Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $23.75 +0.21 (+0.89%) Closing price 08/8/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$24.46 +0.70 (+2.97%) As of 08/8/2025 07:43 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Lincoln Educational Services Short Interest DataLincoln Educational Services (LINC) has a short interest of 1.11 million shares. This marks a -7.50% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.9, indicating that it would take 3.9 days of the average trading volume of 216,850 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest1,110,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest1,200,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-7.50%Dollar Volume Sold Short$25.31 millionShort Interest Ratio3.9 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 15, 2025Outstanding Shares31,590,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted3.51%Today's Trading Volume532,170 sharesAverage Trading Volume216,850 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average245% Short Selling Lincoln Educational Services? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Lincoln Educational Services and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartLINC Short Interest Over TimeLINC Days to Cover Over TimeLINC Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Lincoln Educational Services Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/15/20251,110,000 shares $25.31 million -7.5%N/A3.9 $22.80 6/30/20251,200,000 shares $27.66 million +34.4%4.4%4 $23.05 6/15/2025893,200 shares $20.06 million +5.2%3.3%3.3 $22.46 5/31/2025848,800 shares $20.22 million +8.7%3.2%3.2 $23.82 5/15/2025780,900 shares $16.56 million +44.5%3.0%2.9 $21.21 4/30/2025540,300 shares $9.13 million -0.4%N/A2.3 $16.90 4/15/2025542,200 shares $9.39 million +36.9%2.1%2.5 $17.31 3/31/2025396,100 shares $6.29 million +15.8%1.5%2 $15.87 3/15/2025342,200 shares $5.09 million -6.1%1.3%1.9 $14.87 2/28/2025364,500 shares $6.69 million +23.4%1.4%2.1 $18.35 Get the Latest News and Ratings for LINC and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Lincoln Educational Services and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/2025295,300 shares $5.19 million +9.3%1.1%1.9 $17.58 1/31/2025270,100 shares $4.41 million -4.9%N/A1.9 $16.32 1/15/2025283,900 shares $4.36 million +56.0%N/A2.2 $15.37 12/31/2024182,000 shares $2.88 million -16.9%N/A1.5 $15.82 12/15/2024218,900 shares $3.50 million +7.2%N/A2 $16.01 11/30/2024204,300 shares $3.36 million -16.0%N/A2 $16.43 11/15/2024243,200 shares $3.69 million -7.8%N/A2.5 $15.19 10/31/2024263,700 shares $3.50 million -5.3%N/A2.9 $13.28 10/15/2024278,400 shares $3.48 million +6.3%N/A3.1 $12.49 9/30/2024261,800 shares $3.13 million -29.2%N/A2.3 $11.94 9/15/2024369,700 shares $4.59 million +1.8%N/A2.6 $12.41 8/31/2024363,100 shares $4.52 million -13.7%N/A2.6 $12.45 8/15/2024420,700 shares $5.02 million -0.4%N/A2.9 $11.93 7/31/2024422,400 shares $5.96 million +6.3%N/A2.8 $14.11 7/15/2024397,500 shares $5.01 million +29.1%N/A2.6 $12.60 6/30/2024307,800 shares $3.65 million +16.6%N/A2.4 $11.86 6/15/2024264,100 shares $2.80 million -2.1%N/A2.6 $10.59 5/31/2024269,700 shares $3.16 million -13.8%N/A2.8 $11.72 5/15/2024312,900 shares $3.76 million +6.2%N/A2.9 $12.01 4/30/2024294,700 shares $3.14 million +13.1%N/A2.8 $10.66 4/15/2024260,500 shares $2.54 million +1.8%N/A2.9 $9.75 3/31/2024255,800 shares $2.64 million -4.8%N/A2.8 $10.33 3/15/2024268,800 shares $2.62 million -0.2%N/A2.9 $9.73 2/29/2024269,300 shares $2.71 million +1.0%N/A2.9 $10.06 2/15/2024266,700 shares $2.68 million -8.2%N/A3.4 $10.04 1/31/2024290,400 shares $2.60 million -7.3%N/A3.5 $8.96 1/15/2024313,300 shares $2.92 million -8.8%N/A3.9 $9.32 12/31/2023343,400 shares $3.45 million -2.4%N/A4.5 $10.04 12/15/2023351,800 shares $3.29 million -4.7%N/A4.8 $9.36 11/30/2023369,200 shares $3.42 million +1.4%N/A4.9 $9.26$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost Town (Ad)Jeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could be the biggest technology story of this decade. In short, he believes what he's holding in his hand is the key to the $100 trillion AI boom… And only one company here in the U.S. can mine this obscure metal.Click here to get the details on this virtual monopoly. 11/15/2023364,200 shares $3.43 million +4.7%N/A4.6 $9.42 10/31/2023347,900 shares $2.97 million -4.4%N/A4.3 $8.55 10/15/2023363,800 shares $3.04 million -13.8%N/A3.9 $8.35 9/30/2023421,900 shares $3.57 million +9.3%N/A4.3 $8.45 9/15/2023386,000 shares $3.37 million -11.9%N/A3.5 $8.73 8/31/2023438,000 shares $3.74 million -3.8%N/A2.8 $8.53 8/15/2023455,100 shares $3.89 million -6.3%N/A2.9 $8.55 7/31/2023485,900 shares $3.45 million -6.4%N/A3 $7.11 7/15/2023519,300 shares $3.15 million -1.0%N/A3.4 $6.06 6/30/2023524,600 shares $3.54 million +280.4%N/A3.4 $6.74 6/15/2023137,900 shares $888.08 thousand -16.0%N/A0.9 $6.44 5/31/2023164,200 shares $1.05 million +58.8%N/A1.6 $6.39 5/15/2023103,400 shares $680.37 thousand +31.6%N/A1.1 $6.58 4/30/202378,600 shares $458.24 thousand +24.6%N/A1 $5.83 4/15/202363,100 shares $410.15 thousand +38.1%N/A0.9 $6.50 3/31/202345,700 shares $258.66 thousand +8.6%0.2%0.7 $5.66 3/15/202342,100 shares $244.18 thousand -44.6%0.2%0.7 $5.80 2/28/202376,000 shares $444.60 thousand -23.3%0.4%1.7 $5.85 2/15/202399,100 shares $669.92 thousand -25.1%0.4%2.2 $6.76 1/31/2023132,300 shares $840.11 thousand -2.4%0.6%2.2 $6.35 1/15/2023135,600 shares $832.58 thousand -22.9%0.6%1.7 $6.14 12/30/2022175,900 shares $1.02 million -16.5%0.8%1.5 $5.79 12/15/2022210,700 shares $1.17 million -13.6%0.9%1.8 $5.54 11/30/2022243,800 shares $1.61 million -5.3%1.1%2 $6.61 11/15/2022257,400 shares $1.76 million +25.6%1.1%2 $6.85 10/31/2022205,000 shares $1.14 million -31.1%0.9%1.6 $5.55 10/15/2022297,500 shares $1.40 million +15.0%1.3%2.3 $4.69 9/30/2022258,600 shares $1.41 million -11.3%1.1%2.6 $5.44 9/15/2022291,400 shares $1.86 million -3.3%1.3%2.9 $6.39 8/31/2022301,400 shares $1.96 million +29.4%1.3%2.8 $6.50 8/15/2022232,900 shares $1.48 million +175.6%1.0%1.9 $6.36 7/31/202284,500 shares $611.78 thousand +0.2%0.4%0.7 $7.24 7/15/202284,300 shares $560.60 thousand -20.8%0.4%0.7 $6.65 6/30/2022106,400 shares $671.38 thousand +4.8%0.5%0.9 $6.31 6/15/2022101,500 shares $624.23 thousand +54.3%0.5%0.7 $6.15 5/31/202265,800 shares $406.64 thousand +21.6%0.3%0.5 $6.18 5/15/202254,100 shares $298.09 thousand +69.6%0.2%0.4 $5.51 4/30/202231,900 shares $228.09 thousand -45.0%0.1%0.3 $7.15 4/15/202258,000 shares $393.82 thousand -9.7%0.3%0.5 $6.79 3/31/202264,200 shares $459.03 thousand -24.1%0.3%0.6 $7.15 3/15/202284,600 shares $619.27 thousand +121.5%0.4%1 $7.32 2/28/202238,200 shares $294.52 thousand -25.4%0.2%0.4 $7.71 2/15/202251,200 shares $364.54 thousand +108.1%0.2%0.6 $7.12 1/31/202224,600 shares $168.51 thousand -70.6%0.1%0.3 $6.85 1/15/202283,800 shares $615.09 thousand -17.4%0.4%1 $7.34 12/31/2021101,500 shares $758.21 thousand -35.1%0.4%1.2 $7.47 12/15/2021156,500 shares $1.22 million +116.5%0.7%2 $7.81 11/30/202172,300 shares $509.72 thousand +0.7%0.3%1 $7.05 11/15/202171,800 shares $527.01 thousand -49.8%0.3%1.3 $7.34 10/29/2021143,000 shares $1.03 million +13.6%0.6%2.6 $7.20$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost Town (Ad)Jeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could be the biggest technology story of this decade. In short, he believes what he's holding in his hand is the key to the $100 trillion AI boom… And only one company here in the U.S. can mine this obscure metal.Click here to get the details on this virtual monopoly. 10/15/2021125,900 shares $849.83 thousand +29.1%0.5%2.2 $6.75 9/30/202197,500 shares $652.28 thousand -38.6%0.4%1.4 $6.69 9/15/2021158,700 shares $980.77 thousand -2.5%0.7%1.9 $6.18 8/31/2021162,700 shares $1.04 million -15.4%0.7%1.8 $6.41 8/13/2021192,300 shares $1.35 million +14.1%0.8%1.9 $7.00 7/30/2021168,600 shares $1.17 million -33.4%0.7%1.3 $6.94 7/15/2021253,000 shares $1.79 million +28.0%1.1%1.9 $7.07 6/30/2021197,700 shares $1.54 million +48.5%0.9%1.5 $7.78 6/15/2021133,100 shares $1.01 million -46.1%0.6%1 $7.57 5/28/2021246,800 shares $1.91 million +88.5%1.1%1.6 $7.75 5/14/2021130,900 shares $959.50 thousand -3.8%0.6%0.7 $7.33 4/30/2021136,000 shares $900.32 thousand -28.2%0.6%0.8 $6.62 4/15/2021189,400 shares $1.18 million -15.1%0.8%1.1 $6.21 3/31/2021223,100 shares $1.44 million -24.4%1.0%1.2 $6.44 3/15/2021295,100 shares $1.91 million -15.7%1.3%1.6 $6.47 2/26/2021350,000 shares $2.04 million +4.2%1.6%2.1 $5.83 2/12/2021335,900 shares $1.96 million -13.2%1.5%2.3 $5.83 1/29/2021386,900 shares $2.29 million -18.1%1.7%2.5 $5.91 1/15/2021472,300 shares $2.94 million +1.7%2.1%3.1 $6.23 12/31/2020464,200 shares $3.00 million +11.3%2.1%3 $6.47 12/15/2020417,200 shares $2.54 million +0.4%1.9%2.7 $6.10 11/30/2020415,500 shares $2.67 million -19.1%1.9%2.3 $6.43 11/15/2020513,300 shares $3.20 million +1.2%2.3%2.3 $6.23 10/30/2020507,200 shares $2.46 million -2.2%2.3%2 $4.86 10/15/2020518,600 shares $2.70 million +7.7%2.3%2.1 $5.21 9/30/2020481,500 shares $2.66 million +104.6%2.2%1.8 $5.52 9/15/2020235,300 shares $1.60 million +20.7%1.1%0.9 $6.80 8/31/2020194,900 shares $1.53 million +321.0%0.9%0.9 $7.87 8/14/202046,300 shares $348.64 thousand +66.0%0.2%0.3 $7.53 LINC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Lincoln Educational Services' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Lincoln Educational Services shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, investors have sold 1,110,000 shares of LINC short. Learn More on Lincoln Educational Services' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Lincoln Educational Services? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. LINC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Lincoln Educational Services's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Lincoln Educational Services? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Lincoln Educational Services: Simplex Trading LLC, and PEAK6 LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Is Lincoln Educational Services' short interest increasing or decreasing? Lincoln Educational Services saw a decrease in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,110,000 shares, a decrease of 7.5% from the previous total of 1,200,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. How does Lincoln Educational Services' short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Lincoln Educational Services: Strategic Education Inc. (2.52%), Universal Technical Institute Inc (4.78%), American Public Education, Inc. (7.16%), Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (1.58%), Stride, Inc. (9.97%), Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (1.38%), Adtalem Global Education Inc. (2.82%), Perdoceo Education Corporation (8.71%), Afya Limited (1.72%), Gaotu Techedu Inc. (2.79%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Lincoln Educational Services stock? Short selling LINC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Lincoln Educational Services as its price is falling. LINC shares are trading up $0.13 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Lincoln Educational Services? A short squeeze for Lincoln Educational Services occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of LINC, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Lincoln Educational Services' short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including LINC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025. 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