Lincoln Educational Services Corporation· LINC

🇺🇸 US · SmallBroad USNASDAQ

Consumer Defensive Education & Training Services Website

Price: $25.37
Day: -0.12%
Mkt Cap: $804.75M
52W Range: $17.29 – $56.34
Volume: 702.7K
Beta: 0.79

D55D FrameworkQuarterly Data

Holdings Analysis

Insider activity, institutional flows, and fund ownership.

Smart Money: 4.1 / 5 (Bullish), from 3 of 3 components
Institutions Q2 2026: 235 institutions hold; 148 added, 61 reduced

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Lincoln Educational Services Corporation

LINC|Consumer Defensive|Education & Training Services

Current price: $25

Smart Money

Dimension 5 of 5

Insider selling pace · Q2 2026

0.5x

vs own 6-quarter average

Seller breadth · Q2 2026

5 sellers

vs 2.8 avg per quarter

Institutional net breadth · Q2 2026

+120

202 adding vs 82 reducing

Institutional ownership · Q2 2026

94.9%

235 institutions

Insider Selling Pace

Each quarter's selling vs this stock's own trailing 6-quarter average

Light <0.5xRoutineElevated >1.5xHeavy >3xBuying

Institutional Positions

Institutions adding above the line, reducing below, net as a line

NewIncreasedReducedClosedNet

Largest Institutional Holders, Q2 2026

By reported market value, and how each moved in the quarter

Holder

Change

BLACKROCK, INC.

2.5M

+13.3%

JUNIPER INVESTMENT COMPANY, LLC

1.7M

-11.0%

NEEDHAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC

1.3M

+3.3%

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.

1.6M

+5368.9%

VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

1.2M

+1.2%

NEXT CENTURY GROWTH INVESTORS LLC

1.2M

+12.5%

ETF & Fund Activity, Q2 2026

How the covering funds split between buying, holding and selling

58 buying30 unchanged35 selling

123 funds held LINC in Q2 2026, holding 11.1M shares between them, up 11.3% on the quarter.

Largest fund holders

FORUM FUNDS187.9K sh

NATIONWIDE VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST22.5K sh

NORTHERN FUNDS18.2K sh

Notable Insider Transactions, Q2 2026

Largest open-market purchases and sales by value in the last eight quarters

Sale · Feb 25

Juniper Investment Company, LLC

$9.5M

Sale · Feb 25

Juniper Investment Company, LLC

$5.4M

Sale · Jun 3

Juniper Investment Company, LLC

$4.1M

Insider transactions from SEC Form 4 filings; institutional holdings from quarterly 13F filings, which are reported with a lag and can overlap between filers. 13F: quarterly institutional holdings report · ETF: Exchange-Traded Fund

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Generated September 21, 2026

For educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Data may be delayed or incomplete.

Smart Money Sentiment

LINC Smart Money Sentiment Score

A weighted 1-5 sentiment score across three smart money signals.

Smart Money

4.1/5

Bullish

Weighted across 3 components

Component Breakdown (3 of 3 available)

Insider Activity

40% weight

Institutional Flow

50% weight

+100

Fund Flow

10% weight

+25

Overall Smart Money sentiment of 4.1/5 (Bullish) based on a weighted combination of 3 components. Insider activity uses a relative-baseline comparison against the stock's own history; institutional flow tracks position momentum and 13F share changes; fund flow measures ETF / mutual-fund buying vs selling. Higher scores indicate stronger bullish sentiment from professional investors.Last updated September 20, 2026.

Insider Trading Activity

Insider trading analysis comparing the latest quarter against the stock's own historical baseline.

Insider Selling Pace for LINC

Each quarter's selling vs the stock's own trailing 6-quarter average; 1.0x is typical for this stock. Green triangles mark quarters with insider buying.

Neutral

Routine insider selling in Q2 2026

8 sales totaling $4.7M (97.1K shares)

Share volume is at a routine pace (0.5x average)

5 different insiders sold this quarter

Sell-only pattern: no insider purchases across 15 quarters

Net insider flow has improved over recent quarters

0.5x

Selling pace

vs own 6-qtr average

Routine

1.74%

Stake sold

of active insiders' holdings

5 sellers

Seller breadth

vs 2.3 avg per quarter

None

Insider buying

in the last 16 quarters

Notable Recent Transactions, LINC

Top 8 highest-value insider trades from the last 8 quarters

Juniper Investment Company, LLC

Affiliate

Sell

275,000 shares at $34.55

≈11.6% of their stake at the time

Feb 25, 2026$9.50M

Juniper Investment Company, LLC

Affiliate

Sell

150,000 shares at $35.67

≈7.2% of their stake at the time

Feb 25, 2026$5.35M

Juniper Investment Company, LLC

Affiliate

Sell

81,504 shares at $50.10

≈4.3% of their stake at the time

Jun 3, 2026$4.08M

Bartholdson John A.

Chairman

Sell

224,038 shares at $18.09

≈52.6% of their stake at the time

Feb 28, 2025$4.05M

Juniper Investment Company, LLC

Affiliate

Sell

47,836 shares at $51.16

≈100.0% of their stake at the time

May 14, 2026$2.45M

Juniper Investment Company, LLC

10% Owner

Sell

128,700 shares at $15.56

≈15.0% of their stake at the time

Nov 21, 2024$2.00M

Meyers Brian K

CFO

Sell

40,070 shares at $49.98

≈20.0% of their stake at the time

May 12, 2026$2.00M

Juniper Investment Company, LLC

Affiliate

Sell

37,000 shares at $46.88

≈2.1% of their stake at the time

Jun 12, 2026$1.73M

Institutional Ownership Analysis

Institutional ownership analysis with position momentum, 13F share flow, and ownership percentage trends.

Institutional Positions for LINC

Institutions adding (new + increased) above zero, reducing (reduced + closed) below, net as a line

New Increased Reduced Closed Net (adding − reducing)

Very Bullish

Institutions accumulating in Q2 2026

94.9% institutional ownership

Strong accumulation: 202 institutions adding vs 82 reducing positions

13F shares increased by 6.5%, a significant shift

Momentum improving from prior quarter

+120

Net breadth

202 adding vs 82 reducing

Strong accumulation

2.46

Add / reduce ratio

in Q2 2026

+33

New − closed

54 initiated, 21 exited

8 of 10

Top holders adding

largest holders with a known change

Position Changes

Q2 2026: how are institutions adjusting their positions?

+202 growing-82 shrinkingNet: +120

148

New (54)

Increased (148)

Reduced (61)

Closed (21)

Top Institutional Holders, LINC

Largest 8 institutional positions by ownership percentage as of Q2 2026

BLACKROCK, INC.

2.5M

$123.9M

Ownership

7.94%

+13.3%

JUNIPER INVESTMENT COMPANY, LLC

1.7M

$86.5M

Ownership

5.54%

-11.0%

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.

1.6M

$63.6M

Ownership

5.00%

+5368.9%

NEEDHAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC

1.3M

$66.1M

Ownership

4.24%

+3.3%

VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

1.2M

$61.0M

Ownership

3.91%

+1.2%

NEXT CENTURY GROWTH INVESTORS LLC

1.2M

$58.7M

Ownership

3.76%

+12.5%

DRIEHAUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

951.6K

$47.5M

Ownership

3.04%

+40.0%

GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

877.2K

$43.8M

Ownership

2.81%

+17.9%

ETF and Mutual Fund Holdings

ETF and mutual fund activity breakdown showing buying vs selling funds, top fund holders, and detailed holdings.

Fund Activity

Q2 2026: 123 ETFs and mutual funds reporting

58 buying35 sellingNet: +23

Buying (58)

Unchanged (30)

Selling (35)

In total, funds bought 1.9M shares and sold 684.2K this quarter. Each fund counts once in the bar above, whatever the size of its move.

Bullish Signal

Funds accumulating in Q2 2026

123 ETFs and mutual funds reporting

58 funds buying vs 35 selling

Top Fund Holders, LINC

Largest 8 ETF and mutual fund positions by shares held, each fund's latest filing

FORUM FUNDS

187.9K

Weight

—

Jul 31, 2026No change

NATIONWIDE VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST

22.5K

Weight

0.02%

Jun 30, 2026Increased

NORTHERN FUNDS

18.2K

Weight

0.01%

Jun 30, 2026Increased

NORTHERN LIGHTS FUND TRUST III

17.8K

Weight

0.12%

Jun 30, 2026No change

ADVISORS' INNER CIRCLE FUND

16.3K

Weight

0.10%

Jun 30, 2026No change

RBC FUNDS TRUST

15.8K

Weight

0.01%

Jun 30, 2026No change

PFS FUNDS

15.0K

Weight

77.11%

Jul 31, 2026No change

GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST

14.8K

Weight

0.06%

Jun 30, 2026Increased

Lincoln Educational Services Corporation· LINC

Holdings Analysis

Insider Trading Activity

1.3Transaction History224Real market purchases and sales onlyShow All Types

Institutional Ownership Analysis

2.4Detailed Holdings107Most recent institutional positions with changes and valuations

ETF and Mutual Fund Holdings

3.3Fund Holdings Details25Most recent ETF and mutual fund holdings with share counts and weights

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Holdings Analysis

Insider Trading Activity

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Institutional Ownership Analysis

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ETF and Mutual Fund Holdings

3.3Fund Holdings Details25Most recent ETF and mutual fund holdings with share counts and weights