B. Riley Has Optimistic Outlook of LINC Q2 Earnings

Lincoln Educational Services Co. (NASDAQ:LINC) – Research analysts at B. Riley raised their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Lincoln Educational Services in a note issued to investors on Monday, May 12th. B. Riley analyst G. Boss now expects that the company will earn $0.05 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.01. B. Riley has a “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 $0.18 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.40 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.74 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.90 EPS.

Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 12th. The company reported $0.11 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.04 by $0.07. Lincoln Educational Services had a return on equity of 10.60% and a net margin of 2.33%. The company had revenue of $117.51 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $114.55 million.

Several other analysts have also issued reports on LINC. Northland Capmk upgraded shares of Lincoln Educational Services to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Rosenblatt Securities increased their target price on shares of Lincoln Educational Services from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Northland Securities initiated coverage on Lincoln Educational Services in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $24.00 target price on the stock. Lake Street Capital boosted their price target on Lincoln Educational Services from $21.00 to $26.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Barrington Research upped their price target on Lincoln Educational Services from $22.00 to $25.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $24.60.

Lincoln Educational Services Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of LINC stock opened at $20.79 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $656.82 million, a P/E ratio of 64.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 1.63. Lincoln Educational Services has a 1 year low of $10.06 and a 1 year high of $22.27. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $16.86 and its 200 day simple moving average is $16.33. The company has a current ratio of 1.57, a quick ratio of 1.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Lincoln Educational Services

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in LINC. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Lincoln Educational Services by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 14,976 shares of the company’s stock valued at $237,000 after acquiring an additional 643 shares in the last quarter. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in Lincoln Educational Services by 39.6% during the fourth quarter. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 2,731 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 775 shares during the period. Informed Momentum Co LLC lifted its stake in Lincoln Educational Services by 1.9% during the first quarter. Informed Momentum Co LLC now owns 48,920 shares of the company’s stock worth $776,000 after purchasing an additional 915 shares during the period. McIlrath & Eck LLC boosted its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 1,383 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Lincoln Educational Services by 20.3% in the 1st quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 8,878 shares of the company’s stock valued at $141,000 after purchasing an additional 1,500 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.