Barrington Research Comments on LINC FY2027 Earnings

Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (NASDAQ:LINC) – Barrington Research issued their FY2027 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Lincoln Educational Services in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, November 11th. Barrington Research analyst A. Paris expects that the company will earn $0.73 per share for the year. Barrington Research has a “Outperform” rating and a $25.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Lincoln Educational Services’ current full-year earnings is $0.54 per share.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Lincoln Educational Services in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Rosenblatt Securities boosted their target price on shares of Lincoln Educational Services from $25.00 to $27.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 12th. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of Lincoln Educational Services to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $25.00.

Lincoln Educational Services Price Performance

LINC traded up $0.12 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $20.91. 5,552 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 278,843. Lincoln Educational Services has a 1 year low of $14.10 and a 1 year high of $25.76. The company has a current ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $21.16 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $21.41. The company has a market cap of $660.97 million, a PE ratio of 45.45, a P/E/G ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.18.

Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 10th. The company reported $0.20 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.08. Lincoln Educational Services had a net margin of 3.05% and a return on equity of 11.20%. The firm had revenue of $141.39 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $129.85 million. Lincoln Educational Services has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Lincoln Educational Services by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,682,345 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,535,000 after buying an additional 58,582 shares during the period. Wasatch Advisors LP raised its holdings in shares of Lincoln Educational Services by 22.1% in the second quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 1,115,094 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,703,000 after acquiring an additional 202,170 shares in the last quarter. Next Century Growth Investors LLC lifted its stake in Lincoln Educational Services by 11.3% in the first quarter. Next Century Growth Investors LLC now owns 738,923 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,727,000 after acquiring an additional 74,775 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Lincoln Educational Services by 11.0% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 728,506 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,795,000 after acquiring an additional 71,973 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP bought a new stake in shares of Lincoln Educational Services in the 1st quarter valued at about $8,344,000. 72.23% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.