Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for LINC FY2027 Earnings

Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (NASDAQ:LINC) – Equities researchers at Barrington Research issued their FY2027 EPS estimates for shares of Lincoln Educational Services in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, November 11th. Barrington Research analyst A. Paris expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.73 for the year. Barrington Research currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $25.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Lincoln Educational Services’ current full-year earnings is $0.54 per share.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on LINC. Zacks Research upgraded Lincoln Educational Services to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Rosenblatt Securities raised their price objective on Lincoln Educational Services from $25.00 to $27.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 12th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Lincoln Educational Services in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Lincoln Educational Services has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $25.00.

Lincoln Educational Services Stock Down 1.7%

LINC opened at $20.81 on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $21.21 and a two-hundred day moving average of $21.41. The stock has a market capitalization of $657.97 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.24, a PEG 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 debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a current ratio of 0.90.

Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC) last posted its 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. The firm had revenue of $141.39 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $129.85 million. Lincoln Educational Services had a net margin of 3.05% and a return on equity of 11.20%. Lincoln Educational Services has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Lincoln Educational Services

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Lincoln Educational Services by 3.6% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,682,345 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,535,000 after acquiring an additional 58,582 shares during the last quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP lifted its holdings in Lincoln Educational Services by 22.1% in the 2nd quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 1,115,094 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,703,000 after purchasing an additional 202,170 shares in the last quarter. Next Century Growth Investors LLC boosted its stake in Lincoln Educational Services by 11.3% during the 1st quarter. Next Century Growth Investors LLC now owns 738,923 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,727,000 after purchasing an additional 74,775 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Lincoln Educational Services by 11.0% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 728,506 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,795,000 after purchasing an additional 71,973 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP purchased a new stake in shares of Lincoln Educational Services during the first quarter worth $8,344,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.