Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Set to Announce Earnings on Monday

Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC) will be releasing its earnings data before the market opens on Monday, November 11th. Analysts expect Lincoln Educational Services to post earnings of $0.14 per share for the quarter. Persons that wish to register for the company’s earnings conference call can do so using this link.

Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 8th. The company reported $0.06 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.01) by $0.07. Lincoln Educational Services had a net margin of 1.95% and a return on equity of 10.38%. The company had revenue of $102.91 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $99.60 million. On average, analysts expect Lincoln Educational Services to post $1 EPS for the current fiscal year and $1 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Lincoln Educational Services Trading Up 8.7 %

Lincoln Educational Services stock opened at $16.20 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $12.52 and a 200-day moving average of $12.10. Lincoln Educational Services has a one year low of $8.78 and a one year high of $16.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 1.78 and a quick ratio of 1.75. The company has a market cap of $509.98 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 62.31, a P/E/G ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 1.41.

Analyst Ratings Changes

LINC has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Barrington Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $16.00 target price on shares of Lincoln Educational Services in a research note on Friday, September 20th. B. Riley raised their target price on shares of Lincoln Educational Services from $15.00 to $20.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Rosenblatt Securities raised their target price on shares of Lincoln Educational Services from $15.00 to $17.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 9th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded shares of Lincoln Educational Services from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $17.00.

Insider Transactions at Lincoln Educational Services

In other news, major shareholder Juniper Investment Company, Ll sold 17,031 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $12.01, for a total transaction of $204,542.31. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 935,937 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,240,603.37. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 40,819 shares of company stock valued at $490,481. 16.80% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.