Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC) Director Sells $144,000.00 in Stock

Posted by Francis Steltz on Jun 13th, 2026

Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (NASDAQ:LINC – Get Free Report) Director Kevin Carney sold 3,000 shares of Lincoln Educational Services stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $48.00, for a total value of $144,000.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 25,039 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,201,872. The trade was a 10.70% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link.

Lincoln Educational Services Trading Down 3.1%

Lincoln Educational Services stock opened at $46.15 on Friday. Lincoln Educational Services Corporation has a 52 week low of $17.29 and a 52 week high of $53.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 0.83. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 65.00, a PEG ratio of 4.05 and a beta of 0.80. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $44.90 and a 200 day simple moving average of $34.42.

Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 11th. The company reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.04 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $143.96 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $135.66 million. Lincoln Educational Services had a return on equity of 15.25% and a net margin of 4.11%.Lincoln Educational Services has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.740-0.830 EPS. Analysts expect that Lincoln Educational Services Corporation will post 0.78 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Lincoln Educational Services by 3.6% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,682,345 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,535,000 after purchasing an additional 58,582 shares during the period. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. increased its holdings in shares of Lincoln Educational Services by 12.2% during the fourth quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. now owns 1,626,623 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,283,000 after purchasing an additional 177,018 shares during the period. Wasatch Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of Lincoln Educational Services by 4.8% during the third quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 1,168,375 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,457,000 after purchasing an additional 53,281 shares during the period. Needham Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Lincoln Educational Services by 30.1% during the fourth quarter. Needham Investment Management LLC now owns 1,125,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,169,000 after purchasing an additional 260,000 shares during the period. Finally, Next Century Growth Investors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Lincoln Educational Services by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. Next Century Growth Investors LLC now owns 791,271 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,109,000 after purchasing an additional 31,370 shares during the period. 72.23% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have issued reports on LINC. Barrington Research raised their price objective on shares of Lincoln Educational Services from $45.00 to $56.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and set a $60.00 price objective on shares of Lincoln Educational Services in a research report on Thursday. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Lincoln Educational Services from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Lake Street Capital restated a “buy” rating and set a $55.00 price objective on shares of Lincoln Educational Services in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, Northland Securities set a $60.00 price objective on shares of Lincoln Educational Services in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $54.17.

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Lincoln Educational Services Company Profile

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Lincoln Educational Services Corporation is a publicly traded provider of career-focused post-secondary vocational education in the United States. Operating under the Lincoln Tech and Lincoln Culinary Institute brands, the company delivers hands-on technical instruction across high-growth industries. Its mission centers on equipping students with practical skills and industry credentials designed to meet employer needs.

The company’s program offerings span automotive technology, skilled trades, health sciences, information technology, culinary arts and public safety.