Lincoln National - LNC Stock Forecast, Price & News

9 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Lincoln National in the last twelve months. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research 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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9 brokerages have issued 12 month target prices for Lincoln National's shares. Their LNC share price forecasts range from $47.00 to $80.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $61.90 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 41.0% from the stock's current price.
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Lincoln National's stock was trading at $68.26 at the beginning of 2022. Since then, LNC stock has decreased by 35.7% and is now trading at $43.91.
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Lincoln National saw a drop in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,480,000 shares, a drop of 13.5% from the August 31st total of 5,180,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,680,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.7 days. Approximately 2.9% of the shares of the stock are short sold.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November 2nd 2022.
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Lincoln National Co. (NYSE:LNC) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 3rd. The financial services provider reported $2.23 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $2.35 by $0.12. The financial services provider earned $4.64 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.46 billion. Lincoln National had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.82% and a net margin of 4.45%.

Lincoln National declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, August 11th. Stockholders of record on Monday, October 10th will be given a dividend of $0.45 per share on Tuesday, November 1st. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.10%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 6th.
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Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC) pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.04%. LNC has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company has been increasing its dividend for 12 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 37.50%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, LNC will have a dividend payout ratio of 15.56% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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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.

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

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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One share of LNC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $43.91.

Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC) has a market capitalization of $7.47 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 $4.80 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 10,848 workers across the globe.

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.