Rosenblatt Securities Issues Positive Forecast for Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC) Stock Price

Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC) had its price target lifted by Rosenblatt Securities from $39.00 to $45.00 in a report released on Friday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Rosenblatt Securities’ price objective points to a potential upside of 17.49% from the stock’s current price.

Several other research firms also recently commented on LINC. Lake Street Capital raised their price target on shares of Lincoln Educational Services from $26.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Griffin Securities set a $38.00 price objective on shares of Lincoln Educational Services in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Northland Securities set a $36.00 target price on Lincoln Educational Services in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. B. Riley Financial increased their price target on Lincoln Educational Services from $33.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Lincoln Educational Services from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $38.33.

Lincoln Educational Services Price Performance

Shares of LINC stock opened at $38.30 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $30.61 and a 200 day moving average price of $24.82. Lincoln Educational Services has a 52-week low of $14.84 and a 52-week high of $41.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a current ratio of 0.86. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 60.79, a P/E/G ratio of 3.68 and a beta of 0.92.

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Lincoln Educational Services news, Director Michael A. Plater sold 17,256 shares of the 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 completion of the sale, the director directly owned 17,568 shares in the company, valued at approximately $627,704.64. This trade represents a 49.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Sylvia Jean Young sold 7,959 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.81, for a total value of $285,011.79. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 12,697 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $454,679.57. This trade represents a 38.53% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 458,665 shares of company stock valued at $16,061,744. 13.60% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Lincoln Educational Services

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. McIlrath & Eck LLC raised its position in shares of Lincoln Educational Services by 24.2% in the third quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC now owns 2,815 shares of the company’s stock worth $66,000 after acquiring an additional 548 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its holdings in Lincoln Educational Services by 3.7% in the 2nd quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 16,235 shares of the company’s stock worth $374,000 after acquiring an additional 578 shares in the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Lincoln Educational Services by 6.5% during the fourth quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 9,641 shares of the company’s stock worth $233,000 after purchasing an additional 586 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its stake in Lincoln Educational Services by 1.9% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 47,648 shares of the company’s stock valued at $756,000 after buying an additional 879 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its holdings in Lincoln Educational Services by 4.9% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 19,873 shares of the company’s stock worth $467,000 after buying an additional 937 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.23% of the company’s stock.

About Lincoln Educational Services

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.