NYSE:LNC - Lincoln National Stock Price, Forecast & News

Lincoln National trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "LNC."

Lincoln National declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, October 30th. Investors of record on Friday, January 10th will be given a dividend of $0.40 per share on Saturday, February 1st. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.77%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 9th. This is a boost from Lincoln National's previous quarterly dividend of $0.37. View Lincoln National's Dividend History.

Lincoln National declared that its board has initiated a stock buyback plan on Monday, January 22nd 2018, which authorizes the company to repurchase shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are often an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Lincoln National Co. (NYSE:LNC) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October, 30th. The financial services provider reported ($0.25) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $2.41 by $2.66. The financial services provider had revenue of $4.70 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.47 billion. Lincoln National had a return on equity of 10.64% and a net margin of 4.82%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 7.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $2.34 earnings per share. View Lincoln National's Earnings History.

Lincoln National is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 5th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Lincoln National.

7 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Lincoln National's shares. Their forecasts range from $56.00 to $92.00. On average, they anticipate Lincoln National's stock price to reach $72.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 24.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Lincoln National.

7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Lincoln National in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Lincoln National.

Media stories about LNC stock have trended somewhat negative recently, according to InfoTrie. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Lincoln National earned a daily sentiment score of -1.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the financial services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Lincoln National.

Lincoln National saw a drop in short interest in November. As of November 29th, there was short interest totalling 5,250,000 shares, a drop of 12.9% from the November 14th total of 6,030,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,430,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.7 days. Currently, 2.7% of the company's stock are short sold. View Lincoln National's Current Options Chain.

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Lincoln National's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include State Street Corp (4.71%), Man Group plc (1.04%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (0.68%), Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (0.66%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.49%) and Poplar Forest Capital LLC (0.46%). Company insiders that own Lincoln National stock include Christine A Janofsky, Deirdre P Connelly, Dennis R Glass, Ellen Cooper, Gary C Kelly, Jamie Ohl, Kenneth S Solon, Lisa Buckingham and Randal J Freitag. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Lincoln National.

LNC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, Retirement Systems of Alabama, State Street Corp, Icon Advisers Inc. Co., Mackay Shields LLC, Millennium Management LLC, Man Group plc and Systematic Financial Management LP. Company insiders that have sold Lincoln National company stock in the last year include Christine A Janofsky, Dennis R Glass, Gary C Kelly, Jamie Ohl, Kenneth S Solon and Lisa Buckingham. View Insider Buying and Selling for Lincoln National.

LNC stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Scout Investments Inc., Carillon Tower Advisers Inc., Algebris UK Ltd, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc., Squarepoint Ops LLC, California Public Employees Retirement System, First Trust Advisors LP and Artemis Investment Management LLP. View Insider Buying and Selling for Lincoln National.

Shares of LNC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of LNC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $57.71.

Lincoln National has a market capitalization of $11.45 billion and generates $16.42 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $1.64 billion in net income (profit) each year or $8.48 on an earnings per share basis. Lincoln National employs 11,034 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Lincoln National.

The official website for Lincoln National is http://www.lfg.com/.

Lincoln National's mailing address is 150 N. Radnor Chester Road Suite A305, Radnor PA, 19087. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 484-583-1400 or via email at [email protected]