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. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 10th will be given 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 2.40%. 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 buyback plan on Monday, January 22nd 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

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

12 brokerages have issued 1 year target prices for Lincoln National's shares. Their forecasts range from $63.00 to $87.00. On average, they expect Lincoln National's stock price to reach $76.1667 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 23.6% 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 trended neutral this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group scores the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Lincoln National earned a daily sentiment score of 0.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the financial services provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days.

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Lincoln National's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (8.45%), LSV Asset Management (2.63%), Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund (1.85%), Prudential PLC (1.52%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.36%) and Northern Trust Corp (1.33%). 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, 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, Jamie Ohl, Kenneth S Solon and Lisa Buckingham. View Insider Buying and Selling for Lincoln National.

LNC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, Millennium Management LLC, Prudential Financial Inc., Acadian Asset Management LLC, Investec Asset Management LTD, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Weiss Multi Strategy Advisers LLC and Lord Abbett & CO. 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 $61.61.

Lincoln National has a market capitalization of $13.16 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 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]