Lincoln National Stock Forecast, Price & News

11 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Lincoln National in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 sell rating, 7 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" Lincoln National stock. 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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Lincoln National is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November 3rd 2021.
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Lincoln National Co. (NYSE:LNC) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August, 4th. The financial services provider reported $3.17 EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $2.30 by $0.87. The financial services provider had revenue of $4.85 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.79 billion. Lincoln National had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 5.47% and a net margin of 7.43%. Lincoln National's quarterly revenue was up 37.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.97 earnings per share.
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Lincoln National's stock was trading at $31.87 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, LNC shares have increased by 111.9% and is now trading at $67.54.
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Lincoln National declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, August 18th. Investors of record on Monday, October 11th will be given a dividend of $0.42 per share on Monday, November 1st. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.49%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 7th.
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Lincoln National pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.52%. The dividend payout ratio of Lincoln National is 37.75%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Lincoln National will have a dividend payout ratio of 15.11% next year. This indicates that Lincoln National will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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11 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Lincoln National's shares. Their forecasts range from $56.00 to $75.00. On average, they anticipate Lincoln National's stock price to reach $66.50 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 1.5%.
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470 employees have rated Lincoln National CEO Dennis R. Glass on Glassdoor.com. Dennis R. Glass has an approval rating of 87% among Lincoln National's employees.

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

Lincoln National's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (10.71%), BlackRock Inc. (7.94%), State Street Corp (5.21%), FMR LLC (3.38%), Dodge & Cox (2.77%) and LSV Asset Management (2.05%). Company insiders that own Lincoln National stock include Christine A Janofsky, Dennis R Glass, Ellen Cooper, John Christopher Kennedy, Kenneth S Solon, Leon E Roday, Lisa Buckingham, M Leanne Lachman and Wilford H Fuller.
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LNC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Dodge & Cox, LSV Asset Management, Deutsche Bank AG, Jupiter Asset Management Ltd., Marshall Wace LLP, Marshall Wace LLP, and APG Asset Management N.V.. Company insiders that have sold Lincoln National company stock in the last year include Christine A Janofsky, Ellen Cooper, John Christopher Kennedy, Kenneth S Solon, Leon E Roday, and Wilford H Fuller.
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LNC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Amundi, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Korea Investment CORP, State Street Corp, Invesco Ltd., Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, and Natixis. Company insiders that have bought Lincoln National stock in the last two years include Dennis R Glass, Lisa Buckingham, and M Leanne Lachman.
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Shares of LNC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of LNC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $67.54.

Lincoln National has a market capitalization of $12.69 billion and generates $17.44 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $499 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.45 on an earnings per share basis.

Lincoln National employs 10,966 workers across the globe.

The following companies are subsidiares of Lincoln National: California Fringe Benefit and Insurance Marketing Corporation, First Penn-Pacific Life Insurance Company, Jefferson-Pilot Investments Inc., LFA Limited Liability Company, LFD Insurance Agency Limited Liability Company, Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston, Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation, Lincoln Financial Distributors Inc., Lincoln Financial Group Trust Company Inc., Lincoln Financial Limited Liability Company I, Lincoln Financial Reinsurance Company of Vermont, Lincoln Financial Securities Corporation, Lincoln Insurance Services Limited, Lincoln Investment Advisors Corporation, Lincoln Investment Management Company, Lincoln Investment Solutions Inc., Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York, Lincoln Life Assurance Company of Boston, Lincoln National Management Corporation, Lincoln National Reinsurance Company (Barbados) Limited, Lincoln Reinsurance Company of South Carolina, Lincoln Reinsurance Company of Vermont I, Lincoln Reinsurance Company of Vermont III, Lincoln Reinsurance Company of Vermont IV, Lincoln Reinsurance Company of Vermont V, Lincoln Reinsurance Company of Vermont VI, Lincoln Reinsurance Company of Vermont VII, Lincoln Retirement Services Company LLC, The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, and Westfield Assigned Benefits Company.

Lincoln National was founded in 1905.

The official website for Lincoln National is www.lfg.com.

Lincoln National is headquartered at 150 N RADNOR CHESTER RD, RADNOR PA, 19087.

Lincoln National's mailing address is 150 N RADNOR CHESTER RD, RADNOR PA, 19087. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at (484) 583-1400 or via email at inv[email protected].