Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Stock Forecast, Price Target & Predictions

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LINC Stock Forecast

Lincoln Educational Services stock forecast is as follows: an average price target of $14.67 (represents a -5.05% downside from LINC’s last price of $15.45) and a rating consensus of 'Buy', based on 3 wall street analysts offering a 1-year stock forecast.

LINC Price Target

The average price target for Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) is $14.67 based on 1-year price targets from 3 Wall Street analysts in the past 3 months, with a price target range of $15.00 to $14.00. This represents a potential -5.05% downside from LINC's last price of $15.45.

LINC Analyst Ratings

Buy

According to 3 Wall Street analysts, Lincoln Educational Services's rating consensus is 'Buy'. The analyst rating breakdown for LINC stock is 0 'Strong Buy' (0.00%), 3 'Buy' (100.00%), 0 'Hold' (0.00%), 0 'Sell' (0.00%), and 0 'Strong Sell' (0.00%).

Lincoln Educational Services Price Target by Analyst

Date	Analyst	Company	Price Target	Price when Published	Price Target/Price when Published	Price Target/Last Closing Price
May 07, 2024	Eric Martinuzzi	Lake Street	$15.00	$12.58	19.24%	-2.91%
May 07, 2024	Steve Frankel	Rosenblatt Securities	$15.00	$12.23	22.65%	-2.91%
May 06, 2024	Alexander Paris	Barrington	$14.00	$12.37	13.18%	-9.39%
Aug 09, 2022		Barrington	$8.50	$6.81	24.82%	-44.98%

The latest Lincoln Educational Services stock forecast, released on May 07, 2024 by Eric Martinuzzi from Lake Street, set a price target of $15.00, which represents a 19.24% increase from the stock price at the time of the forecast ($12.58), and a -2.91% decrease from LINC last price ($15.45).

Lincoln Educational Services Price Target by Period

	1M	3M	12M
# Anlaysts	-	-	3
Avg Price Target	-	-	$14.67
Last Closing Price	$15.45	$15.45	$15.45
Upside/Downside	-100.00%	-100.00%	-5.05%

In the current month, the average price target of Lincoln Educational Services stock is -, according to 0 Wall Street analyst offering twelve months forecast. The average price target represents a -100.00% decrease as opposed to Lincoln Educational Services's last price of $15.45. This month's average price target is down NaN% compared to last quarter, and down -100.00% compared to last year.

Analyst Ratings Upgrades/Downgrades

Date	Company	Previous Rating	New Rating	Rating Change
May 07, 2024	Lake Street	Buy	Buy	Hold
May 07, 2024	B. Riley	Buy	Buy	Hold
Mar 21, 2024	Rosenblatt Securities	Buy	Buy	Hold

Lincoln Educational Services's last stock rating was published by Lake Street on May 07, 2024. The company gave LINC a "Buy" rating, the same as its previous rate.

Lincoln Educational Services Financial Forecast

Lincoln Educational Services Revenue Forecast

	Dec 25	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Dec 21	Sep 21	Jun 21	Mar 21	Dec 20	Sep 20	Jun 20	Mar 20	Dec 19	Sep 19	Jun 19	Mar 19	Mar 18	Mar 17
Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$102.52M	$99.62M	$88.65M	$87.28M	$91.78M	$91.81M	$82.14M	$82.55M	$87.82M	$89.06M	$80.46M	$78.00M	$81.79M	$78.79M	$62.47M	$70.04M	$73.92M	$72.59M	$63.57M	$63.26M	$61.89M	$65.28M
Avg Forecast	$122.29M	$126.20M	$111.90M	$110.50M	$111.46M	$110.78M	$100.59M	$97.00M	$96.21M	$94.90M	$84.71M	$83.36M	$89.68M	$88.90M	$83.47M	$82.03M	$86.51M	$83.15M	$73.43M	$76.89M	$78.61M	$74.36M	$64.17M	$66.59M	$73.10M	$72.30M	$62.50M	$61.20M	$86.22M	$49.57M
High Forecast	$123.80M	$127.75M	$113.28M	$111.39M	$112.11M	$112.15M	$100.59M	$97.00M	$96.67M	$94.90M	$85.76M	$84.39M	$90.79M	$88.90M	$83.47M	$82.03M	$86.51M	$83.15M	$73.43M	$76.89M	$78.61M	$74.36M	$64.17M	$66.59M	$73.10M	$72.30M	$62.50M	$61.20M	$103.46M	$59.49M
Low Forecast	$120.61M	$124.46M	$110.36M	$109.60M	$110.82M	$109.25M	$100.59M	$97.00M	$95.74M	$94.89M	$83.55M	$82.21M	$88.44M	$88.90M	$83.47M	$82.03M	$86.51M	$83.15M	$73.43M	$76.89M	$78.61M	$74.36M	$64.17M	$66.59M	$73.10M	$72.30M	$62.50M	$61.20M	$68.97M	$39.66M
# Analysts	1	1	1	2	3	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	10	18
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.07%	1.05%	1.05%	1.05%	1.02%	1.03%	0.98%	1.01%	1.02%	1.07%	1.10%	1.01%	1.04%	1.06%	0.97%	1.05%	1.01%	1.00%	1.02%	1.03%	0.72%	1.32%

Lincoln Educational Services's average Quarter revenue forecast for Mar 24 based on 1 analysts is $97.00M, with a low forecast of $97.00M, and a high forecast of $97.00M. LINC's average Quarter revenue forecast represents a -5.39% decrease compared to the company's last Quarter revenue of $102.52M (Dec 23).

Lincoln Educational Services EBITDA Forecast

	Dec 25	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Dec 21	Sep 21	Jun 21	Mar 21	Dec 20	Sep 20	Jun 20	Mar 20	Dec 19	Sep 19	Jun 19	Mar 19	Mar 18	Mar 17
# Analysts	1	1	1	2	3	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	10	18
EBITDA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$11.08M	$3.72M	$-974.00K	$-649.00K	$12.70M	$6.46M	$1.73M	$1.20M	$35.56M	$7.67M	$5.24M	$7.92M	$12.98M	$5.62M	$3.03M	$544.00K	$12.20M	$4.13M	$-152.00K	$-2.81M	$-4.15M	$-3.54M
Avg Forecast	$11.53M	$11.89M	$10.55M	$10.41M	$10.51M	$10.44M	$9.48M	$2.27M	$9.07M	$8.94M	$7.98M	$2.06M	$20.62M	$4.70M	$4.41M	$2.20M	$4.57M	$4.39M	$3.88M	$7.31M	$4.15M	$3.93M	$3.39M	$761.60K	$3.86M	$3.82M	$3.30M	$-2.81M	$-5.32M	$-2.42M
High Forecast	$11.67M	$12.04M	$10.68M	$10.50M	$10.57M	$10.57M	$9.48M	$2.72M	$9.11M	$8.94M	$8.08M	$2.47M	$24.74M	$4.70M	$4.41M	$2.65M	$4.57M	$4.39M	$3.88M	$8.77M	$4.15M	$3.93M	$3.39M	$913.92K	$3.86M	$3.82M	$3.30M	$-2.25M	$-4.26M	$-1.94M
Low Forecast	$11.37M	$11.73M	$10.40M	$10.33M	$10.44M	$10.30M	$9.48M	$1.81M	$9.02M	$8.94M	$7.87M	$1.65M	$16.50M	$4.70M	$4.41M	$1.76M	$4.57M	$4.39M	$3.88M	$5.85M	$4.15M	$3.93M	$3.39M	$609.28K	$3.86M	$3.82M	$3.30M	$-3.37M	$-6.39M	$-2.91M
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.22%	0.42%	-0.12%	-0.31%	0.62%	1.37%	0.39%	0.55%	7.78%	1.75%	1.35%	1.08%	3.13%	1.43%	0.89%	0.71%	3.16%	1.08%	-0.05%	1.00%	0.78%	1.46%

1 analysts predict LINC's average Quarter EBITDA for Mar 24 to be $2.27M, with a high of $2.72M and a low of $1.81M. This is -79.54% lower than Lincoln Educational Services's previous annual EBITDA (Dec 23) of $11.08M.

Lincoln Educational Services Net Income Forecast

	Dec 25	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Dec 21	Sep 21	Jun 21	Mar 21	Dec 20	Sep 20	Jun 20	Mar 20	Dec 19	Sep 19	Jun 19	Mar 19	Mar 18	Mar 17
# Analysts	1	1	1	2	3	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	10	18
Net Income	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$6.79M	$2.06M	$17.25M	$-109.00K	$8.56M	$3.54M	$259.00K	$272.00K	$23.96M	$3.84M	$2.43M	$4.49M	$46.02M	$3.51M	$783.00K	$-1.75M	$9.21M	$1.34M	$-3.06M	$-5.47M	$-6.87M	$-10.93M
Avg Forecast	$7.45M	$7.92M	$3.88M	$3.41M	$9.31M	$4.19M	$1.09M	$513.10K	$8.38M	$1.24M	$-620.83K	$466.45K	$13.89M	$2.76M	$1.07M	$498.88K	$7.36M	$2.86M	$1.12M	$4.14M	$9.81M	$408.79K	$-5.98M	$-2.45M	$11.96M	$2.76M	$4.91M	$-5.47M	$-8.81M	$-7.47M
High Forecast	$7.57M	$8.04M	$3.94M	$4.35M	$9.46M	$4.26M	$1.10M	$615.71K	$8.52M	$1.26M	$-609.71K	$559.74K	$16.67M	$2.76M	$1.07M	$598.65K	$7.36M	$2.86M	$1.12M	$4.97M	$9.81M	$408.79K	$-5.98M	$-1.96M	$11.96M	$2.76M	$4.91M	$-4.37M	$-7.05M	$-5.97M
Low Forecast	$7.32M	$7.77M	$3.81M	$2.48M	$9.15M	$4.12M	$1.07M	$410.48K	$8.23M	$1.22M	$-630.78K	$373.16K	$11.12M	$2.76M	$1.07M	$399.10K	$7.36M	$2.86M	$1.12M	$3.31M	$9.81M	$408.79K	$-5.98M	$-2.94M	$11.96M	$2.76M	$4.91M	$-6.56M	$-10.58M	$-8.96M
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.81%	1.66%	-27.79%	-0.23%	0.62%	1.28%	0.24%	0.55%	3.26%	1.34%	2.16%	1.08%	4.69%	8.59%	-0.13%	0.71%	0.77%	0.49%	-0.62%	1.00%	0.78%	1.46%

Lincoln Educational Services's average Quarter net income forecast for Mar 24 is $513.10K, with a range of $410.48K to $615.71K. LINC's average Quarter net income forecast represents a -92.45% decrease compared to the company's last Quarter net income of $6.79M (Dec 23).

Lincoln Educational Services SG&A Forecast

	Dec 25	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Dec 21	Sep 21	Jun 21	Mar 21	Dec 20	Sep 20	Jun 20	Mar 20	Dec 19	Sep 19	Jun 19	Mar 19	Mar 18	Mar 17
# Analysts	1	1	1	2	3	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	10	18
SG&A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$52.53M	$54.48M	$51.81M	$50.31M	$42.89M	$46.98M	$45.84M	$46.68M	$40.76M	$45.21M	$43.32M	$39.63M	$39.19M	$40.70M	$35.16M	$41.15M	$33.66M	$37.45M	$35.91M	$38.15M	$37.53M	$38.32M
Avg Forecast	$64.68M	$66.75M	$59.19M	$58.45M	$58.96M	$58.60M	$53.20M	$88.06M	$50.89M	$50.19M	$44.81M	$80.06M	$23.63M	$47.02M	$44.15M	$43.39M	$45.76M	$43.98M	$38.84M	$36.56M	$41.58M	$39.33M	$33.94M	$57.61M	$38.66M	$38.24M	$33.06M	$38.15M	$48.12M	$26.18M
High Forecast	$65.48M	$67.57M	$59.92M	$58.92M	$59.30M	$59.32M	$53.20M	$105.68M	$51.13M	$50.19M	$45.36M	$96.07M	$28.36M	$47.02M	$44.15M	$43.39M	$45.76M	$43.98M	$38.84M	$43.88M	$41.58M	$39.33M	$33.94M	$69.13M	$38.66M	$38.24M	$33.06M	$45.78M	$57.74M	$31.42M
Low Forecast	$63.79M	$65.83M	$58.37M	$57.97M	$58.62M	$57.79M	$53.20M	$70.45M	$50.64M	$50.19M	$44.19M	$64.05M	$18.91M	$47.02M	$44.15M	$43.39M	$45.76M	$43.98M	$38.84M	$29.25M	$41.58M	$39.33M	$33.94M	$46.09M	$38.66M	$38.24M	$33.06M	$30.52M	$38.49M	$20.94M
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.03%	1.09%	1.16%	0.63%	1.81%	1.00%	1.04%	1.08%	0.89%	1.03%	1.12%	1.08%	0.94%	1.03%	1.04%	0.71%	0.87%	0.98%	1.09%	1.00%	0.78%	1.46%

Lincoln Educational Services's average Quarter SG&A projection for Mar 24 is $88.06M, based on 1 Wall Street analysts, with a range of $70.45M to $105.68M. The forecast indicates a 67.64% rise compared to LINC last annual SG&A of $52.53M (Dec 23).

Lincoln Educational Services EPS Forecast

	Dec 25	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Dec 21	Sep 21	Jun 21	Mar 21	Dec 20	Sep 20	Jun 20	Mar 20	Dec 19	Sep 19	Jun 19	Mar 19	Mar 18	Mar 17
# Analysts	1	1	1	2	3	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	10	18
EPS	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$0.22	$0.07	$0.57	$-0.00	$0.27	$0.10	$-0.00	$-0.00	$0.95	$0.11	$0.06	$0.13	$1.44	$0.08	$0.02	$-0.08	$0.33	$0.05	$-0.12	$-0.22	$-0.28	$-0.46
Avg Forecast	$0.24	$0.26	$0.13	$0.11	$0.30	$0.14	$0.04	$0.02	$0.27	$0.04	$-0.02	$-0.01	$0.26	$0.09	$0.04	$0.07	$0.24	$0.09	$0.04	$0.05	$0.32	$0.01	$-0.20	$-0.18	$0.39	$0.09	$0.16	$-0.22	$-0.50	$-0.15
High Forecast	$0.24	$0.26	$0.13	$0.14	$0.30	$0.14	$0.04	$0.02	$0.27	$0.04	$-0.02	$-0.01	$0.26	$0.09	$0.04	$0.07	$0.24	$0.09	$0.04	$0.05	$0.32	$0.01	$-0.20	$-0.18	$0.39	$0.09	$0.16	$-0.22	$-0.40	$-0.12
Low Forecast	$0.24	$0.25	$0.12	$0.08	$0.29	$0.13	$0.03	$0.02	$0.27	$0.04	$-0.02	$-0.01	$0.26	$0.09	$0.04	$0.07	$0.24	$0.09	$0.04	$0.05	$0.32	$0.01	$-0.20	$-0.18	$0.39	$0.09	$0.16	$-0.22	$-0.60	$-0.18
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.81%	1.75%	-28.50%	0.27%	1.04%	1.11%	-0.05%	-0.02%	3.96%	1.18%	1.64%	2.60%	4.50%	6.00%	-0.10%	0.44%	0.85%	0.56%	-0.75%	1.00%	0.56%	3.07%

According to 1 Wall Street analysts, Lincoln Educational Services's projected average Quarter EPS for Mar 24 is $0.02, with a low estimate of $0.02 and a high estimate of $0.02. This represents a -90.91% decrease compared to LINC previous annual EPS of $0.22 (Dec 23).

Lincoln Educational Services Peer Comparison by Price Target

Ticker	Company	Last Closing Price	Avg Price Target	Upside/Downside	Avg Rating
VSTA	Vasta Platform	$1.87	$5.75	207.49%	Buy
AFYA	Afya	$15.13	$19.00	25.58%	Hold
STRA	Strategic Education	$99.76	$115.00	15.28%	Buy
LOPE	Grand Canyon Education	$166.14	$166.00	-0.08%	Buy
ATGE	Adtalem Global Education	$90.24	$89.67	-0.63%	Buy
LINC	Lincoln Educational Services	$16.04	$14.67	-8.54%	Buy
LRN	Stride	$107.60	$92.67	-13.88%	Buy
APEI	American Public Education	$22.75	$15.50	-31.87%	Buy

LINC Forecast FAQ

Is Lincoln Educational Services a good buy?

Yes, according to 3 Wall Street analysts, Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) is considered a 'Buy'. The rating consensus is based on 0 'Strong Buy' and 3 'Buy' recommendations, accounting for 100.00% of LINC's total ratings.

What is LINC's price target?

Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) average price target is $14.67 with a range of $14 to $15, implying a -5.05% from its last price of $15.45. The data is based on 3 Wall Street analysts who provided a twelve-month price target estimate in the last three months.

Will Lincoln Educational Services stock go up soon?

According to Wall Street analysts' prediction for LINC stock, the company can go down by -5.05% (from the last price of $15.45 to the average price target of $14.67), down by -2.91% based on the highest stock price target, and down by -9.39% based on the lowest stock price target.

Can Lincoln Educational Services stock reach $20?

LINC's average twelve months analyst stock price target of $14.67 does not support the claim that Lincoln Educational Services can reach $20 in the near future.

What are Lincoln Educational Services's analysts' financial forecasts?

Lincoln Educational Services's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Dec 2024) are as follows: average revenue is $419.83M (high $421.84M, low $417.66M), average EBITDA is $32.69M (high $33.34M, low $32.04M), average net income is $15.1M (high $15.44M, low $14.74M), average SG&A $258.82M (high $277.49M, low $240.06M), and average EPS is $0.49 (high $0.498, low $0.481). LINC's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Dec 2025) are as follows: average revenue is $470.89M (high $476.23M, low $465.02M), average EBITDA is $44.38M (high $44.88M, low $43.83M), average net income is $22.66M (high $23.9M, low $21.38M), average SG&A $249.07M (high $251.89M, low $245.96M), and average EPS is $0.73 (high $0.77, low $0.689).

Did the LINC's actual financial results beat the analysts' financial forecasts?

Based on Lincoln Educational Services's last annual report (Dec 2023), the company's revenue was $378.07M, beating the average analysts forecast of $359.18M by 5.26%. Apple's EBITDA was $13.43M, missing the average prediction of $28.06M by -52.13%. The company's net income was $26M, beating the average estimation of $9.47M by 174.56%. Apple's SG&A was $209.14M, missing the average forecast of $225.95M by -7.44%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $0.85, beating the average prediction of $0.277 by 207.23%. In terms of the last quarterly report (Dec 2023), Lincoln Educational Services's revenue was $102.52M, beating the average analysts' forecast of $96.21M by 6.56%. The company's EBITDA was $11.08M, beating the average prediction of $9.07M by 22.21%. Lincoln Educational Services's net income was $6.79M, missing the average estimation of $8.38M by -18.96%. The company's SG&A was $52.53M, beating the average forecast of $50.89M by 3.23%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $0.22, missing the average prediction of $0.27 by -18.52%