Lincoln National Stock Forecast, Price & News

11 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Lincoln National in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 6 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" Lincoln National stock. 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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Lincoln National is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, May 5th 2021.
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Lincoln National will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, May 5th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Lincoln National Co. (NYSE:LNC) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February, 2nd. The financial services provider reported $1.78 EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.93 by $0.15. The financial services provider earned $4.66 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.61 billion. Lincoln National had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 5.09% and a net margin of 4.28%. Lincoln National's quarterly revenue was up 3.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.41 earnings per share.
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Lincoln National's stock was trading at $31.87 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, LNC stock has increased by 104.0% and is now trading at $65.01.
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Lincoln National announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, February 18th. Investors of record on Monday, April 12th will be paid a dividend of $0.42 per share on Monday, May 3rd. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.58%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, April 9th.
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Lincoln National pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.61%. Lincoln National does not yet have a strock track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of Lincoln National is 19.31%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Lincoln National will have a dividend payout ratio of 17.63% next year. This indicates that Lincoln National will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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11 analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Lincoln National's stock. Their forecasts range from $39.00 to $73.00. On average, they anticipate Lincoln National's stock price to reach $57.67 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 11.3%.
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470 employees have rated Lincoln National CEO Dennis R. Glass on Glassdoor.com. Dennis R. Glass has an approval rating of 87% among Lincoln National's employees.

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

Lincoln National's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Scout Investments Inc. (0.53%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.27%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.07%), DnB Asset Management AS (0.04%), Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.04%) and Woodstock Corp (0.03%). Company insiders that own Lincoln National stock include Christine A Janofsky, Dennis R Glass, Gary C Kelly, Kenneth S Solon, Leon E Roday, Lisa Buckingham, M Leanne Lachman and Wilford H Fuller.
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LNC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Retirement Systems of Alabama, Scout Investments Inc., Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Crossmark Global Holdings Inc., Pacer Advisors Inc., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, and Carroll Financial Associates Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Lincoln National company stock in the last year include Christine A Janofsky, Kenneth S Solon, Leon E Roday, and Wilford H Fuller.
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LNC stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, DnB Asset Management AS, Systematic Alpha Investments LLC, Everence Capital Management Inc., UMB Bank N A MO, Woodstock Corp, and First Midwest Bank Trust Division. Company insiders that have bought Lincoln National stock in the last two years include Dennis R Glass, Lisa Buckingham, and M Leanne Lachman.
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One share of LNC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $65.01.

Lincoln National has a market capitalization of $12.48 billion and generates $17.26 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $886 million in net income (profit) each year or $8.70 on an earnings per share basis.

Lincoln National employs 10,966 workers across the globe.

The following companies are subsidiares of Lincoln National: Lincoln Financial Reinsurance Company of Vermont, Lincoln Reinsurance Company of Vermont I, Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston, 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, Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation, Lincoln Financial Distributors Inc., Lincoln Financial Group Trust Company Inc., Lincoln Financial Limited Liability Company I, 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 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.

Lincoln National was founded in 1905.

The official website for Lincoln National is www.lfg.com.

Lincoln National is headquartered at 150 N RADNOR CHESTER RD, RADNOR PA, 19087.

Lincoln National's mailing address is 150 N RADNOR CHESTER RD, RADNOR PA, 19087. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 484-583-1400 or via email at [email protected]