Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC) Insider Sells $5,350,500.00 in Stock

Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (NASDAQ:LINC) insider Juniper Investment Company, Ll sold 150,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.67, for a total transaction of $5,350,500.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 1,938,311 shares in the company, valued at $69,139,553.37. This represents a 7.18% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

Juniper Investment Company, Ll also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, February 25th, Juniper Investment Company, Ll sold 275,000 shares of Lincoln Educational Services stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $34.55, for a total value of $9,501,250.00.

Lincoln Educational Services Price Performance

LINC traded down $1.07 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $35.76. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 90,395 shares, compared to its average volume of 429,170. Lincoln Educational Services Corporation has a 1 year low of $14.10 and a 1 year high of $37.31. The company has a market cap of $1.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 56.76, a PEG ratio of 3.45 and a beta of 0.91. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $27.33 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $23.28. The company has a quick ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15.

Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC) last announced its earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The company reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 firm had revenue of $142.87 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $131.70 million. Lincoln Educational Services has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.640-0.740 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Lincoln Educational Services Corporation will post 0.54 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Lincoln Educational Services

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. AQR Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Lincoln Educational Services in the first quarter valued at about $213,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 681 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its position 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 acquiring an additional 879 shares during the last quarter. Strs Ohio acquired a new position in Lincoln Educational Services in the 1st quarter valued at $48,000. Finally, Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. grew its holdings in Lincoln Educational Services by 32.4% in the second quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 191,759 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,420,000 after purchasing an additional 46,913 shares during the last quarter. 72.23% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on LINC. Lake Street Capital upped their target price on Lincoln Educational Services from $26.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. B. Riley Financial boosted 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 note on Tuesday, February 24th. Zacks Research cut Lincoln Educational Services from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Lincoln Educational Services from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. Finally, Barrington Research set a $38.00 price target on Lincoln Educational Services in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Lincoln Educational Services has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $37.33.

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.