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. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.37 per share on Friday, February 1st. This represents a $1.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.57%. 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 declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program on Monday, January 22nd 2018, which allows the company to repurchase outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Lincoln National Co. (NYSE:LNC) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November, 1st. The financial services provider reported $2.34 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $2.17 by $0.17. The financial services provider earned $4.26 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.25 billion. Lincoln National had a return on equity of 11.61% and a net margin of 13.14%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 21.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.87 EPS. View Lincoln National's Earnings History.

Lincoln National is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 6th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Lincoln National.

Lincoln National will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, February 7th at 10:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 8663944575.

12 analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Lincoln National's stock. Their forecasts range from $63.00 to $87.00. On average, they anticipate Lincoln National's stock price to reach $76.1667 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 32.3% 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.

Media coverage about LNC stock has trended somewhat negative on Wednesday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm ranks the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Lincoln National earned a coverage optimism score of -1.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the financial services provider a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term.

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Lincoln National's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.17%), Sit Investment Associates Inc. (0.16%), Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.15%), Scout Investments Inc. (0.13%), Denali Advisors LLC (0.07%) and Woodstock Corp (0.03%). 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, Mark E Konen, 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 Scout Investments Inc., Sit Investment Associates Inc., Denali Advisors LLC, Gulf International Bank UK Ltd, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, RNC Capital Management LLC, Woodstock Corp and Louisiana State Employees Retirement System. Company insiders that have sold Lincoln National company stock in the last year include Dennis R Glass, Ellen Cooper, Jamie Ohl, Kenneth S Solon, Lisa Buckingham and Randal J Freitag. View Insider Buying and Selling for Lincoln National.

LNC stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including DNB Asset Management AS, Retirement Systems of Alabama, QUANTRES ASSET MANAGEMENT Ltd, First Hawaiian Bank, Arlington Partners LLC and Gateway Investment 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 $57.55.

Lincoln National has a market capitalization of $11.92 billion and generates $14.59 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $2.08 billion in net income (profit) each year or $7.79 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]