Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (LINC) – What Are Researchers Thinking About This Stock?

Shares of Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (NASDAQ:LINC) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the six brokerages that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $50.00.

Several brokerages recently commented on LINC. Barrington Research set a $50.00 target price on shares of Lincoln Educational Services in a report on Monday, August 10th. B. Riley Financial lowered their price target on shares of Lincoln Educational Services from $56.00 to $52.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 28th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Lincoln Educational Services from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 2nd. Lake Street Capital cut their price target on shares of Lincoln Educational Services from $55.00 to $50.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reduced their price objective on shares of Lincoln Educational Services from $60.00 to $50.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th.

More Lincoln Educational Services News

Here are the key news stories impacting Lincoln Educational Services this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Lincoln Tech expanded its South Plainfield, New Jersey, campus to offer electrical and electronics career training. The program is intended to address the state’s skilled-labor shortage and could support future enrollment and revenue growth. Lincoln Tech Expands Career Training Program
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple law firms reminded investors of a November 10 deadline to seek lead-plaintiff status in the proposed class action. The notices largely repeat the same allegations and do not represent a new court finding or determination of wrongdoing. Faruqi Class Action Notice
• Negative Sentiment: The lawsuit alleges Lincoln and certain executives misled investors about admissions performance and concealed a sharp slowdown in student starts. The allegations stem from the company’s report that second-quarter student starts grew approximately 1%, despite enrollment growth of about 9%, after management had previously guided to full-year start growth of 10% to 14%. LINC Deadline Alert
• Negative Sentiment: The legal notices repeatedly reference the approximately 24.9% one-day share-price decline following the August results. Continued publicity may weigh on investor sentiment, while potential litigation could create legal costs, distraction and financial uncertainty. LINC Stock Drop Class Action Notice
• Negative Sentiment: B. Riley reportedly issued a pessimistic forecast for LINC, adding to the negative analyst and litigation backdrop. Shares remain well below their 50-day and 200-day moving averages, indicating continued technical weakness.

Institutional Trading of Lincoln Educational Services

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. North Star Investment Management Corp. increased its position in shares of Lincoln Educational Services by 81.0% during the 3rd quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. now owns 174,275 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,811,000 after purchasing an additional 78,000 shares during the last quarter. Pullen Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Lincoln Educational Services by 20.4% in the 3rd quarter. Pullen Investment Management LLC now owns 53,986 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,181,000 after buying an additional 9,138 shares during the last quarter. Inspire Investing LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Lincoln Educational Services by 114.5% in the 3rd quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 29,134 shares of the company’s stock valued at $637,000 after buying an additional 15,551 shares during the last quarter. Kopp Family Office LLC grew its stake in shares of Lincoln Educational Services by 52.3% in the third quarter. Kopp Family Office LLC now owns 21,815 shares of the company’s stock valued at $477,000 after buying an additional 7,489 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Penbrook Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Lincoln Educational Services by 11.0% in the third quarter. Penbrook Management LLC now owns 14,115 shares of the company’s stock valued at $309,000 after buying an additional 1,400 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 72.23% of the company’s stock.

Lincoln Educational Services Price Performance

LINC stock opened at $20.68 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 0.96 and a quick ratio of 0.92. The stock has a market capitalization of $655.99 million, a P/E ratio of 28.72, a P/E/G ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 0.84. The business has a 50-day moving average of $23.53 and a 200-day moving average of $35.74. Lincoln Educational Services has a fifty-two week low of $17.29 and a fifty-two week high of $56.34.

Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 10th. The company reported $0.06 earnings per share for the quarter. Lincoln Educational Services had a net margin of 3.99% and a return on equity of 14.47%. The company had revenue of $142.56 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $139.49 million. Lincoln Educational Services has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.740-0.830 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Lincoln Educational Services will post 0.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Lincoln Educational Services Company Profile

Lincoln Educational Services Corporation, doing business primarily under the Lincoln Tech name, provides career-oriented postsecondary education and training in the United States. The company prepares students for employment in fields such as automotive technology, skilled trades, healthcare, information technology, culinary arts and cosmetology.

Lincoln Tech offers diploma, certificate and degree programs through campus-based and online or hybrid learning formats, depending on the program.