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LINC Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Services · Services-educational services · CIK 0001286613
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SEC filings
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
0
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about LINC

Insiders, 180 days
-$14.9M net sold
6 sellers · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan

Lincoln Educational Services insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP insiders sold a net $14.9M of stock across 157 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
LUSTER ALEXANDRA M
SVP and General Counsel
SELL
2026-06-15 SEC
18,007
$803.8K
-53.7%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on Jun 5, 2026.
  • The trade is 21.9% of the 82,356 shares held after it.
  • 4 other insiders sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: SVP and General Counsel LUSTER ALEXANDRA M sold about $803.8K of LINC on Jun 15, 2026; 4 other insiders sold within 30 days.
Juniper Investment Company, LLC
SELL
2026-06-15 SECtraded 2026-06-12
37,000
$1.7M
-53.7%
Context
  • 58 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (6 buys, 52 sales), the last on Jun 11, 2026.
  • +5.4% median (+4.6% mean) 90-day return after 6 previous buys.
  • The trade is 2.1% of the 1,732,966 shares held after it.
  • 4 other insiders sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: Insider Juniper Investment Company, LLC sold about $1.7M of LINC on Jun 12, 2026; 4 other insiders sold within 30 days.
Juniper Investment Company, LLC
SELL
2026-06-15 SECtraded 2026-06-11
11,812
$565.4K
-53.7%
Context
  • 57 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (6 buys, 51 sales), the last on Jun 4, 2026.
  • +5.4% median (+4.6% mean) 90-day return after 6 previous buys.
  • The trade is 0.7% of the 1,781,778 shares held after it.
  • 5 other insiders sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: Insider Juniper Investment Company, LLC sold about $565.4K of LINC on Jun 11, 2026; 5 other insiders sold within 30 days.
Carney Kevin M
Director
SELL
2026-06-10 SEC
3,000
$144.0K
-55.3%
Context
  • 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 sales), the last on Dec 5, 2025.
  • The trade is 12.0% of the 25,039 shares held after it.
  • 5 other insiders sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: Director Carney Kevin M sold about $144.0K of LINC on Jun 10, 2026; 5 other insiders sold within 30 days.
LUSTER ALEXANDRA M
SVP and General Counsel
SELL
2026-06-09 SECtraded 2026-06-05
1,993
$99.9K
-55.2%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 2.0% of the 100,363 shares held after it.
  • 5 other insiders sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: SVP and General Counsel LUSTER ALEXANDRA M sold about $99.9K of LINC on Jun 5, 2026; 5 other insiders sold within 30 days.
157 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$14.9M over 180 days
below 85% of Services
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
under five funds report holding it
Revenue
+17.8% year over year
more than 74% of Services
Margin
3.9% net margin
more than 56% of Services
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
7.0% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-27) · 3.7 days to cover · settled 2026-10-15
more than 74% of Services
What changed in the last 30 days
Oct 28Insider selling stopped: no sales in 90 days after 14 in the prior 90
Why it matters
The absence is the signal: 14 sales in one 90-day window and none in the next is a change of behaviour, not a filing.

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-8.4%12M
-23%+31%+86%+140%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-02-25 · Juniper Investment Company, LLC sold $9.5M2026-02-25 · Juniper Investment Company, LLC sold $5.4M2026-06-03 · Juniper Investment Company, LLC sold $4.1M2026-05-14 · Juniper Investment Company, LLC sold $2.4M2026-05-12 · Meyers Brian K sold $2.0M2026-06-12 · Juniper Investment Company, LLC sold $1.7M2026-06-04 · Juniper Investment Company, LLC sold $1.3M2026-06-15 · LUSTER ALEXANDRA M sold $803.8K2026-05-18 · BURKE JAMES J JR sold $792.6K2026-05-22 · BURKE JAMES J JR sold $764.4K2026-03-02 · Plater Michael A sold $616.6K2026-06-11 · Juniper Investment Company, LLC sold $565.4K2026-03-10 · Nyce Chad D sold $308.4K2025-12-05 · Carney Kevin M sold $307.5K2026-03-06 · Young Sylvia Jean sold $285.0K2026-02-25 · BURKE JAMES J JR sold $185.3K2025-12-04 · Carney Kevin M sold $172.2K2026-06-10 · Carney Kevin M sold $144.0K2026-02-26 · BURKE JAMES J JR sold $112.1K2026-06-05 · LUSTER ALEXANDRA M sold $99.9K2026-05-15 · Juniper Investment Company, LLC sold $99.5K2026-06-03 · Pryor Felecia J. sold $99.4K2026-05-14 · BURKE JAMES J JR sold $10.0K
Insider sell
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Who owns LINC: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
SEC 13F
No reported 13F holders

No fund above the reporting threshold listed this stock last quarter. That is a fact, not missing data.

Congress trades in LINC

No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

LINC planned insider sales (Form 144)

No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Scott M. Shaw
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2024
$2.6M
$4.4M
$1.2M
+112%
n/a
2023
$2.5M
$4.0M
$1.1M
+54%
n/a
2022
$1.7M
$842.2K
$824.8K
-11%
n/a
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
The complete filing record, in one place.
The record shows a net $14.9M sold by insiders over 180 days. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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LINC financials

Revenue growth
+17.8%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
3.9%
Complaints, 90 days
8
- YoY · CFPB
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$570.8M
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM
+4.0%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM
$24.5M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Debt to equity
0.13x
long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2021-12-31 (54 months older than the period end); equity 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt
3.62x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2021-12-31 (54 months older than the period end)
Return on equity
+11.9%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
+4.7%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
+14.1%
operating income after a 21.6% effective tax rate, over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2021-12-31 (54 months older than the period end) plus average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus cash
Return on capital employed
+8.7%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
29.12x
close 2026-10-26 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Enterprise value
$656.2M
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-08-10 shares, plus long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2021-12-31 (54 months older than the period end), minus cash 2026-06-30
FCF yield
+3.6%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
PEG, trailing
0.50x
P/E over trailing EPS growth of 59%: four quarters to 2026-06-30 against the four to 2025-06-30
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$518.2M$440.1M$378.1M$348.3M
Operating income$30.3M$15.2M$33.4M$16.3M
Net income$20.0M$9.9M$26.0M$12.6M
EPS (diluted)0.640.320.850.36
Operating cash flow$59.3M$29.3M$25.6M$882.0K
Cash$28.5M$59.3M$76.0M$46.1M
Long-term debt$0$0n/an/a
Buybacksn/a$0$891.0K$9.4M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

LINC Stock Sonar score 5/7 axes

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LINC ranks highest on financial health (80th percentile) and growth (74th), and lowest on insider conviction (7th), among Services peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersRisk
Profitability
60
Inputs
  • Return on equity+11.9% · 59 pct, sector of 207
  • Return on assets+4.7% · 69 pct, sector of 269
  • Return on invested capital+14.1% · 50 pct, sector of 81
  • Return on capital employed+8.7% · 61 pct, sector of 203
Financial health
80
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.13x · 68 pct, sector of 228
  • Cash flow to debt3.62x · 91 pct, sector of 199
Growth
74
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+17.8% · 74 pct, sector of 341
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
7
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$14.9M · 14 pct, sector of 175
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 180
Risk and compliance
23
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+7.0% · 26 pct, sector of 384
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+21.1% · 19 pct, sector of 227
2 not measured: Institutional and government, US patents
  • Institutional and government needs 1 of 4 inputs, 0 present: fewer than five funds report holding it; no Congress trades in 365 days; no federal contracts in 180 days; no lobbying filings in the last four quarters
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

5 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

LINC filings, in plain words

Are Lincoln Educational Services insiders buying or selling LINC?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Lincoln Educational Services insiders were net sellers, a net $14.9M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 6 sellers.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Lincoln Educational Services insiders were net sellers of LINC, a net $14.9M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 6 sellers. None of the 14 insider sales was flagged as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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