What is B. Riley’s Forecast for LINC Q1 Earnings?

Lincoln Educational Services Co. (NASDAQ:LINC) – Stock analysts at B. Riley issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Lincoln Educational Services in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, March 27th. B. Riley analyst G. Boss forecasts that the company will earn $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.

A number of other research analysts have also issued reports on the company. Rosenblatt Securities boosted their price objective on Lincoln Educational Services from $20.00 to $24.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. Barrington Research reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $22.00 price target on shares of Lincoln Educational Services in a report on Wednesday, March 26th. 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’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Lincoln Educational Services presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $21.00.

Lincoln Educational Services Stock Down 1.8 %

NASDAQ:LINC opened at $15.71 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.57, a quick ratio of 1.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $16.54 and a 200-day moving average of $15.10. The firm has a market capitalization of $496.33 million, a PE ratio of 49.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 1.61. Lincoln Educational Services has a 52 week low of $9.51 and a 52 week high of $19.79.

Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC) last issued its 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 company had revenue of $119.37 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $110.50 million.

Institutional Trading of Lincoln Educational Services

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. McIlrath & Eck LLC raised its position in 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 buying an additional 1,383 shares during the period. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. grew 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 acquiring an additional 775 shares in the last quarter. Morse Asset Management Inc acquired a new position in shares of Lincoln Educational Services in the 4th quarter valued at about $101,000. Aquatic Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Lincoln Educational Services in the fourth quarter worth approximately $135,000. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD acquired a new stake in shares of Lincoln Educational Services during the fourth quarter worth approximately $171,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.23% of the company’s stock.

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.