What Happened?
Shares of education company Lincoln Educational (NASDAQ: LINC) jumped 12% in the afternoon session after the stock's positive momentum continued as the company reported strong third-quarter financial results that surpassed analyst expectations and raised its full-year guidance.
Revenue for the quarter grew by 23.6% year-on-year to $141.4 million, beating Wall Street estimates. This growth was driven by a nearly 15% increase in the student population. The company's earnings per share of $0.12 also significantly beat the consensus estimate of $0.02. Following the strong performance, Lincoln Educational increased its full-year 2025 financial forecast, raising its revenue guidance to a range of $505 million to $510 million and boosting its adjusted EBITDA target. The positive results and improved outlook signaled healthy demand for its programs.
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What Is The Market Telling Us
Lincoln Educational’s shares are quite volatile and have had 18 moves greater than 5% over the last year. But moves this big are rare even for Lincoln Educational and indicate this news significantly impacted the market’s perception of the business.
The previous big move we wrote about was 10 days ago when the stock dropped 4.3% on the news that a notable increase in short-selling activity suggested some investors were betting on further price declines. Data indicated that the short sale ratio for the company rose to 14.28%. This type of activity, where investors borrow shares to sell them in the hopes of buying them back later at a lower price, pointed to anticipation of further drops in the stock's value. The downward pressure was evident as the stock price fell from a previous close of $22.50.
Lincoln Educational is up 31.3% since the beginning of the year, but at $20.05 per share, it is still trading 18.2% below its 52-week high of $24.50 from August 2025. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of Lincoln Educational’s shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $3,536.
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