NYSE:LNC - Lincoln National Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

Lincoln National announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, May 25th. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.33 per share on Wednesday, August 1st. This represents a $1.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.96%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, July 9th. View Lincoln National's Dividend History.

Lincoln National declared that its board has initiated a stock buyback plan on Monday, January 22nd 2018, which permits the company to buyback outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Lincoln National Co. (NYSE:LNC) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May, 2nd. The financial services provider reported $1.97 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.94 by $0.03. The financial services provider earned $3.65 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.80 billion. Lincoln National had a net margin of 13.90% and a return on equity of 10.69%. The firm's revenue was up 1.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.92 earnings per share. View Lincoln National's Earnings History.

Lincoln National is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August, 1st 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Lincoln National.

13 brokers have issued 12-month price objectives for Lincoln National's stock. Their predictions range from $71.00 to $90.00. On average, they expect Lincoln National's share price to reach $82.25 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Lincoln National.

Lincoln National saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 4,699,246 shares, an increase of 47.8% from the April 30th total of 3,179,199 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,311,977 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.0 days. Currently, 2.2% of the company's stock are sold short.

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News articles about LNC stock have trended somewhat positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment. The research firm scores the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Lincoln National earned a daily sentiment score of 0.20 on Accern's scale. They also gave news stories about the financial services provider an impact score of 45.05 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

Lincoln National's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (8.67%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2.67%), LSV Asset Management (2.53%), Neuberger Berman Group LLC (1.86%), Northern Trust Corp (1.59%) and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.00%). Company insiders that own Lincoln National stock include Christine A Janofsky, Deirdre P Connelly, Dennis R Glass, Ellen Cooper, Eric G Johnson, George W Henderson III, Isaiah Tidwell, Kenneth S Solon, Lisa Buckingham, M Leanne Lachman, Mark E Konen, Michael F Mee, Patrick S Pittard, Randal J Freitag, Wilford H Fuller, William H Dr Cunningham and William Porter Payne. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Lincoln National.

LNC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Todd Asset Management LLC, Flinton Capital Management LLC, Prudential Financial Inc., Tyers Asset Management LLC, Millennium Management LLC, Riverhead Capital Management LLC, Principal Financial Group Inc. and Principal Financial Group Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Lincoln National company stock in the last year include Dennis R Glass, Ellen Cooper, 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 JPMorgan Chase & Co., Schroder Investment Management Group, Bloom Tree Partners LLC, Royal Bank of Canada, Lord Abbett & CO. LLC, Mackay Shields LLC, Algebris UK Ltd and Wells Fargo & Company MN. 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 $67.19.

Lincoln National has a market capitalization of $14.69 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.

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]