Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for LINC Q1 Earnings

Lincoln Educational Services Co. (NASDAQ:LINC) – B. Riley issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Lincoln Educational Services in a research report issued on Thursday, March 27th. B. Riley analyst G. Boss anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.03 per share for the quarter. B. Riley has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Lincoln Educational Services’ current full-year earnings is $0.54 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Lincoln Educational Services’ Q3 2025 earnings at $0.19 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.44 EPS.

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

Several other analysts also recently issued reports on LINC. Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $22.00 price objective on shares of Lincoln Educational Services in a research report on Wednesday, March 26th. Rosenblatt Securities raised their price target on shares of Lincoln Educational Services from $20.00 to $24.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $21.00.

Lincoln Educational Services Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:LINC opened at $16.16 on Monday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $16.54 and its 200 day simple moving average is $15.14. The company has a market cap of $510.54 million, a P/E ratio of 50.50, a PEG ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 1.61. 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 one year low of $9.51 and a one year high of $19.79.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Lincoln Educational Services

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. grew its position in shares of Lincoln Educational Services by 43.1% during the fourth quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. now owns 1,123,143 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,768,000 after buying an additional 338,495 shares in the last quarter. Needham Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in Lincoln Educational Services by 71.4% during the 3rd quarter. Needham Investment Management LLC now owns 600,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,164,000 after acquiring an additional 250,000 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its position in shares of Lincoln Educational Services by 485.7% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 295,032 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,667,000 after purchasing an additional 244,657 shares during the last quarter. Next Century Growth Investors LLC raised its stake in shares of Lincoln Educational Services by 17.9% in the 4th quarter. Next Century Growth Investors LLC now owns 664,148 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,507,000 after purchasing an additional 100,963 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dauntless Investment Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Lincoln Educational Services during the fourth quarter worth about $1,345,000. 72.23% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.