What is B. Riley's Forecast for LINC Q1 Earnings?

Lincoln Educational Services Co. (NASDAQ:LINC - Free Report) - Investment analysts at B. Riley issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Lincoln Educational Services in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, March 27th. B. Riley analyst G. Boss anticipates that the company will earn $0.03 per share for the quarter. B. Riley has a "Strong-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 $0.19 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.44 EPS.

Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 24th. The company reported $0.31 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.20 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $119.37 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $110.50 million. Lincoln Educational Services had a net margin of 2.33% and a return on equity of 10.60%.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently commented on LINC. Rosenblatt Securities increased their target price on Lincoln Educational Services from $20.00 to $24.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. Barrington Research reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $22.00 price target on shares of Lincoln Educational Services in a research report on Wednesday, March 26th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $21.00.

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Lincoln Educational Services Price Performance

Shares of LINC traded down $0.73 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $15.91. 310,785 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 136,429. The stock has a market cap of $502.64 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 1.57. Lincoln Educational Services has a 1-year low of $9.51 and a 1-year high of $19.79. The company has a 50 day moving average of $16.55 and a 200-day moving average of $15.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a quick ratio of 1.53 and a current ratio of 1.57.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Lincoln Educational Services

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Lincoln Educational Services by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,418,725 shares of the company's stock valued at $22,444,000 after buying an additional 14,772 shares in the last quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. boosted its position in shares of Lincoln Educational Services by 43.1% during the 4th quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. now owns 1,123,143 shares of the company's stock valued at $17,768,000 after acquiring an additional 338,495 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in shares of Lincoln Educational Services by 5.0% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,071,560 shares of the company's stock valued at $16,952,000 after purchasing an additional 51,430 shares during the period. First Eagle Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Lincoln Educational Services by 5.2% in the fourth quarter. First Eagle Investment Management LLC now owns 833,093 shares of the company's stock valued at $13,180,000 after purchasing an additional 41,442 shares during the period. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its position in Lincoln Educational Services by 6.5% during the fourth quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 690,378 shares of the company's stock worth $10,922,000 after purchasing an additional 42,000 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.23% of the company's stock.

Lincoln Educational Services Company 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.