B. Riley Issues Negative Estimate for LINC Earnings

Key Points

• B. Riley has reduced its earnings estimates for Lincoln Educational Services, forecasting Q3 2025 earnings per share of $0.13, down from $0.18.
• Despite the downgrade, B. Riley maintains a "Buy" rating on the stock, which has an average target price of $24.60 from various analysts.
• Lincoln Educational Services reported a net margin of 3.05% and revenue of $116.47 million for the last quarter, exceeding analysts' expectations.

Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (NASDAQ:LINC - Free Report) - Research analysts at B. Riley dropped their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Lincoln Educational Services in a research report issued on Monday, August 11th. B. Riley analyst G. Boss now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.13 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.18. B. Riley currently 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' Q4 2025 earnings at $0.43 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.76 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.07 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.46 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Northland Securities initiated coverage on shares of Lincoln Educational Services in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. They set an "outperform" rating and a $24.00 price target on the stock. Rosenblatt Securities boosted 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, May 13th. Northland Capmk upgraded shares of Lincoln Educational Services to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Barrington Research boosted their target price on shares of Lincoln Educational Services from $22.00 to $25.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, May 12th. Finally, Lake Street Capital boosted their target price on shares of Lincoln Educational Services from $21.00 to $26.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th. One equities research 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 stock. According to MarketBeat, Lincoln Educational Services has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $24.60.

Lincoln Educational Services Stock Down 2.3%

LINC opened at $19.72 on Thursday. Lincoln Educational Services has a fifty-two week low of $11.29 and a fifty-two week high of $25.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a current ratio of 0.90 and a quick ratio of 1.01. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $22.60 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $19.48. The company has a market capitalization of $623.55 million, a P/E ratio of 42.87, a P/E/G ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 1.50.

Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 11th. The company reported $0.09 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.04 by $0.05. Lincoln Educational Services had a net margin of 3.05% and a return on equity of 11.20%. The firm had revenue of $116.47 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $113.96 million.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Lincoln Educational Services news, COO Chad D. Nyce sold 6,200 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $22.93, for a total transaction of $142,166.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 170,209 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,902,892.37. The trade was a 3.51% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Carlton Rose sold 30,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $23.63, for a total value of $708,900.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 15,295 shares of the company's stock, valued at $361,420.85. This represents a 66.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 41,200 shares of company stock valued at $958,166. 13.60% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Lincoln Educational Services

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. McIlrath & Eck LLC grew its position in shares of Lincoln Educational Services by 156.4% during the 4th quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC now owns 2,267 shares of the company's stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 1,383 shares during the period. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of Lincoln Educational Services by 39.6% during the 4th quarter. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 2,731 shares of the company's stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 775 shares during the period. Strs Ohio acquired a new position in shares of Lincoln Educational Services during the 1st quarter worth about $48,000. USA Financial Formulas acquired a new position in shares of Lincoln Educational Services during the 2nd quarter worth about $114,000. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc grew its position in shares of Lincoln Educational Services by 156.1% during the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 5,740 shares of the company's stock worth $132,000 after buying an additional 3,499 shares during the period. 72.23% of the stock is currently 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.

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