Lincoln National - LNC Stock Forecast, Price & News

9 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Lincoln National in the last twelve months. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" LNC shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in LNC, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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9 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Lincoln National's stock. Their LNC share price forecasts range from $47.00 to $80.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $61.90 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 25.6% from the stock's current price.
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Lincoln National's stock was trading at $68.26 at the beginning of 2022. Since then, LNC stock has decreased by 27.8% and is now trading at $49.27.
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Lincoln National saw a decrease in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,480,000 shares, a decrease of 13.5% from the August 31st total of 5,180,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,680,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.7 days. Approximately 2.9% of the shares of the company are sold short.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November 2nd 2022.
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Lincoln National will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, November 3rd at 10:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

Lincoln National Co. (NYSE:LNC) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August, 3rd. The financial services provider reported $2.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.35 by $0.12. The financial services provider earned $4.64 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.46 billion. Lincoln National had a net margin of 4.45% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.82%.

Lincoln National announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, August 11th. Investors of record on Monday, October 10th will be given a dividend of $0.45 per share on Tuesday, November 1st. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.65%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 6th.
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Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC) pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.94%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 12 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 37.50%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, LNC will have a dividend payout ratio of 15.56% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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470 employees have rated Lincoln National Chief Executive Officer Dennis R. Glass on Glassdoor.com. Dennis R. Glass has an approval rating of 87% among the company's employees.

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

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One share of LNC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $49.27.

Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC) has a market capitalization of $8.39 billion and generates $19.23 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $1.41 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.80 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 10,848 workers across the globe.

Lincoln National's mailing address is 150 N RADNOR CHESTER RD, RADNOR PA, 19087. The official website for the company is www.lfg.com. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at (484) 583-1400, via email at investorrelations@lfg.com, or via fax at 215-448-3962.