Q1 Earnings Estimate for LINC Issued By Barrington Research

Lincoln Educational Services Co. (NASDAQ:LINC) – Research analysts at Barrington Research issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Lincoln Educational Services in a research note issued to investors on Monday, February 24th. Barrington Research analyst A. Paris anticipates that the company will earn $0.04 per share for the quarter. Barrington Research has a “Outperform” rating and a $20.00 price objective 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’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.05 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.14 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.45 EPS.

Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 24th. The company reported $0.31 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.20 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $119.37 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 topic of a number of other research reports. B. Riley boosted their price target on shares of Lincoln Educational Services from $15.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Rosenblatt Securities boosted their target price on shares of Lincoln Educational Services from $20.00 to $24.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Lincoln Educational Services currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $19.75.

Lincoln Educational Services Price Performance

Lincoln Educational Services stock opened at $18.35 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $577.64 million, a P/E ratio of 57.35, a P/E/G ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 1.41. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $16.30 and its 200 day moving average is $14.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 1.57 and a quick ratio of 1.53. Lincoln Educational Services has a one year low of $9.29 and a one year high of $19.79.

Insiders Place Their Bets

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in LINC. McIlrath & Eck LLC increased its holdings in shares of Lincoln Educational Services by 156.4% during the fourth quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC now owns 2,267 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 1,383 shares in the last quarter. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. increased its stake in Lincoln Educational Services by 39.6% during the 4th quarter. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 2,731 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 775 shares in the last quarter. Morse Asset Management Inc acquired a new position in Lincoln Educational Services during the fourth quarter worth $101,000. Aquatic Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Lincoln Educational Services in the fourth quarter valued at $135,000. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD acquired a new position in shares of Lincoln Educational Services during the fourth quarter valued at about $171,000. 72.23% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.