{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"169565","rtpr_id":"nGNX3wFJJ-20261014","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":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-10-14T20:41:05.097Z","article_body":"SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 14, 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 $10.22 (-24.9%).\n\nThe developments have prompted national shareholders rights firm Hagens Berman\nto open an investigation into claims that Lincoln Educational violated the\nsecurities laws.\n\nThe firm encourages Lincoln Educational investors who suffered substantial\nlosses to submit your losses now\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=QMfXRStddWhGQlS1Obe49ikzRMxiWt9EDosNR-S9MwD8iv4_EpS6iy2uKe0wp-2b1B4imXm7gBdsC035GlEPULPDb6DZxrp_irxIUyI4eTOhLXwmGKsnDxYn3m1CQjdKrgq7QhcHvsB1FYxAk3rw8DLyfk30UeHvnKHcjpvniI7snUEjHp-_xqYXH8AheLhZm-RGjIuANfZTjvGfpNXisQ==).\nPersons with knowledge who may be able to assist the investigation are invited\nto contact the firm’s attorneys.\n\nClass Period: May 11, 2026 – Aug. 9, 2026\nLead Plaintiff Deadline: Nov. 10, 2026\nVisit: www.hbsslaw.com/cases/linc \nDirect Contact Email: LINC@hbsslaw.com \nFirm Telephone: 844-916-0895\nVideo: https://youtu.be/YGTj5V-AZGw\n\nLincoln Educational Services Corporation ($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=C3r4z7AxHCA1ypgJGxhNF1Qv3s2dLIvkKpsvUMFIfIIvugT3VXOwsG9Q6FMt8dBi1qE0r3vvzRGDBOJ4fLrFThs9g1uWPNsTec1GIFnEXHad3PGM_dv7XtNVEjlR6AC-),\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=QMfXRStddWhGQlS1Obe49ikzRMxiWt9EDosNR-S9MwDYHx5AEJ0QrXgNkk7MQ7HOVNk_I3CTq1slqpLkGZMeYFr-1l9fk-15tiKwDVtvecyhtLliXPV7dIA6QyTgP8RMssV_ylCOmOT7IzipxDtNjKc89Cori0XCw8Uszg7AxlwYij7TdZll5nKI08KVQWXYlGJZiu0EcICJb2UnNaOaUg==)\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=yulJtgOdGHzBwgDrC0c2yy_2MhPXyF-t9xnIHknz4eq9DhSqU7AwkmkiLMW093E23CdgCIjvO0mIcB7LxEpGuhSTMpTkfjw2GS1QyK8I1HE=)\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=q2DlAM2ALgtgG_5fPV-5t8bqjXuRQ3lTkfMYtVjv_HFlZJVaL12fGHxLE3OLKeCQS8_yHzFYfAippSLQNf4SaA==).\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 video accompanying this announcement is available at\nhttps://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/1ee7c15f-5e75-4501-962f-70c3d4e3d6e6\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/2c81cd72-0ffb-43c9-9d0f-b622c3e44e43)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNX3wFJJ-20261014","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":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"LINC","created":"2026-10-14T20:41:05.097Z","tickers":["LINC"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 14, 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 $10.22 (-24.9%).\n\nThe developments have prompted national shareholders rights firm Hagens Berman\nto open an investigation into claims that Lincoln Educational violated the\nsecurities laws.\n\nThe firm encourages Lincoln Educational investors who suffered substantial\nlosses to submit your losses now\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=QMfXRStddWhGQlS1Obe49ikzRMxiWt9EDosNR-S9MwD8iv4_EpS6iy2uKe0wp-2b1B4imXm7gBdsC035GlEPULPDb6DZxrp_irxIUyI4eTOhLXwmGKsnDxYn3m1CQjdKrgq7QhcHvsB1FYxAk3rw8DLyfk30UeHvnKHcjpvniI7snUEjHp-_xqYXH8AheLhZm-RGjIuANfZTjvGfpNXisQ==).\nPersons with knowledge who may be able to assist the investigation are invited\nto contact the firm’s attorneys.\n\nClass Period: May 11, 2026 – Aug. 9, 2026\nLead Plaintiff Deadline: Nov. 10, 2026\nVisit: www.hbsslaw.com/cases/linc \nDirect Contact Email: LINC@hbsslaw.com \nFirm Telephone: 844-916-0895\nVideo: https://youtu.be/YGTj5V-AZGw\n\nLincoln Educational Services Corporation ($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=C3r4z7AxHCA1ypgJGxhNF1Qv3s2dLIvkKpsvUMFIfIIvugT3VXOwsG9Q6FMt8dBi1qE0r3vvzRGDBOJ4fLrFThs9g1uWPNsTec1GIFnEXHad3PGM_dv7XtNVEjlR6AC-),\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=QMfXRStddWhGQlS1Obe49ikzRMxiWt9EDosNR-S9MwDYHx5AEJ0QrXgNkk7MQ7HOVNk_I3CTq1slqpLkGZMeYFr-1l9fk-15tiKwDVtvecyhtLliXPV7dIA6QyTgP8RMssV_ylCOmOT7IzipxDtNjKc89Cori0XCw8Uszg7AxlwYij7TdZll5nKI08KVQWXYlGJZiu0EcICJb2UnNaOaUg==)\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=yulJtgOdGHzBwgDrC0c2yy_2MhPXyF-t9xnIHknz4eq9DhSqU7AwkmkiLMW093E23CdgCIjvO0mIcB7LxEpGuhSTMpTkfjw2GS1QyK8I1HE=)\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=q2DlAM2ALgtgG_5fPV-5t8bqjXuRQ3lTkfMYtVjv_HFlZJVaL12fGHxLE3OLKeCQS8_yHzFYfAippSLQNf4SaA==).\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 video accompanying this announcement is available at\nhttps://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/1ee7c15f-5e75-4501-962f-70c3d4e3d6e6\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/2c81cd72-0ffb-43c9-9d0f-b622c3e44e43)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-10-14T20:41:05.143766547Z","server_sent_at_ms":1792010465143},"received_at":"2026-10-14T20:41:05.194Z","source_url":null},"analysis":{"id":"157798","press_release_id":"169565","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Education Services","sector":"Consumer Discretionary"},"redFlags":["Pending securities class action alleging misleading student-start metrics; prior -24.9% one-day drop on Q2 results"],"eventType":"legal_litigation","narrative":"Hagens Berman announced a securities class action and investigation against Lincoln Educational Services (LINC), covering purchasers of LINC securities between May 11, 2026 and August 9, 2026, with a lead plaintiff deadline of November 10, 2026.\n\nThe suit targets the company's statements about student starts: management touted 19.5% Q1 growth and 'strong, sustained demand' in May, but Q2 start growth came in at just 1%.\n\nThe Q2 disclosure on August 10, 2026 drove shares down $10.22 (-24.9%), erasing over $300 million of market cap in one day.\n\nThe release itself is law-firm marketing soliciting plaintiffs and whistleblowers; it contains no new disclosure from the issuer and should be treated as low-signal noise.","sentiment":"neutral","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Plaintiff-firm class-action solicitation on known Q2 event -- suppress or archive only."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"stock_drop":"-24.9% ($10.22) on Aug. 10, 2026","class_period":"May 11, 2026 - Aug. 9, 2026","market_cap_loss":"over $300 million","lead_plaintiff_deadline":"Nov. 10, 2026","student_start_growth_q1_2026":"19.5%","student_start_growth_q2_2026":"1%"}},"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 investigation"}],"products":[],"companies":[{"name":"Lincoln Educational Services Corporation","ticker":"LINC","relationship":"class action defendant/target"},{"name":"Hagens Berman","relationship":"plaintiff law firm"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"$300 million","context":"market capitalization wiped out on Aug. 10, 2026 earnings drop"},{"amount":"$2.9 billion","context":"Hagens Berman cumulative recoveries (firm boilerplate)"}]},"materialImpact":{"score":1,"reasoning":"Plaintiff law-firm solicitation issued by Hagens Berman seeking investors and whistleblowers ahead of a lead plaintiff deadline. 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