Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC) Announces Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.11 EPS

Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC) posted its earnings results on Monday. The company reported $0.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.20 by $0.11, Zacks reports. Lincoln Educational Services had a return on equity of 10.60% and a net margin of 2.33%. Lincoln Educational Services updated its FY 2025 guidance to EPS.

Lincoln Educational Services Trading Up 15.3 %

Shares of Lincoln Educational Services stock opened at $18.55 on Tuesday. Lincoln Educational Services has a fifty-two week low of $9.29 and a fifty-two week high of $19.79. The firm has a market cap of $583.94 million, a PE ratio of 57.97, a P/E/G ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 1.41. The business’s fifty day moving average is $16.16 and its two-hundred day moving average is $14.42. The company has a quick ratio of 1.53, a current ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, major shareholder Juniper Investment Company, Ll sold 60,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $16.62, for a total transaction of $997,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 605,005 shares in the company, valued at $10,055,183.10. This represents a 9.02 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Insiders have sold a total of 137,116 shares of company stock valued at $2,244,600 in the last quarter. 16.80% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on LINC shares. Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $20.00 target price on shares of Lincoln Educational Services in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th. B. Riley upped their target price on Lincoln Educational Services from $15.00 to $20.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $18.00.

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.