FY2025 EPS Estimates for LINC Lowered by Barrington Research

Lincoln Educational Services Co. (NASDAQ:LINC) – Investment analysts at Barrington Research dropped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Lincoln Educational Services in a report issued on Monday, February 24th. Barrington Research analyst A. Paris now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.67 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $0.69. Barrington Research currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $20.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Lincoln Educational Services’ current full-year earnings is $0.54 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Lincoln Educational Services’ FY2026 earnings at $0.74 EPS.

Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC) last issued its earnings results on Monday, February 24th. The company reported $0.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.20 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $119.37 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $110.50 million. Lincoln Educational Services had a return on equity of 10.60% and a net margin of 2.33%.

LINC has been the subject of several other research reports. Rosenblatt Securities boosted their price objective on shares of Lincoln Educational Services from $20.00 to $24.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. B. Riley increased their target price on shares of Lincoln Educational Services from $15.00 to $20.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Lincoln Educational Services presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $19.75.

Lincoln Educational Services Stock Performance

Shares of LINC stock opened at $17.66 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a quick ratio of 1.53 and a current ratio of 1.57. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $16.19 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $14.46. Lincoln Educational Services has a 52 week low of $9.29 and a 52 week high of $19.79. The firm has a market cap of $555.92 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 55.19, a P/E/G ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 1.41.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Barclays PLC boosted its stake in Lincoln Educational Services by 259.0% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 34,220 shares of the company’s stock valued at $408,000 after purchasing an additional 24,688 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in shares of Lincoln Educational Services by 248.7% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 39,646 shares of the company’s stock valued at $473,000 after buying an additional 28,275 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Lincoln Educational Services by 3.5% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 74,935 shares of the company’s stock valued at $895,000 after buying an additional 2,545 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Lincoln Educational Services by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 636,160 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,598,000 after buying an additional 11,650 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Calamos Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Lincoln Educational Services by 38.7% during the 4th quarter. Calamos Advisors LLC now owns 91,629 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,450,000 after acquiring an additional 25,560 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.23% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Lincoln Educational Services

In related news, major shareholder Juniper Investment Company, Ll sold 61,289 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $16.19, for a total value of $992,268.91. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 425,544 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,889,557.36. This represents a 12.59 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Corporate insiders own 16.80% of the company’s stock.

About Lincoln Educational Services

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.