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

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

Lincoln National announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, November 1st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 10th will be given a dividend of $0.37 per share on Friday, February 1st. This represents a $1.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.36%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, January 9th. This is a positive change from Lincoln National's previous quarterly dividend of $0.33. View Lincoln National's Dividend History.

Lincoln National announced that its board has authorized a stock buyback plan on Monday, January 22nd 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Lincoln National Co. (NYSE:LNC) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February, 6th. The financial services provider reported $2.15 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.13 by $0.02. The financial services provider earned $4.39 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.22 billion. Lincoln National had a return on equity of 12.41% and a net margin of 9.92%. Lincoln National's quarterly revenue was up 16.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.98 earnings per share. View Lincoln National's Earnings History.

Lincoln National is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, May 1st 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Lincoln National.

12 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Lincoln National's shares. Their predictions range from $63.00 to $87.00. On average, they expect Lincoln National's share price to reach $76.1667 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 21.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Lincoln National.

12 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Lincoln National in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Lincoln National.

Headlines about LNC stock have trended somewhat positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Lincoln National earned a news sentiment score of 1.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the financial services provider a news buzz of 4.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future.

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Lincoln National's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (8.45%), LSV Asset Management (2.63%), Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund (1.85%), Prudential PLC (1.52%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.36%) and Northern Trust Corp (1.33%). Company insiders that own Lincoln National stock include Deirdre P Connelly, Dennis R Glass, Ellen Cooper, Eric G Johnson, Isaiah Tidwell, Jamie Ohl, Kenneth S Solon, Lisa Buckingham, Michael F Mee 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 Two Sigma Investments LP, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Scout Investments Inc., BlackRock Inc., Voloridge Investment Management LLC, Principal Financial Group Inc., Sit Investment Associates Inc. and New York State Common Retirement Fund. Company insiders that have sold Lincoln National company stock in the last year include Dennis R Glass, Jamie Ohl, Kenneth S Solon and Lisa Buckingham. View Insider Buying and Selling for Lincoln National.

LNC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, Millennium Management LLC, Prudential Financial Inc., Acadian Asset Management LLC, Investec Asset Management LTD, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Weiss Multi Strategy Advisers LLC and Lord Abbett & CO. LLC. 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of LNC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $62.83.

Lincoln National has a market capitalization of $13.42 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 9,047 workers across the globe.

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]