Caisse Des Depots ET Consignations reduced its position in shares of Lincoln National Corporation (NYSE:LNC - Free Report) by 5.8% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 112,197 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 6,882 shares during the quarter. Caisse Des Depots ET Consignations owned about 0.07% of Lincoln National worth $4,029,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Hollencrest Capital Management grew its position in shares of Lincoln National by 383.2% in the 1st quarter. Hollencrest Capital Management now owns 749 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 594 shares during the period. Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda acquired a new position in Lincoln National during the 4th quarter worth approximately $32,000. NBC Securities Inc. acquired a new position in Lincoln National during the 1st quarter worth approximately $33,000. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd boosted its position in Lincoln National by 182.2% during the 4th quarter. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd now owns 1,250 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 807 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rossby Financial LCC acquired a new position in Lincoln National during the 1st quarter worth approximately $66,000. 72.81% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Analyst Ratings Changes
LNC has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their price target on Lincoln National from $40.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Cfra Research raised Lincoln National to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Lincoln National from $38.00 to $41.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Wall Street Zen raised Lincoln National from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, August 2nd. Finally, Piper Sandler cut their price objective on Lincoln National from $38.00 to $36.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 9th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Lincoln National currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $39.22.
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Insider Transactions at Lincoln National
In other news, EVP Brian Kroll sold 10,075 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $33.10, for a total transaction of $333,482.50. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 48,743 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,613,393.30. This represents a 17.13% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP John Christopher Kennedy sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $39.29, for a total value of $196,450.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 123,815 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,864,691.35. This trade represents a 3.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 58,697 shares of company stock valued at $1,959,862. 0.54% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Lincoln National Stock Performance
LNC stock traded up $1.38 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $39.60. 550,999 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,977,362. The company has a current ratio of 0.26, a quick ratio of 0.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.91, a P/E/G ratio of 0.53 and a beta of 1.42. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $34.63 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $34.52. Lincoln National Corporation has a 12 month low of $27.58 and a 12 month high of $39.85.
Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The financial services provider reported $2.36 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.91 by $0.45. The firm had revenue of $4.04 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.65 billion. Lincoln National had a return on equity of 19.14% and a net margin of 6.34%. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.87 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Lincoln National Corporation will post 7.69 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Lincoln National Announces Dividend
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 1st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 10th were issued a dividend of $0.45 per share. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, July 10th. Lincoln National's dividend payout ratio is 31.41%.
About Lincoln National
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Lincoln National Corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates multiple insurance and retirement businesses in the United States. It operates in four segments: Life Insurance, Annuities, Group Protection, and Retirement Plan Services. The Life Insurance segment provides life insurance products, including term insurance, universal life insurance (UL), indexed universal life insurance, variable universal life insurance (VUL), linked-benefit UL and VUL products, and critical illness and long-term care riders.
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