Lincoln Educational Services Corporation $LINC Stock Position Boosted by Trexquant Investment LP

Key Points

• Trexquant Investment LP increased its stake in Lincoln Educational Services by 157.4% in Q1, bringing its total holdings to 62,117 shares valued at approximately $986,000.
• Multiple institutional investors have boosted their holdings, with a notable increase from GAMMA Investing LLC by 1,952.6% in the same quarter, indicating strong institutional interest in the company.
• Equities research analysts have generally rated Lincoln Educational Services positively, with a consensus price target of $25.00 and multiple analysts upgrading their ratings to "buy" or better.

Trexquant Investment LP grew its position in shares of Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (NASDAQ:LINC - Free Report) by 157.4% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 62,117 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 37,980 shares during the period. Trexquant Investment LP owned approximately 0.20% of Lincoln Educational Services worth $986,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Lincoln Educational Services by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 14,976 shares of the company's stock worth $237,000 after buying an additional 643 shares during the last quarter. Informed Momentum Co LLC increased its stake in shares of Lincoln Educational Services by 1.9% in the first quarter. Informed Momentum Co LLC now owns 48,920 shares of the company's stock worth $776,000 after buying an additional 915 shares during the last quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC increased its stake in shares of Lincoln Educational Services by 156.4% in the fourth 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 last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Lincoln Educational Services by 20.3% in the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 8,878 shares of the company's stock worth $141,000 after buying an additional 1,500 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pullen Investment Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Lincoln Educational Services by 1.4% in the first quarter. Pullen Investment Management LLC now owns 212,715 shares of the company's stock worth $3,376,000 after buying an additional 2,960 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 72.23% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

LINC has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Rosenblatt Securities lifted their price target on shares of Lincoln Educational Services from $25.00 to $27.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 12th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Lincoln Educational Services to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $25.00.

Lincoln Educational Services Stock Performance

Shares of Lincoln Educational Services stock traded down $0.25 during trading on Friday, hitting $19.66. 205,327 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 358,519. The stock's fifty day moving average is $21.17 and its 200 day moving average is $19.83. The stock has a market cap of $621.61 million, a PE ratio of 42.74, a P/E/G ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a current ratio of 0.90. Lincoln Educational Services Corporation has a 12 month low of $11.43 and a 12 month high of $25.76.

Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 11th. The company reported $0.09 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.04 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $116.47 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $113.96 million. Lincoln Educational Services had a net margin of 3.05% and a return on equity of 11.20%. Lincoln Educational Services has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. FY 2027 guidance at EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Lincoln Educational Services Corporation will post 0.54 EPS for the current year.

Lincoln Educational Services Profile

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.