Have Insiders Sold Lincoln Educational Services Shares Recently?

Some Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (NASDAQ:LINC) shareholders may be a little concerned to see that the Executive VP, Brian Meyers, recently sold a substantial US$611k worth of stock at a price of US$15.59 per share. That sale reduced their total holding by 14% which is hardly insignificant, but far from the worst we've seen.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Lincoln Educational Services

Notably, that recent sale by Brian Meyers is the biggest insider sale of Lincoln Educational Services shares that we've seen in the last year. So what is clear is that an insider saw fit to sell at around the current price of US$15.19. We generally don't like to see insider selling, but the lower the sale price, the more it concerns us. We note that this sale took place at around the current price, so it isn't a major concern, though it's hardly a good sign.

Insiders in Lincoln Educational Services didn't buy any shares in the last year. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

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Insider Ownership Of Lincoln Educational Services

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. It appears that Lincoln Educational Services insiders own 7.3% of the company, worth about US$35m. We've certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.

So What Do The Lincoln Educational Services Insider Transactions Indicate?

Insiders haven't bought Lincoln Educational Services stock in the last three months, but there was some selling. And even if we look at the last year, we didn't see any purchases. While insiders do own shares, they don't own a heap, and they have been selling. We're in no rush to buy! So while it's helpful to know what insiders are doing in terms of buying or selling, it's also helpful to know the risks that a particular company is facing. To that end, you should learn about the 3 warning signs we've spotted with Lincoln Educational Services (including 1 which makes us a bit uncomfortable).

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For the purposes of this article, insiders are those individuals who report their transactions to the relevant regulatory body. We currently account for open market transactions and private dispositions of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests.

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