Lindblad Expeditions (NASDAQ:LIND) CEO Benjamin Bressler Sells 41,000 Shares

Lindblad Expeditions (NASDAQ:LIND) CEO Benjamin Bressler sold 41,000 shares of Lindblad Expeditions stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.08, for a total value of $741,280.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 23,466 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $424,265.28. This trade represents a 63.60% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link.

Benjamin Bressler also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, February 4th, Benjamin Bressler sold 181,389 shares of Lindblad Expeditions stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.04, for a total transaction of $3,272,257.56.
• On Monday, February 2nd, Benjamin Bressler sold 87,478 shares of Lindblad Expeditions stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.08, for a total value of $1,494,124.24.
• On Thursday, January 29th, Benjamin Bressler sold 33,338 shares of Lindblad Expeditions stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.02, for a total value of $567,412.76.
• On Thursday, January 15th, Benjamin Bressler sold 7,311 shares of Lindblad Expeditions stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.01, for a total transaction of $124,360.11.
• On Wednesday, January 14th, Benjamin Bressler sold 94,259 shares of Lindblad Expeditions stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.08, for a total value of $1,609,943.72.
• On Friday, January 9th, Benjamin Bressler sold 69,439 shares of Lindblad Expeditions stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $15.03, for a total transaction of $1,043,668.17.
• On Monday, January 12th, Benjamin Bressler sold 222,386 shares of Lindblad Expeditions stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $16.08, for a total value of $3,575,966.88.
• On Wednesday, January 7th, Benjamin Bressler sold 29,628 shares of Lindblad Expeditions stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $15.04, for a total value of $445,605.12.
• On Monday, December 22nd, Benjamin Bressler sold 16,123 shares of Lindblad Expeditions stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $15.02, for a total transaction of $242,167.46.

Lindblad Expeditions Trading Up 1.7%

Shares of Lindblad Expeditions stock traded up $0.30 during trading on Thursday, hitting $18.28. The stock had a trading volume of 848,923 shares, compared to its average volume of 816,249. The firm has a market cap of $1.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -27.70 and a beta of 2.27. Lindblad Expeditions has a 12 month low of $7.45 and a 12 month high of $18.42. The business’s 50-day moving average is $14.76 and its 200 day moving average is $13.47.

Lindblad Expeditions (NASDAQ:LIND) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The company reported $0.33 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $240.17 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $229.68 million. As a group, equities analysts expect that Lindblad Expeditions will post -0.43 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in LIND. Pier Capital LLC increased its holdings in shares of Lindblad Expeditions by 21.6% in the 4th quarter. Pier Capital LLC now owns 577,479 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,327,000 after purchasing an additional 102,770 shares in the last quarter. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC purchased a new stake in Lindblad Expeditions during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $145,000. UBS Group AG raised its holdings in Lindblad Expeditions by 57.9% in the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 833,372 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,017,000 after purchasing an additional 305,704 shares during the period. Quent Capital LLC bought a new stake in Lindblad Expeditions during the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,709,000. Finally, Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in Lindblad Expeditions by 122.6% during the fourth quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 78,241 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,128,000 after acquiring an additional 43,093 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 75.94% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Lindblad Expeditions

Here are the key news stories impacting Lindblad Expeditions this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Institutional investors and hedge funds have been increasing stakes in LIND (e.g., Millennium, Arrowstreet, UBS), signaling professional interest and providing underlying demand.
• Positive Sentiment: Nat Geo‑Lindblad rolled out a warm‑weather expedition brochure for the UK travel trade — a marketing push that could help bookings and revenue for upcoming seasons. NatGeo‑Lindblad brochure
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst coverage remains mixed but generally constructive (several buy/upgraded notes and a consensus target near $19), which supports investor interest but is already priced in to some extent.
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage piece on Lindblad’s focus on improving returns on capital highlights strategic priorities but contains no new financials. May be read positively by value-oriented investors. Yahoo Finance analysis
• Negative Sentiment: CEO Benjamin Bressler sold large blocks of stock on Feb 4–5 (181,389 shares at ~$18.04 and 41,000 shares at ~$18.08), reducing his position substantially — a negative governance/insider signal for some investors. SEC filing: Bressler Form 4
• Negative Sentiment: Founder/director Sven‑Olof Lindblad has executed a series of sizable sales across late Jan–early Feb (multiple filings totaling many hundreds of thousands of shares), continuing sizable insider liquidation. SEC filing: S. Lindblad Form 4

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Citigroup assumed coverage on Lindblad Expeditions in a research note on Tuesday, December 30th. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Lindblad Expeditions in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Lindblad Expeditions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, October 25th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Lindblad Expeditions from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. Finally, Benchmark restated a “buy” rating on shares of Lindblad Expeditions in a report on Thursday, January 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Lindblad Expeditions currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $19.00.

Lindblad Expeditions Company Profile

Lindblad Expeditions (NASDAQ: LIND) is a global leader in expedition cruising, specializing in immersive small-ship voyages to some of the world’s most remote and wildlife-rich regions. The company operates a fleet of purpose-built vessels designed to navigate challenging waters and shorelines, offering guests up-close encounters with natural environments such as the polar ice caps, the Galápagos Islands, Costa Rica’s rainforests and the waterways of Alaska, Patagonia and the Arctic.

Founded on the pioneering spirit of Lars-Eric Lindblad, regarded as the father of expedition travel, Lindblad Expeditions carries forward a legacy of discovery that dates back to the 1960s.