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, February 28th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.37 per share on Wednesday, May 1st. This represents a $1.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.55%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 9th. View Lincoln National's Dividend History.

Lincoln National announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase program on Monday, January 22nd 2018, which permits the company to buyback shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Lincoln National Co. (NYSE:LNC) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February, 6th. The financial services provider reported $2.15 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $2.13 by $0.02. The financial services provider earned $4.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.22 billion. Lincoln National had a net margin of 9.92% and a return on equity of 12.41%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 16.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.98 EPS. 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.

Lincoln National will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, May 2nd at 10:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 8663944575.

12 brokerages have issued 12 month price targets for Lincoln National's shares. Their predictions range from $63.00 to $87.00. On average, they anticipate Lincoln National's share price to reach $76.1667 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 31.2% 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 been trending somewhat negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Lincoln National earned a news sentiment score of -1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the financial services provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days.

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Lincoln National's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (8.45%), FMR LLC (2.81%), LSV Asset Management (2.63%), Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund (1.85%), Norges Bank (1.88%) and Prudential PLC (1.52%). Company insiders that own Lincoln National stock include Deirdre P Connelly, Dennis R Glass, Ellen Cooper, 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 and Jamie Ohl. View Insider Buying and Selling for Lincoln National.

LNC stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, Norges Bank, Millennium Management LLC, Prudential Financial Inc., Acadian Asset Management LLC, Investec Asset Management LTD, Nuveen Asset Management LLC and Weiss Multi Strategy Advisers 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 $58.07.

Lincoln National has a market capitalization of $11.86 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.

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]