Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC) Price Target Raised to $45.00

Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC) had its target price increased by investment analysts at Barrington Research from $38.00 to $45.00 in a research note issued on Friday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has an “outperform” rating on the stock. Barrington Research’s price objective suggests a potential upside of 18.81% from the stock’s previous close.

LINC has been the subject of a number of other reports. Northland Securities set a $36.00 price objective on shares of Lincoln Educational Services in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. Lake Street Capital raised their target price on shares of Lincoln Educational Services from $35.00 to $44.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Griffin Securities set a $38.00 target price on shares of Lincoln Educational Services in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Lincoln Educational Services from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded Lincoln Educational Services from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $42.33.

Lincoln Educational Services Stock Down 1.1%

Shares of NASDAQ:LINC traded down $0.42 on Friday, reaching $37.88. The company had a trading volume of 244,995 shares, compared to its average volume of 468,879. Lincoln Educational Services has a twelve month low of $14.84 and a twelve month high of $41.48. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $30.61 and a 200 day moving average price of $24.82. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 59.74, a P/E/G ratio of 3.68 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a quick ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15.

Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 23rd. The company reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.42 by $0.08. Lincoln Educational Services had a return on equity of 15.24% and a net margin of 3.86%.The business had revenue of $142.87 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $131.70 million. Lincoln Educational Services has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.640-0.740 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Lincoln Educational Services will post 0.54 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Lincoln Educational Services

In other news, insider Juniper Investment Company, Ll sold 150,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.67, for a total transaction of $5,350,500.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 1,938,311 shares in the company, valued at approximately $69,139,553.37. The trade was a 7.18% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Sylvia Jean Young sold 7,959 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.81, for a total transaction of $285,011.79. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 12,697 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $454,679.57. The trade was a 38.53% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 458,665 shares of company stock valued at $16,061,744 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 13.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. AQR Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Lincoln Educational Services during the first quarter valued at approximately $213,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Lincoln Educational Services by 4.5% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 15,657 shares of the company’s stock valued at $248,000 after purchasing an additional 681 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC raised its holdings in shares of Lincoln Educational Services by 1.9% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 47,648 shares of the company’s stock worth $756,000 after buying an additional 879 shares in the last quarter. Strs Ohio bought a new position in shares of Lincoln Educational Services during the 1st quarter worth approximately $48,000. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Lincoln Educational Services by 11.0% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 728,506 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,795,000 after buying an additional 71,973 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.23% of the company’s stock.

About Lincoln Educational Services

Lincoln Educational Services Corporation is a publicly traded provider of career-focused post-secondary vocational education in the United States. Operating under the Lincoln Tech and Lincoln Culinary Institute brands, the company delivers hands-on technical instruction across high-growth industries. Its mission centers on equipping students with practical skills and industry credentials designed to meet employer needs.

The company’s program offerings span automotive technology, skilled trades, health sciences, information technology, culinary arts and public safety.