Brokerages Set Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (NASDAQ:LINC) Price Target at $50.67

Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (NASDAQ:LINC) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the six research firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $50.6667.

Several analysts have recently weighed in on LINC shares. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Lincoln Educational Services from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. B. Riley Financial increased their price objective on Lincoln Educational Services from $46.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Northland Securities set a $60.00 price objective on Lincoln Educational Services in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Lake Street Capital decreased their target price on Lincoln Educational Services from $55.00 to $50.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Finally, Barrington Research set a $50.00 target price on Lincoln Educational Services in a report on Monday, August 10th.

Insider Activity

In related news, SVP Alexandra M. Luster sold 18,007 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $44.64, for a total value of $803,832.48. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 82,356 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,676,371.84. This represents a 17.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director James J. Burke, Jr. sold 15,807 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $48.36, for a total transaction of $764,426.52. Following the transaction, the director owned 44,198 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,137,415.28. The trade was a 26.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 38,807 shares of company stock worth $1,812,128. Company insiders own 12.80% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Lincoln Educational Services

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. AQR Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Lincoln Educational Services during the first quarter valued at approximately $213,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its stake 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 worth $248,000 after buying an additional 681 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC raised its stake in Lincoln Educational Services by 1.9% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 47,648 shares of the company’s stock worth $756,000 after buying an additional 879 shares in the last quarter. Strs Ohio purchased a new stake in Lincoln Educational Services during the first quarter worth $48,000. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc lifted its holdings in Lincoln Educational Services by 156.1% during the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 5,740 shares of the company’s stock worth $132,000 after buying an additional 3,499 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 72.23% of the company’s stock.

Lincoln Educational Services Trading Down 3.4%

Shares of LINC opened at $27.75 on Wednesday. Lincoln Educational Services has a 1-year low of $17.29 and a 1-year high of $56.34. The company has a 50-day moving average of $44.35 and a 200 day moving average of $41.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $880.23 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.54, a PEG ratio of 2.56 and a beta of 0.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 0.96 and a quick ratio of 0.92.

Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC) last issued its earnings results on Monday, August 10th. The company reported $0.06 EPS for the quarter. The business had revenue of $142.56 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $139.49 million. Lincoln Educational Services had a net margin of 3.99% and a return on equity of 14.47%. Lincoln Educational Services has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.740-0.830 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Lincoln Educational Services will post 0.78 EPS for the current year.

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.