a current ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $16.25 and a 200-day simple moving average of $14.48. Lincoln Educational Services has a 52 week low of $9.29 and a 52 week high of $19.79.

Insider Activity

In other news, major shareholder Juniper Investment Company, Ll sold 15,827 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $16.12, for a total transaction of $255,131.24. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 546,833 shares in the company, valued at $8,814,947.96. This trade represents a 2.81 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders own 16.80% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Lincoln Educational Services

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. McIlrath & Eck LLC grew its stake in shares of Lincoln Educational Services by 156.4% during the fourth quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC now owns 2,267 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 1,383 shares in the last quarter. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Lincoln Educational Services by 39.6% during the fourth quarter. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 2,731 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 775 shares during the last quarter. Morse Asset Management Inc bought a new position in shares of Lincoln Educational Services during the fourth quarter worth about $101,000. Aquatic Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Lincoln Educational Services during the fourth quarter worth about $135,000. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD bought a new position in shares of Lincoln Educational Services during the fourth quarter worth about $171,000. 72.23% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Lincoln Educational Services Company Profile

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.