Barrington Research Estimates LINC FY2026 Earnings

Lincoln Educational Services Co. (NASDAQ:LINC) – Research analysts at Barrington Research cut their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of Lincoln Educational Services in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, March 26th. Barrington Research analyst A. Paris now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.73 for the year, down from their prior forecast of $0.74. Barrington Research currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $22.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Lincoln Educational Services’ current full-year earnings is $0.54 per share.

LINC has been the subject of several other reports. B. Riley began coverage on shares of Lincoln Educational Services in a research report on Friday. They issued a “buy” rating and a $23.00 target price for the company. Rosenblatt Securities upped their price objective on shares of Lincoln Educational Services from $20.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $21.00.

Lincoln Educational Services Trading Up 2.5 %

Shares of NASDAQ LINC opened at $16.00 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $505.49 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 50.00, a PEG ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 1.61. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $16.54 and a 200 day simple moving average of $15.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a quick ratio of 1.53 and a current ratio of 1.57. Lincoln Educational Services has a 52 week low of $9.51 and a 52 week high of $19.79.

Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC) last issued its earnings results on Monday, February 24th. The company reported $0.31 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 firm had revenue of $119.37 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $110.50 million.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Lincoln Educational Services

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its position in Lincoln Educational Services by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 14,976 shares of the company’s stock worth $237,000 after buying an additional 643 shares during the period. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. increased its position in 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 acquiring an additional 775 shares during the period. McIlrath & Eck LLC raised its stake in Lincoln Educational Services by 156.4% during the 4th quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC now owns 2,267 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 1,383 shares during the last quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC raised its stake in Lincoln Educational Services by 13.7% during the 4th quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 15,456 shares of the company’s stock valued at $245,000 after purchasing an additional 1,859 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. boosted its holdings in Lincoln Educational Services by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 212,923 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,368,000 after purchasing an additional 2,195 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.