{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"145559","rtpr_id":"nGNX2T4nN9-20260916","ticker":"LINC","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["LINC"],"title":"Lincoln Educational Services Corp. (LINC) Investors: Securities Fraud Class Action Filed, Contact Hagens Berman Before November 10, 2026 Lead Plaintiff Deadline","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-09-16T18:47:54.116Z","article_body":"SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lincoln Educational Services\nCorporation (NASDAQ: LINC) faces a securities class action seeking to\nrepresent investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Lincoln Educational\nsecurities between May 11, 2026 and August 9, 2026. The suit follows the\ncompany’s August 10, 2026 announcement of Q2 2026 results containing a\nsurprisingly slow student starts metric which drove the price of company\nshares down $10.22 (-24.9%).\n\nThe developments have prompted national shareholders rights firm Hagens Berman\nto open an investigation into claims that Lincoln Educational violated the\nsecurities laws.\n\nThe firm encourages Lincoln Educational investors who suffered substantial\nlosses to submit your losses now\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=hoE2sdkSfJOehoLEhGNtX58B2rmZLfBzFAogqksCdMX93RKpclTeTb-QGG5wiGf49mzHedEPxb505Fp9rAsKzKocPtZSDgT_9bKN2zl5jF2yFJ6_f3cxfGPvdwIezIfKRk2ySP_rdDGlYFceJJ-R74HeuQjT9rJvidWM-dAHYzEAfntWJe3Y3vhTp9G5sumAa5BG0122QHosco9vJCxnqQ==).\nPersons with knowledge who may be able to assist the investigation are invited\nto contact the firm’s attorneys.\n\nRead Hagens Berman's detailed analysis\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=H2tkll1GO3IKu_r_4AqIFBpAKvLtJuP6XN7Rk0cAh6IQRc6uEKIM2VGQXWaRerAL9XRGx1ruL6LJLJ6-DEnNyRtQZfjPWuEUUbjUg_JgZMvv5yEryUMl_4UgSg7VMjJmcpu4C8YnU9VD3ToWk5lKFXOeip8hC1lN4bfwPaJf0eo_lVfIv67njvnKTa7CsbeQ2sZfTDEsTox-M4RallL_ng==)\non the alleged concealment of Lincoln Educational Services' ($LINC)\ndeteriorating student start conversion rates.\n\nClass Period: May 11, 2026 – Aug. 9, 2026\nLead Plaintiff Deadline: Nov. 10, 2026\nVisit: www.hbsslaw.com/linc \nDirect Contact Email: LINC@hbsslaw.com \nFirm Telephone: 844-916-0895\n\nLincoln Educational Services Corporation (LINC) Securities Class Action:\n\nThe lawsuit is focused on the propriety of Lincoln Educational’s statements\nabout its student starts, a metric that features prominently within the\ncompany’s financial reports.\n\nOn May 11, 2026, Lincoln Educational reported its Q1 2026 earnings and held\nits related investor call. Among other things, management emphasized\n“‘[t]he 19.5% student start growth during the first quarter exceeded our\nexpectations, which has led to increasing our student start growth guidance\nfor the full year to between 10% and 14%.” During the related investor call,\nmanagement emphasized “the continuing momentum in our business” and\n“strong, sustained demand” in the business.\n\nThe market reacted favorably to the news and narrative going forward, sending\nthe price of Lincoln Educational shares up $4.75 (+10.6%) that day.\n\nInvestors’ expectations were dashed on August 10, 2026, when the company\nreported its Q2 2026 earnings and held its related investor call. Of\nsignificant concern was the revelation that student starts grew a paltry 1%,\nseemingly at odds with the “continuing momentum” and “strong, sustained\ndemand” narrative conveyed just three months earlier. In addition,\nmanagement said “[d]uring the first quarter of this year, we achieved\nstudent start growth of nearly 20%, and we expected second quarter start\ngrowth to moderate to approximately half this rate.”\n\nThis news drove the price of Lincoln Educational shares down $10.22 (-24.9%),\nwiping out over $300 million of the company’s market capitalization in a\nsingle day.\n\n“We’re focused on whether Lincoln Educational may have intentionally\nmisled investors about its student start metrics,” said Reed Kathrein\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=dB87KK_4VT7p3xIGGUXtCOCryO4xTPyy1Z1l5C0p5e57oFqznoDliN0qx-YsMRc5rjHfybJ-W_1_I-ixhu0qFTLwzGs3tUvkkvYEg-9TfrLEcDKFWkAfVYdaK_-kLvC-),\nthe Hagens Berman partner leading the firm’s investigation of the allege\nclaims in the pending suit.\n\nIf you invested in Lincoln Educational and have substantial losses, or have\nknowledge that will assist the firm’s investigation, submit your losses now\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=hoE2sdkSfJOehoLEhGNtX58B2rmZLfBzFAogqksCdMVaSF03XrJw8xwpJn8-13wztXWhVQOWOjBpso5o0cMB3_mXKadBLMBJFAK_wqiXgO1Ozdco-W3yZopjP59pVnQU5xKyFuNr9YBGOIQWkmCVXiiftmbpC6dvsnnAHzHDpZtNiCIFRelZH_kAkYDWaLQmk9Ams8dz7nPOm2WVzONZTA==)\n»\n\nWhistleblowers: Persons with non-public information regarding Lincoln\nEducational should consider their options to help in the investigation or take\nadvantage of the SEC Whistleblower program. Under the new program,\nwhistleblowers who provide original information may receive rewards totaling\nup to 30 percent of any successful recovery made by the SEC. For more\ninformation, call Reed Kathrein at 844-916-0895 or email LINC@hbsslaw.com.\n\nAbout Hagens Berman\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=pICJSp9dPJRsd27dCmKtlTcnkuQgZBIPtSjjCEmQilVBMPpaQteQgO0EoFk341xSg6TxuPQMBtD3cZ4-7VWY1bnsRRSTfmxOCHGBA21ZVQI=)\nHagens Berman is a global plaintiffs’ rights complex litigation firm\nfocusing on corporate accountability. The firm is home to a robust practice\nand represents investors as well as whistleblowers, workers, consumers and\nothers in cases achieving real results for those harmed by corporate\nnegligence and other wrongdoings. Hagens Berman’s team has secured more than\n$2.9 billion in this area of law. More about the firm and its successes can be\nfound at hbsslaw.com\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=lKg0pvGCVJjtncnhAkFwamH8f84KJes32Qfe_v3r10LhufHMG72O2RG0pprcrlhKf9nEJN57HzwkFo1CzllyzQ==).\nFollow the firm for updates and news at @ClassActionLaw.\n\nAttorney Advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome in any\nfuture case.\n\nContact: Hagens Berman, Reed Kathrein, 715 Hearst Avenue, Suite 300,\nBerkeley, CA 94710, 844-916-0895, LINC@hbsslaw.com\n\nA photo accompanying this announcement is available at\nhttps://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/552c8200-5e42-437d-bc92-9f602b1d2586\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/2c81cd72-0ffb-43c9-9d0f-b622c3e44e43)\nLincoln Educational Services Corp. (LINC) Securities Class Action \n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/552c8200-5e42-437d-bc92-9f602b1d2586/en)\nHagens Berman Highlights Lawsuit Targeting Lincoln Educational Services Corp.\n(LINC) Over Alleged Misleading Statements\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNX2T4nN9-20260916","title":"Lincoln Educational Services Corp. (LINC) Investors: Securities Fraud Class Action Filed, Contact Hagens Berman Before November 10, 2026 Lead Plaintiff Deadline","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"LINC","created":"2026-09-16T18:47:54.116Z","tickers":["LINC"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lincoln Educational Services\nCorporation (NASDAQ: LINC) faces a securities class action seeking to\nrepresent investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Lincoln Educational\nsecurities between May 11, 2026 and August 9, 2026. The suit follows the\ncompany’s August 10, 2026 announcement of Q2 2026 results containing a\nsurprisingly slow student starts metric which drove the price of company\nshares down $10.22 (-24.9%).\n\nThe developments have prompted national shareholders rights firm Hagens Berman\nto open an investigation into claims that Lincoln Educational violated the\nsecurities laws.\n\nThe firm encourages Lincoln Educational investors who suffered substantial\nlosses to submit your losses now\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=hoE2sdkSfJOehoLEhGNtX58B2rmZLfBzFAogqksCdMX93RKpclTeTb-QGG5wiGf49mzHedEPxb505Fp9rAsKzKocPtZSDgT_9bKN2zl5jF2yFJ6_f3cxfGPvdwIezIfKRk2ySP_rdDGlYFceJJ-R74HeuQjT9rJvidWM-dAHYzEAfntWJe3Y3vhTp9G5sumAa5BG0122QHosco9vJCxnqQ==).\nPersons with knowledge who may be able to assist the investigation are invited\nto contact the firm’s attorneys.\n\nRead Hagens Berman's detailed analysis\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=H2tkll1GO3IKu_r_4AqIFBpAKvLtJuP6XN7Rk0cAh6IQRc6uEKIM2VGQXWaRerAL9XRGx1ruL6LJLJ6-DEnNyRtQZfjPWuEUUbjUg_JgZMvv5yEryUMl_4UgSg7VMjJmcpu4C8YnU9VD3ToWk5lKFXOeip8hC1lN4bfwPaJf0eo_lVfIv67njvnKTa7CsbeQ2sZfTDEsTox-M4RallL_ng==)\non the alleged concealment of Lincoln Educational Services' ($LINC)\ndeteriorating student start conversion rates.\n\nClass Period: May 11, 2026 – Aug. 9, 2026\nLead Plaintiff Deadline: Nov. 10, 2026\nVisit: www.hbsslaw.com/linc \nDirect Contact Email: LINC@hbsslaw.com \nFirm Telephone: 844-916-0895\n\nLincoln Educational Services Corporation (LINC) Securities Class Action:\n\nThe lawsuit is focused on the propriety of Lincoln Educational’s statements\nabout its student starts, a metric that features prominently within the\ncompany’s financial reports.\n\nOn May 11, 2026, Lincoln Educational reported its Q1 2026 earnings and held\nits related investor call. Among other things, management emphasized\n“‘[t]he 19.5% student start growth during the first quarter exceeded our\nexpectations, which has led to increasing our student start growth guidance\nfor the full year to between 10% and 14%.” During the related investor call,\nmanagement emphasized “the continuing momentum in our business” and\n“strong, sustained demand” in the business.\n\nThe market reacted favorably to the news and narrative going forward, sending\nthe price of Lincoln Educational shares up $4.75 (+10.6%) that day.\n\nInvestors’ expectations were dashed on August 10, 2026, when the company\nreported its Q2 2026 earnings and held its related investor call. Of\nsignificant concern was the revelation that student starts grew a paltry 1%,\nseemingly at odds with the “continuing momentum” and “strong, sustained\ndemand” narrative conveyed just three months earlier. In addition,\nmanagement said “[d]uring the first quarter of this year, we achieved\nstudent start growth of nearly 20%, and we expected second quarter start\ngrowth to moderate to approximately half this rate.”\n\nThis news drove the price of Lincoln Educational shares down $10.22 (-24.9%),\nwiping out over $300 million of the company’s market capitalization in a\nsingle day.\n\n“We’re focused on whether Lincoln Educational may have intentionally\nmisled investors about its student start metrics,” said Reed Kathrein\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=dB87KK_4VT7p3xIGGUXtCOCryO4xTPyy1Z1l5C0p5e57oFqznoDliN0qx-YsMRc5rjHfybJ-W_1_I-ixhu0qFTLwzGs3tUvkkvYEg-9TfrLEcDKFWkAfVYdaK_-kLvC-),\nthe Hagens Berman partner leading the firm’s investigation of the allege\nclaims in the pending suit.\n\nIf you invested in Lincoln Educational and have substantial losses, or have\nknowledge that will assist the firm’s investigation, submit your losses now\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=hoE2sdkSfJOehoLEhGNtX58B2rmZLfBzFAogqksCdMVaSF03XrJw8xwpJn8-13wztXWhVQOWOjBpso5o0cMB3_mXKadBLMBJFAK_wqiXgO1Ozdco-W3yZopjP59pVnQU5xKyFuNr9YBGOIQWkmCVXiiftmbpC6dvsnnAHzHDpZtNiCIFRelZH_kAkYDWaLQmk9Ams8dz7nPOm2WVzONZTA==)\n»\n\nWhistleblowers: Persons with non-public information regarding Lincoln\nEducational should consider their options to help in the investigation or take\nadvantage of the SEC Whistleblower program. Under the new program,\nwhistleblowers who provide original information may receive rewards totaling\nup to 30 percent of any successful recovery made by the SEC. For more\ninformation, call Reed Kathrein at 844-916-0895 or email LINC@hbsslaw.com.\n\nAbout Hagens Berman\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=pICJSp9dPJRsd27dCmKtlTcnkuQgZBIPtSjjCEmQilVBMPpaQteQgO0EoFk341xSg6TxuPQMBtD3cZ4-7VWY1bnsRRSTfmxOCHGBA21ZVQI=)\nHagens Berman is a global plaintiffs’ rights complex litigation firm\nfocusing on corporate accountability. The firm is home to a robust practice\nand represents investors as well as whistleblowers, workers, consumers and\nothers in cases achieving real results for those harmed by corporate\nnegligence and other wrongdoings. Hagens Berman’s team has secured more than\n$2.9 billion in this area of law. More about the firm and its successes can be\nfound at hbsslaw.com\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=lKg0pvGCVJjtncnhAkFwamH8f84KJes32Qfe_v3r10LhufHMG72O2RG0pprcrlhKf9nEJN57HzwkFo1CzllyzQ==).\nFollow the firm for updates and news at @ClassActionLaw.\n\nAttorney Advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome in any\nfuture case.\n\nContact: Hagens Berman, Reed Kathrein, 715 Hearst Avenue, Suite 300,\nBerkeley, CA 94710, 844-916-0895, LINC@hbsslaw.com\n\nA photo accompanying this announcement is available at\nhttps://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/552c8200-5e42-437d-bc92-9f602b1d2586\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/2c81cd72-0ffb-43c9-9d0f-b622c3e44e43)\nLincoln Educational Services Corp. (LINC) Securities Class Action \n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/552c8200-5e42-437d-bc92-9f602b1d2586/en)\nHagens Berman Highlights Lawsuit Targeting Lincoln Educational Services Corp.\n(LINC) Over Alleged Misleading Statements\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-09-16T18:47:54.168857896Z","server_sent_at_ms":1789584474168},"received_at":"2026-09-16T18:47:54.226Z","source_url":null},"analysis":{"id":"134391","press_release_id":"145559","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Education Services","sector":"Consumer Discretionary"},"redFlags":["alleged misleading statements about student starts, a metric featured prominently in the company's financial reports","student start growth decelerated from 19.5% in Q1 to 1% in Q2 versus full-year guidance of 10%-14%","shares fell 24.9% on Aug. 10, 2026, erasing over $300 million of market capitalization","management's post-Q2 framing ('expected moderation to about half this rate') conflicts with the earlier 'continuing momentum' narrative cited in the suit"],"eventType":"legal_litigation","narrative":"Hagens Berman announced a securities fraud class action against Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ: LINC) on behalf of investors who purchased shares between May 11 and Aug. 9, 2026, with a lead plaintiff deadline of Nov. 10, 2026.\n\nThe suit targets the company's statements about student starts, a metric featured prominently in its financial reports: Q1 2026 growth of 19.5% plus full-year guidance of 10%-14% was followed by Q2 growth of just 1%.\n\nThe Aug. 10, 2026 Q2 report drove shares down $10.22 (-24.9%), wiping out over $300 million of market capitalization in a single day.\n\nThis is a plaintiff-firm solicitation release rather than an issuer disclosure — no certified class or settlement has been announced — so treat it as low-signal beyond the underlying disclosure-risk question.","sentiment":"neutral","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Plaintiff-firm solicitation — suppress; the only durable signal is the credibility question around LINC's student-start metric after the -24.9% Q2 drop."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"class_period":"May 11, 2026 - Aug. 9, 2026","market_cap_loss":"over $300 million","share_price_drop":"$10.22","share_price_drop_pct":"-24.9%","lead_plaintiff_deadline":"Nov. 10, 2026","student_start_growth_q1":"19.5%","student_start_growth_q2":"1%","full_year_student_start_guidance":"10% to 14%"}},"quotedText":"We're focused on whether Lincoln Educational may have intentionally misled investors about its student start metrics","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Reed Kathrein","role":"Hagens Berman partner leading the LINC investigation"}],"products":[],"companies":[{"name":"Lincoln Educational Services Corporation","ticker":"LINC","relationship":"target of the securities class action"},{"name":"Hagens Berman","relationship":"plaintiff law firm and release author"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"$10.22","context":"one-day share price decline on Aug. 10, 2026 (-24.9%)"},{"amount":"$300 million","context":"market capitalization erased in a single day on Aug. 10, 2026"},{"amount":"$4.75","context":"one-day share price gain on May 11, 2026 (+10.6%) after Q1 earnings"},{"amount":"$2.9 billion","context":"Hagens Berman's stated recoveries in corporate-accountability litigation"}]},"materialImpact":{"score":1,"reasoning":"This is a plaintiff law-firm solicitation issued under Hagens Berman's own name seeking lead-plaintiff candidates and investigation tips for an already-filed securities class action. 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