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As of close of business last night, Lincoln National Corp’s stock clocked out at $44.16, down -1.16% from its previous closing price of $44.68. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.16 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.82 million shares were traded. LNC stock price reached its highest trading level at $45.39 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $44.2001.
On September 19, 2025, Morgan Stanley Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Equal-Weight but kept the price unchanged to $58.
On September 16, 2025, Wolfe Research started tracking the stock assigning a Underperform rating and target price of $37.Wolfe Research initiated its Underperform rating on September 16, 2025, with a $37 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 10 ’25 when Kennedy John Christopher sold 3,519 shares for $44.15 per share. The transaction valued at 155,364 led to the insider holds 118,985 shares of the business.
John C Kennedy bought 3,519 shares of LNC for $155,355 on Dec 10 ’25. On Dec 08 ’25, another insider, Jayson Bronchetti, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 37,568 shares for $42.53 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, LNC now has a Market Capitalization of 8387708928 and an Enterprise Value of -28663291904. As of this moment, Lincoln’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 3.96, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 5.46. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.73. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.42 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.89. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at -1.556.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LNC is 1.31, which has changed by 0.48636067 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1877265 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LNC has reached a high of $46.82, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $27.58. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.22%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 16.54%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that LNC traded 1.51M shares on average per day over the past three months and 1248950 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 189.92M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 188.36M. Insiders hold about 0.83% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 82.61% stake in the company. Shares short for LNC as of 1765756800 were 5255038 with a Short Ratio of 3.49, compared to 1763078400 on 5669665. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5255038 and a Short% of Float of 3.09.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.8, LNC has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.80. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.04028648. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.77. . The current Payout Ratio is 9.78% for LNC, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-10-10 with an ex-dividend date of 2026-01-12. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1999-06-22 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
At present, 12.0 analysts are actively evaluating the performance of Lincoln National Corp (LNC) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.73, with high estimates of $1.91 and low estimates of $1.48.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $8.16 and $7.79 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.92. EPS for the following year is $8.1, with 13.0 analysts recommending between $8.67 and $7.61.
Revenue Estimates
In . The current quarter, 7 analysts expect revenue to total $4.85B. It ranges from a high estimate of $4.94B to a low estimate of $4.76B. As of . The current estimate, Lincoln National Corp’s year-ago sales were $4.63BFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $4.95B. There is a high estimate of $5.02B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $4.84B.
A total of 9 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LNC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $19.14B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $18.95B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $19.03B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $18.34BBased on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $20.06B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $20.66B and the low estimate is $19.5B.
