Barrington Research Issues Positive Forecast for Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC) Stock Price

Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC) had its price objective boosted by equities researchers at Barrington Research from $38.00 to $45.00 in a report issued on Friday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has an “outperform” rating on the stock. Barrington Research’s target price would suggest a potential upside of 18.81% from the stock’s current price.

LINC has been the topic of a number of other reports. Wall Street Zen lowered Lincoln Educational Services from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Zacks Research lowered Lincoln Educational Services from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Northland Securities set a $36.00 target price on Lincoln Educational Services in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Griffin Securities set a $38.00 price target on Lincoln Educational Services in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, B. Riley Financial upped their price target on shares of Lincoln Educational Services from $33.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Lincoln Educational Services currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $42.33.

Lincoln Educational Services Price Performance

Shares of Lincoln Educational Services stock traded down $0.42 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $37.88. 244,995 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 468,879. Lincoln Educational Services has a fifty-two week low of $14.84 and a fifty-two week high of $41.48. The company has a market cap of $1.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 59.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.68 and a beta of 0.92. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $30.61 and a 200 day simple moving average of $24.82. The company has a current ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15.

Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The company reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.42 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $142.87 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $131.70 million. Lincoln Educational Services had a net margin of 3.86% and a return on equity of 15.24%. Lincoln Educational Services has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.640-0.740 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Lincoln Educational Services will post 0.54 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Lincoln Educational Services

In related news, Director Michael A. Plater sold 17,256 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.73, for a total value of $616,556.88. Following the transaction, the director owned 17,568 shares in the company, valued at $627,704.64. This trade represents a 49.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Juniper Investment Company, Ll sold 150,000 shares of Lincoln Educational Services stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.67, for a total value of $5,350,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 1,938,311 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $69,139,553.37. The trade was a 7.18% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 458,665 shares of company stock valued at $16,061,744 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 13.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. AQR Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Lincoln Educational Services during the 1st quarter worth approximately $213,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its holdings in Lincoln Educational Services by 4.5% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 15,657 shares of the company’s stock valued at $248,000 after buying an additional 681 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its holdings in Lincoln Educational Services by 1.9% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 47,648 shares of the company’s stock valued at $756,000 after buying an additional 879 shares during the period. Strs Ohio bought a new position in Lincoln Educational Services in the first quarter valued at approximately $48,000. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 71,973 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 72.23% of the company’s stock.

Lincoln Educational Services Company Profile

Lincoln Educational Services Corporation is a publicly traded provider of career-focused post-secondary vocational education in the United States. Operating under the Lincoln Tech and Lincoln Culinary Institute brands, the company delivers hands-on technical instruction across high-growth industries. Its mission centers on equipping students with practical skills and industry credentials designed to meet employer needs.

The company’s program offerings span automotive technology, skilled trades, health sciences, information technology, culinary arts and public safety.