{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"162295","rtpr_id":"nPnPfGJta-20261006","ticker":"LINC","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["LINC"],"title":"Lincoln Educational Services Corp. (LINC) Alert: Securities Class Action Filed, Investors Encouraged to Contact Hagens Berman Before November 10, 2026 Lead Plaintiff Deadline","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-10-06T16:52:00.022Z","article_body":"Lincoln Educational Services Corp. (LINC) Alert: Securities Class Action Filed, Investors Encouraged to Contact Hagens Berman Before November 10, 2026 Lead Plaintiff Deadline\nPR Newswire\n\nSAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 6, 2026\n\nSAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- 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 $10.22 (-24.9%).\n\nThe developments have prompted national shareholders rights firm Hagens Berman\nto open an investigation into claims that Lincoln Educational violated the\nsecurities laws.\n\nThe firm encourages Lincoln Educational investors who suffered substantial\nlosses to submit your losses now\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4790729-1&h=3530840369&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hbsslaw.com%2Fcases%2Flincoln-educational-services-corporation-linc-securities-class-action&a=submit+your+losses+now)\n. Persons with knowledge who may be able to assist the investigation are\ninvited to contact the firm's attorneys.\n\nClass Period: May 11, 2026 – Aug. 9, 2026\nLead Plaintiff Deadline: Nov. 10, 2026\nVisit: www.hbsslaw.com/cases/linc\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4790729-1&h=1260021001&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hbsslaw.com%2Fcases%2Flinc&a=www.hbsslaw.com%2Fcases%2Flinc)\n\nDirect Contact Email: LINC@hbsslaw.com (mailto:LINC@hbsslaw.com)\nFirm Telephone: 844-916-0895\n\nLincoln Educational Services Corporation ($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 \"'[t]he\n19.5% student start growth during the first quarter exceeded our expectations,\nwhich has led to increasing our student start growth guidance for the full\nyear to between 10% and 14%.\"  During the related investor call, management\nemphasized \"the continuing momentum in our business\" and \"strong, sustained\ndemand\" 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, management\nsaid \"[d]uring the first quarter of this year, we achieved student start\ngrowth of nearly 20%, and we expected second quarter start growth to moderate\nto 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 misled\ninvestors about its student start metrics,\" said Reed Kathrein\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4790729-1&h=3368265101&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hbsslaw.com%2Fattorneys%2Freed-kathrein&a=Reed+Kathrein)\n, the 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://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4790729-1&h=3530840369&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hbsslaw.com%2Fcases%2Flincoln-educational-services-corporation-linc-securities-class-action&a=submit+your+losses+now)\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(mailto:LINC@hbsslaw.com) .\n\nAbout Hagens Berman\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4790729-1&h=1393678313&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hbsslaw.com%2F&a=About+Hagens+Berman)\n\nHagens Berman is a global plaintiffs' rights complex litigation firm focusing\non corporate accountability. The firm is home to a robust practice and\nrepresents investors as well as whistleblowers, workers, consumers and others\nin cases achieving real results for those harmed by corporate negligence and\nother wrongdoings. Hagens Berman's team has secured more than $2.9 billion in\nthis area of law. More about the firm and its successes can be found\nat hbsslaw.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4790729-1&h=3064543952&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hbsslaw.com%2F&a=hbsslaw.com)\n. Follow the firm for updates and news at @ClassActionLaw\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4790729-1&h=2352281054&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitter.com%2FClassActionLaw&a=%40ClassActionLaw)\n.\n\nAttorney Advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome in any\nfuture case.\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lincoln-educational-services-corp-linc-alert-securities-class-action-filed-investors-encouraged-to-contact-hagens-berman-before-november-10-2026-lead-plaintiff-deadline-302900058.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lincoln-educational-services-corp-linc-alert-securities-class-action-filed-investors-encouraged-to-contact-hagens-berman-before-november-10-2026-lead-plaintiff-deadline-302900058.html)\n\nSOURCE Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP\n\n\n\nHagens Berman, Reed Kathrein, 715 Hearst Avenue, Suite 300, Berkeley, CA 94710, 844-916-0895, LINC@hbsslaw.com\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1117217/Hagens-Berman-Sobol-Shapiro-LLP-Logo.jpg?id=OA2989962\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPnPfGJta-20261006","title":"Lincoln Educational Services Corp. (LINC) Alert: Securities Class Action Filed, Investors Encouraged to Contact Hagens Berman Before November 10, 2026 Lead Plaintiff Deadline","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"LINC","created":"2026-10-06T16:52:00.022Z","tickers":["LINC"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"Lincoln Educational Services Corp. (LINC) Alert: Securities Class Action Filed, Investors Encouraged to Contact Hagens Berman Before November 10, 2026 Lead Plaintiff Deadline\nPR Newswire\n\nSAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 6, 2026\n\nSAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- 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 $10.22 (-24.9%).\n\nThe developments have prompted national shareholders rights firm Hagens Berman\nto open an investigation into claims that Lincoln Educational violated the\nsecurities laws.\n\nThe firm encourages Lincoln Educational investors who suffered substantial\nlosses to submit your losses now\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4790729-1&h=3530840369&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hbsslaw.com%2Fcases%2Flincoln-educational-services-corporation-linc-securities-class-action&a=submit+your+losses+now)\n. Persons with knowledge who may be able to assist the investigation are\ninvited to contact the firm's attorneys.\n\nClass Period: May 11, 2026 – Aug. 9, 2026\nLead Plaintiff Deadline: Nov. 10, 2026\nVisit: www.hbsslaw.com/cases/linc\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4790729-1&h=1260021001&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hbsslaw.com%2Fcases%2Flinc&a=www.hbsslaw.com%2Fcases%2Flinc)\n\nDirect Contact Email: LINC@hbsslaw.com (mailto:LINC@hbsslaw.com)\nFirm Telephone: 844-916-0895\n\nLincoln Educational Services Corporation ($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 \"'[t]he\n19.5% student start growth during the first quarter exceeded our expectations,\nwhich has led to increasing our student start growth guidance for the full\nyear to between 10% and 14%.\"  During the related investor call, management\nemphasized \"the continuing momentum in our business\" and \"strong, sustained\ndemand\" 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, management\nsaid \"[d]uring the first quarter of this year, we achieved student start\ngrowth of nearly 20%, and we expected second quarter start growth to moderate\nto 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 misled\ninvestors about its student start metrics,\" said Reed Kathrein\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4790729-1&h=3368265101&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hbsslaw.com%2Fattorneys%2Freed-kathrein&a=Reed+Kathrein)\n, the 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://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4790729-1&h=3530840369&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hbsslaw.com%2Fcases%2Flincoln-educational-services-corporation-linc-securities-class-action&a=submit+your+losses+now)\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(mailto:LINC@hbsslaw.com) .\n\nAbout Hagens Berman\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4790729-1&h=1393678313&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hbsslaw.com%2F&a=About+Hagens+Berman)\n\nHagens Berman is a global plaintiffs' rights complex litigation firm focusing\non corporate accountability. The firm is home to a robust practice and\nrepresents investors as well as whistleblowers, workers, consumers and others\nin cases achieving real results for those harmed by corporate negligence and\nother wrongdoings. Hagens Berman's team has secured more than $2.9 billion in\nthis area of law. More about the firm and its successes can be found\nat hbsslaw.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4790729-1&h=3064543952&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hbsslaw.com%2F&a=hbsslaw.com)\n. Follow the firm for updates and news at @ClassActionLaw\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4790729-1&h=2352281054&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitter.com%2FClassActionLaw&a=%40ClassActionLaw)\n.\n\nAttorney Advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome in any\nfuture case.\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lincoln-educational-services-corp-linc-alert-securities-class-action-filed-investors-encouraged-to-contact-hagens-berman-before-november-10-2026-lead-plaintiff-deadline-302900058.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lincoln-educational-services-corp-linc-alert-securities-class-action-filed-investors-encouraged-to-contact-hagens-berman-before-november-10-2026-lead-plaintiff-deadline-302900058.html)\n\nSOURCE Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP\n\n\n\nHagens Berman, Reed Kathrein, 715 Hearst Avenue, Suite 300, Berkeley, CA 94710, 844-916-0895, LINC@hbsslaw.com\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1117217/Hagens-Berman-Sobol-Shapiro-LLP-Logo.jpg?id=OA2989962\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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