NYSE:LNC

Lincoln National - LNC Stock Forecast, Price & News

$37.74

-1.08 (-2.78%)

(As of 12/5/2022 12:00 AM ET)

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Today's Range: $37.47
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$38.57
50-Day Range: $32.81
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$54.03
52-Week Range: $32.59
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$76.40

Volume: 1.35 million shs
Average Volume: 1.76 million shs
Market Capitalization: $6.39 billion

P/E Ratio: N/A
Dividend Yield: 4.64%
Price Target: $46.25

Lincoln National MarketRank™ Forecast

Analyst Rating: Hold
2.17 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 22.5% Upside
$46.25 Price Target
Short Interest: Healthy
2.70% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength: Strong
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability: -0.26
Upright™ Environmental Score
News Sentiment: 0.64
Based on 4 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: N/A
Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing
From ($4.19) to $9.31 Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

2.74 out of 5 stars

Finance Sector

255th out of 886 stocks

Life Insurance Industry

4th out of 19 stocks

3.1

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Lincoln National has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.17, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $46.25, Lincoln National has a forecasted upside of 22.5% from its current price of $37.74.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Lincoln National has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

3.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
2.70% of the float of Lincoln National has been sold short.
Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover
Lincoln National has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in Lincoln National has recently increased by 6.19%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

4.2

Dividend Strength

Dividend Leadership
Lincoln National is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.64%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.
Dividend Growth
Lincoln National has been increasing its dividend for 12 years.
Dividend Sustainability
Based on earnings estimates, Lincoln National will have a dividend payout ratio of 19.33% next year. This indicates that Lincoln National will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

3.7

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
Lincoln National has received a 47.67% net impact score from Upright. The largest positive contribution comes from its "Societal infrastructure" impact, which is mostly driven by its "Pension funding services", "Life annuities", and "Consumer savings accounts" products. See details.
Environmental Sustainability
The Environmental Impact score for Lincoln National is -0.26.

3.1

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Lincoln National has a news sentiment score of 0.64. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.42 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Lincoln National this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
Search Interest
35 people have searched for LNC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% compared to the previous 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
14 people have added Lincoln National to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 133% compared to the previous 30 days.

1.7

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Lincoln National insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 1.75% of the stock of Lincoln National is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
77.37% of the stock of Lincoln National is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

1.3

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Lincoln National are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($4.19) to $9.31 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Lincoln National is -3.13, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Lincoln National is -3.13, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Lincoln National has a P/B Ratio of 0.34. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC) Stock

Lincoln National Corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates multiple insurance and retirement businesses in the United States. It operates through four segments: Annuities, Retirement Plan Services, Life Insurance, and Group Protection. The Annuities segment offers fixed, variable, and indexed variable annuities. The Retirement Plan Services segment provides employers with retirement plan products and services primarily in the defined contribution retirement plan marketplace. This segment offers individual and group variable annuities, group fixed annuities, and mutual fund-based programs; and a range of plan services, including plan recordkeeping, compliance testing, participant education, and trust and custodial services. The Life Insurance segment provides life insurance products, including term insurance, such as single and survivorship versions of universal life insurance; variable universal life insurance; indexed universal life insurance products; and critical illness and long-term care riders. The Group Protection segment offers group non-medical insurance products comprising short and long-term disability, statutory disability and paid family medical leave administration and absence management services, term life, dental, vision and accident, and critical illness benefits and services to the employer marketplace through various forms of employee-paid and employer-paid plans. The company distributes its products through consultants, brokers, planners, agents, financial advisors, third-party administrators, and other intermediaries. Lincoln National Corporation was founded in 1905 and is based in Radnor, Pennsylvania.

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LNC Stock News Headlines

December 3, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Lincoln National (LNC) Up 11.2% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue?

December 3, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Lincoln National (LNC) Strengthens Hospital Indemnity Solution

November 29, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

5 Preferred Stocks That Offer Safety and High Yields

November 26, 2022 | americanbankingnews.com

FY2022 EPS Estimates for Lincoln National Co. Decreased by Jefferies Financial Group (NYSE:LNC)

November 23, 2022 | nasdaq.com

Lincoln National Corporation Stock Gained 7% In One Week, What's Next?

November 22, 2022 | forbes.com

Lincoln National Corporation Stock Gained 7% In One Week, What’s Next?

November 20, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.45

November 18, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Are Options Traders Betting on a Big Move in Lincoln National (LNC) Stock?

November 18, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Nearly half of Americans are or expect to soon be caregivers, but fewer than 20% are planning for their own long-term care

November 17, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

CORRECTING and REPLACING Bracing for the bear market: 78% of pre-retirees worry that market volatility will impact their ability to retire on time1, Lincoln Financial Group research reports

November 16, 2022 | cnbc.com

Goldman Sachs says insurance stock Lincoln National is a buy that can jump almost 35%

November 16, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

Lincoln National stock advances as Goldman upgrades to Buy

November 10, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Lincoln Financial Network welcomes financial professionals Scott LoPresti and Dean DiPierro to the firm

November 10, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Manulife (MFC) Q3 Earnings Lag Estimates on Soft Asia Business

November 9, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Lincoln National Third Quarter 2022 Earnings: Revenues Beat Expectations, EPS Lags

November 9, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

AM Best Downgrades Credit Ratings of Lincoln National Corporation and its Subsidiaries

November 8, 2022 | forbes.com

Lincoln National Corporation Stock Lost 36% In One Week, What’s Next?

November 7, 2022 | benzinga.com

SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims On Behalf of Investors of Lincoln National Corporation - LNC

November 7, 2022 | msn.com

Barclays Maintains Equal-Weight Rating for Lincoln National: Here's What You Need To Know

November 6, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Lincoln National's (NYSE:LNC) Dividend Will Be $0.45

November 3, 2022 | marketwatch.com

Lincoln National Shares Skid After Large Quarterly Loss >LNC

November 3, 2022 | msn.com

Why Lincoln National Is Crashing Today

November 3, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

Lincoln National Corporation (LNC) Q3 2022 Earnings Call Transcript

November 3, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Lincoln National (LNC) Incurs Loss in Q3, Beats on Revenues

November 3, 2022 | wsj.com

Lincoln National Shares Fall 30% After Unexpectedly Large Quarterly Charge

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LNC Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 11/1 Dividend: 10/06/2022
Dividend Payable: 11/01/2022
Last Earnings: 11/02/2022
Today: 12/05/2022
Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2022
Ex-Dividend for 2/1 Dividend: 1/09/2023
Dividend Payable: 2/01/2023
Next Earnings (Estimated): 2/01/2023

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NYSE
Industry: Life insurance
Sub-Industry: Life & Health Insurance
Sector: Finance
Current Symbol: NYSE:LNC
CUSIP: 53418710
CIK: 59558
Web: www.lfg.com
Phone: (484) 583-1400
Fax: 215-448-3962
Employees: 10,848
Year Founded: 1905

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Forecast: $46.25
High Stock Price Forecast: $66.00
Low Stock Price Forecast: $35.00
Forecasted Upside/Downside: +22.5%
Consensus Rating: Hold
Rating Score (0-4): 2.17
Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($12.05)
Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
P/E Growth: N/A
Net Income: $1.41 billion
Net Margins: -10.52%
Pretax Margin: -13.23%
Return on Equity: -6.59%
Return on Assets: -0.22%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.69
Current Ratio: 0.19
Quick Ratio: 0.19

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $19.23 billion
Price / Sales: 0.33
Cash Flow: $8.10 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 4.66
Book Value: $112.18 per share
Price / Book: 0.34

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 169,215,000
Free Float: 166,254,000
Market Cap: $6.39 billion
Optionable: Optionable
Beta: 1.74

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Key Executives

Ms. Ellen Gail Cooper C.F.A. (Age 58)
F.S.A., Pres, CEO & Director
Comp: $2.9M

Mr. Randal Jay Freitag FSA (Age 59)
Exec. VP, CFO & Head of Individual Life
Comp: $3M

Mr. Kenneth Steven Solon (Age 61)
Exec. VP, Chief Information Officer and Head of Digital, IT & Enterprise Services
Comp: $2.45M

Mr. Jayson Reagan Bronchetti C.A.I.A. (Age 43)
C.F.A., Exec. VP, Chief Investment Officer and Head of Risk & Sustainability

Mr. Adam Cohen
Chief Accounting Officer

Ms. Lucy Denise Gase
Sr. VP and Head of Admin. Services & Strategic Support

Mr. Al Copersino
VP & Head of Investor Relations

Mr. Steve Harris
Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer and Sr. VP

Mr. Craig Todd Beazer (Age 54)
Exec. VP & Gen. Counsel

Ms. Kristen Phillips
Head of Corp. Marketing and Enterprise Communications

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Insiders & Institutions

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LNC Stock - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell Lincoln National stock right now?: 12 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Lincoln National in the last year. There are currently 10 hold ratings and 2 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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What is Lincoln National's stock price forecast for 2023?: 12 brokerages have issued 1-year price objectives for Lincoln National's shares. Their LNC share price forecasts range from $35.00 to $66.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $46.25 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 22.5% from the stock's current price.
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How have LNC shares performed in 2022?: Lincoln National's stock was trading at $68.26 at the beginning of the year. Since then, LNC stock has decreased by 44.7% and is now trading at $37.74.
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Are investors shorting Lincoln National?: Lincoln National saw a increase in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,120,000 shares, an increase of 6.2% from the October 31st total of 3,880,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,160,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.9 days. Approximately 2.7% of the company's stock are short sold.
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When is Lincoln National's next earnings date?: The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 1st 2023.
View our LNC earnings forecast.
How were Lincoln National's earnings last quarter?: Lincoln National Co. (NYSE:LNC) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November, 2nd. The financial services provider reported ($10.23) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.93 by $12.16. The financial services provider had revenue of $4.63 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.37 billion. Lincoln National had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.59% and a negative net margin of 10.52%.
How often does Lincoln National pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Lincoln National?: Lincoln National announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, November 2nd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, January 10th will be given a dividend of $0.45 per share on Wednesday, February 1st. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.77%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, January 9th.
Read our dividend analysis for LNC.
Is Lincoln National a good dividend stock?: Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC) pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.64%. LNC has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer.
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What is Dennis R. Glass' approval rating as Lincoln National's CEO?: 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.
What other stocks do shareholders of Lincoln National own?: Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Lincoln National investors own include AT&T (T), Intel (INTC), AbbVie (ABBV), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Verizon Communications (VZ), Walt Disney (DIS) and Wells Fargo & Company (WFC).
What is Lincoln National's stock symbol?: Lincoln National trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "LNC."
Who are Lincoln National's major shareholders?: Lincoln National's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (11.36%), BlackRock Inc. (8.66%), State Street Corp (5.58%), LSV Asset Management (1.84%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.83%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Christine A Janofsky, Dennis R Glass, Ellen Cooper, John Christopher Kennedy, Kenneth S Solon, Leon E Roday, Lisa Buckingham, M Leanne Lachman, Randal J Freitag and Wilford H Fuller.
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How do I buy shares of Lincoln National?: Shares of LNC stock 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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What is Lincoln National's stock price today?: One share of LNC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $37.74.
How much money does Lincoln National make?: Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC) has a market capitalization of $6.39 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 ($12.05) on an earnings per share basis.
How many employees does Lincoln National have?: The company employs 10,848 workers across the globe.
Does Lincoln National have any subsidiaries?: 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 Assignment Corporation, 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 National Corporation, 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.
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How can I contact Lincoln National?: 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.

This page (NYSE:LNC) was last updated on 12/6/2022 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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