Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for LINC FY2025 Earnings

Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (NASDAQ:LINC) – Investment analysts at B. Riley raised their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Lincoln Educational Services in a report released on Monday, November 10th. B. Riley analyst G. Boss now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.81 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $0.73. 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’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.41 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.47 EPS.

Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 10th. The company reported $0.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.08. Lincoln Educational Services had a return on equity of 11.20% and a net margin of 3.05%.The company had revenue of $141.39 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $129.85 million. Lincoln Educational Services has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

LINC has been the subject of a number of other reports. Zacks Research raised shares of Lincoln Educational Services to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Rosenblatt Securities boosted their target price on shares of Lincoln Educational Services from $25.00 to $27.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 12th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Lincoln Educational Services in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Barrington Research restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $25.00 price target on shares of Lincoln Educational Services in a research report on Tuesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Lincoln Educational Services presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $25.00.

Lincoln Educational Services Trading Up 1.8%

Shares of LINC stock opened at $21.16 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $21.19 and a 200 day simple moving average of $21.41. The stock has a market capitalization of $669.04 million, a P/E ratio of 46.00, a P/E/G ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.18. Lincoln Educational Services has a fifty-two week low of $14.10 and a fifty-two week high of $25.76. The company has a quick ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Lincoln Educational Services

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in LINC. Wellington Management Group LLP purchased a new position in Lincoln Educational Services during the 1st quarter worth approximately $8,344,000. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its position in shares of Lincoln Educational Services by 293.7% in the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 389,989 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,989,000 after buying an additional 290,935 shares during the period. Wasatch Advisors LP grew its holdings in shares of Lincoln Educational Services by 22.1% during the second quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 1,115,094 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,703,000 after buying an additional 202,170 shares in the last quarter. Cannell Capital LLC acquired a new position in Lincoln Educational Services during the second quarter valued at $3,812,000. Finally, SG Capital Management LLC raised its position in Lincoln Educational Services by 894.7% during the second quarter. SG Capital Management LLC now owns 170,556 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,931,000 after buying an additional 153,410 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.23% of the company’s stock.

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.