Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (NASDAQ:LINC) Stock Has Average Target Price of $50.67

Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (NASDAQ:LINC) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the six analysts that are covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $50.67.

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Lake Street Capital dropped their price objective on Lincoln Educational Services from $55.00 to $50.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. Rosenblatt Securities lowered their target price on Lincoln Educational Services from $60.00 to $50.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Barrington Research set a $50.00 target price on Lincoln Educational Services in a research report on Monday, August 10th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of Lincoln Educational Services from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 2nd.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Lincoln Educational Services

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Squarepoint Ops LLC grew its stake in shares of Lincoln Educational Services by 0.8% during the second quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 65,038 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,245,000 after purchasing an additional 499 shares in the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Lincoln Educational Services during the 2nd quarter worth about $32,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Lincoln Educational Services in the 2nd quarter valued at about $40,000. Quantinno Capital Management LP lifted its stake in Lincoln Educational Services by 13.6% during the first quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 14,125 shares of the company’s stock worth $575,000 after purchasing an additional 1,695 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Steadtrust LLC boosted its holdings in Lincoln Educational Services by 6.1% in the second quarter. Steadtrust LLC now owns 30,290 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,511,000 after purchasing an additional 1,750 shares in the last quarter. 72.23% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Lincoln Educational Services

Here are the key news stories impacting Lincoln Educational Services this week:

• Neutral Sentiment: An analyst-consensus report cited a price target of approximately $50.67, substantially above the recent share price. However, the article provided no new company fundamentals or analyst updates to explain the target. Lincoln Educational Services consensus target price article
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms announced or promoted a securities-fraud class action against Lincoln Educational Services and certain executives. The case covers investors who purchased LINC securities from May 11 through August 9, 2026, with a November 10, 2026 deadline to seek lead-plaintiff status. The announcements themselves do not establish wrongdoing, but they increase legal and investor-relations risk. Rosen Law Firm class action announcement
• Negative Sentiment: The lawsuit allegations center on claims that Lincoln highlighted 19.5% student-start growth and raised full-year guidance without adequately disclosing that some enrolled students were not attending classes and that resumed federal student-loan repayment obligations were contributing to borrower defaults. Lincoln Educational securities lawsuit allegations
• Negative Sentiment: The legal action follows Lincoln’s August 10 second-quarter update, which reportedly showed unexpectedly slow student starts and was associated with a $10.22, or 24.9%, decline in the shares. The repeated notices from firms including Hagens Berman, Bleichmar Fonti & Auld, Wolf Haldenstein, Kaplan Fox and others are keeping that operational disappointment in focus. Hagens Berman Lincoln Educational class action announcement

Lincoln Educational Services Stock Performance

Shares of LINC stock opened at $21.91 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 0.96. The firm has a market cap of $694.99 million, a P/E ratio of 30.43, a P/E/G ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 0.84. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $28.73 and its 200-day moving average price is $39.50. Lincoln Educational Services has a one year low of $17.29 and a one year high of $56.34.

Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC) last posted its earnings results on Monday, August 10th. The company reported $0.06 earnings per share for the quarter. Lincoln Educational Services had a net margin of 3.99% and a return on equity of 14.47%. The firm had revenue of $142.56 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $139.49 million. Lincoln Educational Services has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.740-0.830 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Lincoln Educational Services will post 0.77 EPS for the current year.

About Lincoln Educational Services

Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (NASDAQ:LINC) is a provider of career-oriented post-secondary education in the United States. Through its Lincoln Tech brand, the company offers hands-on training and education designed to prepare students for careers in fields such as automotive technology, skilled trades, healthcare, information technology, and hospitality.

Lincoln Tech’s programs may include instruction in automotive and diesel technology, welding, electrical and electronic systems, HVAC, medical assisting, nursing, dental assisting, cosmetology, computer and networking technologies, and culinary or hospitality services.