LINC · Lincoln Educational Services Corp
$39.99
-0.96 (-2.34%)
At close · Jul 22
Market Cap
$1.27B
Shares
31.72M
Total shares sold short and not yet covered, reported to FINRA by broker-dealers and published twice a month (bi-monthly). Days to cover divides the short position by average daily volume; a high value (above 5) can signal short-squeeze potential.
Short Squeeze Score
68/100
Short interest 8.7% of shares — P86
Days to cover 5.5 — P84
Price vs VWAP -15.1% — P21
Short-volume trend +9.4% — P81
Short interest change +11.4% — P69
Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P32
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-06-30). Weighted mean of the available factors (short interest 30%, days to cover 20%, price vs VWAP 15%, short-volume trend 15%, short-interest change 10%, fails-to-deliver 10%) plus catalyst boosts (price spike, volume surge, earnings within days), capped at +20 and clamped to 100.
Short Interest History
| Settlement Date | Current Position | Previous Position | Change | Days to Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 2,751,856 | 2,469,905 | +281,951 | 5.52 |
| 2026-06-15 | 2,469,905 | 2,165,205 | +304,700 | 4.65 |
| 2026-05-29 | 2,165,205 | 2,090,910 | +74,295 | 4.49 |
| 2026-05-15 | 2,090,910 | 2,027,344 | +63,566 | 2.95 |
| 2026-04-30 | 2,027,344 | 1,850,537 | +176,807 | 6.24 |
| 2026-04-15 | 1,850,537 | 1,540,974 | +309,563 | 5.02 |
| 2026-03-31 | 1,540,974 | 1,261,147 | +279,827 | 2.63 |
| 2026-03-13 | 1,261,147 | 808,506 | +452,641 | 2.63 |
| 2026-02-27 | 808,506 | 941,609 | -133,103 | 1.13 |
| 2026-02-13 | 941,609 | 942,734 | -1,125 | 2.51 |
| 2026-01-30 | 942,734 | 1,054,676 | -111,942 | 3.33 |
| 2026-01-15 | 1,054,676 | 1,028,696 | +25,980 | 3.76 |
| 2025-12-31 | 1,028,696 | 1,240,001 | -211,305 | 5.37 |
| 2025-12-15 | 1,240,001 | 1,286,909 | -46,908 | 6.29 |
| 2025-11-28 | 1,286,909 | 1,225,995 | +60,914 | 5.20 |
| 2025-11-14 | 1,225,995 | 1,172,255 | +53,740 | 3.22 |
| 2025-10-31 | 1,172,255 | 1,217,735 | -45,480 | 5.71 |
| 2025-10-15 | 1,217,735 | 1,232,106 | -14,371 | 5.42 |
| 2025-09-30 | 1,232,106 | 1,193,952 | +38,154 | 3.32 |
| 2025-09-15 | 1,193,952 | 1,139,160 | +54,792 | 3.49 |
| 2025-08-29 | 1,139,160 | 1,019,585 | +119,575 | 2.90 |
| 2025-08-15 | 1,019,585 | 1,079,385 | -59,800 | 1.64 |
| 2025-07-31 | 1,079,385 | 1,105,501 | -26,116 | 6.86 |
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