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Lincoln National Corp (NYSE: LNC) closed the day trading at $40.57 down -1.00% from the previous closing price of $40.98. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.00 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.62 million shares were traded. LNC stock price reached its highest trading level at $41.085 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $40.51.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of LNC, let’s look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.60 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.60.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, TD Cowen on October 09, 2024, initiated with a Hold rating and assigned the stock a target price of $34.
On September 05, 2024, Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Equal Weight rating and target price of $35.
Jefferies Upgraded its Hold to Buy on May 22, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $26 to $34.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 15 ’25 when Sean Nigel Woodroffe bought 16,164 shares for $40.90 per share.
Brian Kroll bought 6,362 shares of LNC for $260,020 on Aug 15 ’25. On Aug 07 ’25, another insider, Kennedy John Christopher, who serves as the EVP, Chief Dist. & Brand Off of the company, sold 5,000 shares for $39.29 each. As a result, the insider received 196,450 and left with 123,815 shares of the company.
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 7691260416 and an Enterprise Value of -23736723456. As of this moment, Lincoln’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 7.08, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 5.18. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.04. 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 0.90. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at -1.316.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LNC is 1.49, which has changed by 0.29907143 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15005577 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LNC has reached a high of $40.99, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $27.58. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 15.32%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 18.11%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, LNC traded about 1.93M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, LNC traded about 2120320 shares per day. A total of 189.57M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 187.53M. Insiders hold about 1.08% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 80.24% stake in the company. Shares short for LNC as of 1753920000 were 6726520 with a Short Ratio of 3.49, compared to 1751241600 on 6118655. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6726520 and a Short% of Float of 3.9600000000000004.
Dividends & Splits
LNC’s forward annual dividend rate is 1.80, up from 1.8 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.043923866The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.75. The current Payout Ratio is 9.78% for LNC, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-10 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-10-10. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1999-06-22 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Lincoln National Corp (LNC) is currently under the scrutiny of 10.0 analysts, each contributing to the ongoing evaluation of its stock.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.88, with high estimates of $1.98 and low estimates of $1.73.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $7.9 and $7.11 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.61. EPS for the following year is $7.77, with 12.0 analysts recommending between $8.2 and $7.42.
Revenue Estimates
6 analysts predict $4.79B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $4.88B to a low estimate of $4.6B. As of the current estimate, Lincoln National Corp’s year-ago sales were $4.6BFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $4.8B. There is a high estimate of $4.89B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $4.62B.
A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LNC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $19.19B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $18.48B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $18.99B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $18.34BBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $19.73B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $20.37B and the low estimate is $18.9B.
