Q2 Earnings Estimate for LINC Issued By Barrington Research

Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (NASDAQ:LINC) – Stock analysts at Barrington Research issued their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for Lincoln Educational Services in a research report issued on Monday, December 1st. Barrington Research analyst A. Paris forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.08 per share for the quarter. Barrington Research has a “Outperform” rating and a $27.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Lincoln Educational Services’ current full-year earnings is $0.54 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Lincoln Educational Services’ Q3 2026 earnings at $0.21 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.49 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Lincoln Educational Services in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Rosenblatt Securities lifted their price target on Lincoln Educational Services from $25.00 to $27.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 12th. Zacks Research raised Lincoln Educational Services to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Lincoln Educational Services from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Lincoln Educational Services currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $25.40.

Lincoln Educational Services Trading Up 1.7%

Lincoln Educational Services stock opened at $22.08 on Tuesday. Lincoln Educational Services has a 12 month low of $14.10 and a 12 month high of $25.76. The company has a quick ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The stock has a market cap of $698.26 million, a P/E ratio of 49.07, a P/E/G ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 1.00. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $21.26 and its 200-day simple moving average is $21.57.

Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 10th. The company reported $0.20 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $141.39 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $129.85 million. Lincoln Educational Services had a net margin of 2.86% and a return on equity of 12.20%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in LINC. Mackenzie Financial Corp bought a new stake in Lincoln Educational Services during the first quarter worth approximately $1,421,000. XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Lincoln Educational Services in the first quarter worth $445,000. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Lincoln Educational Services by 5.4% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,494,714 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,721,000 after buying an additional 75,989 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Lincoln Educational Services by 8.5% during the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 79,037 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,254,000 after buying an additional 6,198 shares during the period. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG grew its stake in Lincoln Educational Services by 65.3% in the 1st quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 12,085 shares of the company’s stock valued at $192,000 after buying an additional 4,772 shares during the last quarter. 72.23% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.