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LNC · Lincoln National Corporation

Insurance - LifeUnited StatesAnalyst view: Hold

$41.36

+3.96% last session

End-of-day data · updated 2026-07-28

Bullish4 bullish · 1 bearish technical signals
Consensus: Hold (2.54 from 12 analysts)
To mean target: +8.4%

Market cap

$8B

Enterprise value

$-27B

Trailing P/E

4.5

Forward P/E

4.9

Dividend yield

4.0%

Beta

1.16

Avg volume

2M

Employees

9K

2D change

-0.39%

5D change

0.91%

10D change

-2.46%

30D change

13.49%

60D change

18.09%

MTD change

15.03%

YTD change

-4.20%

Analyst Outlook

Consensus ratingHold
Recommendation mean (1–5)2.54
Covering analysts12
Mean price target$44.83
Low price target$33.00
Upside to mean target+8.4%

Analyst estimates change daily — follow the shifts on the Estimate Trends page.

Technical Analysis

RSI (14)69.6
50-day MA$37.13
200-day MA$37.94
Price vs 50-day MA+15.4%
Price vs 200-day MA+12.9%
MACD histogram0.09
Volume vs 3-month avg1.5×
52w low $31.8052w high $44.87

Analyst sentiment over time — LNC

Rec Mean (blue, left — higher = more bullish) vs. price targets (right).

Investment Bank Ratings as of 2026-07-22

Latest call per bank · past 12 months

JP Morgan

Underweight

$42.00

+1.5% vs price
▲ raised from $40.00Maintains · 2026-07-21

Jefferies

Buy

$57.00

+37.8% vs price
▲ raised from $56.00Maintains · 2026-07-10

Wells Fargo

Overweight

$47.00

+13.6% vs price
▲ raised from $44.00Maintains · 2026-07-09

UBS

Neutral

$44.00

+6.4% vs price
▲ raised from $39.00Maintains · 2026-07-08

Barclays

Overweight

$45.00

+8.8% vs price
▲ raised from $42.00Upgrade · 2026-07-06

Morgan Stanley

Overweight

$40.00

-3.3% vs price
▼ cut from $43.00Maintains · 2026-05-21

Bank of America

Neutral

$37.00

-10.5% vs price
▼ cut from $41.00Maintains · 2026-04-14

Recent rating actions

DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
2026-07-22TD CowenMaintainsHold$37.00 $42.00
2026-07-21JP MorganMaintainsUnderweight$40.00 $42.00
2026-07-13Evercore ISI GroupMaintainsIn-Line$48.00 $51.00
2026-07-13Keefe, Bruyette & WoodsMaintainsOutperform$44.00 $46.00
2026-07-10JefferiesMaintainsBuy$56.00 $57.00
2026-07-09Wells FargoMaintainsOverweight$44.00 $47.00
2026-07-09MizuhoMaintainsOutperform$48.00 $51.00
2026-07-08UBSMaintainsNeutral$39.00 $44.00

Ratings and price targets are the published opinions of the issuing banks, compiled from Yahoo Finance rating actions — not investment advice.

Signal Summary as of 2026-07-28

  • RSI (14): RSI is 70 — neutral momentum, neither overbought nor oversold.
  • Price vs 50-day MA: Trading 15.3% above the 50-day MA ($37.13).
  • Price vs 200-day MA: Trading 12.9% above the 200-day MA ($37.94).
  • MA cross: The 50-day MA sits below the 200-day MA (death-cross regime) — the longer-term trend points down.
  • MACD (12,26,9): MACD histogram is positive (+0.09) — short-term momentum is improving.
  • 52-week range: Price is within 5% of the 52-week high ($44.87).

LNC Price Chart

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Fundamentals

Revenue (TTM)$19B
EBITDA
Free cash flow$3.0B
Operating cash flow$0M
Book value / share$48.25
Net debt / EBITDA
WACC9.0%
Revenue growth12.00%
Earnings growth

About Lincoln National Corporation

Lincoln National Corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates multiple insurance and retirement businesses in the United States. It operates through four segments: Life Insurance, Annuities, Group Protection, and Retirement Plan Services. The Life Insurance segment provides life insurance products, including term insurance, universal life insurance (UL), indexed universal life insurance, variable universal life insurance (VUL), linked-benefit UL and VUL products, and critical illness and long-term care riders. Its Annuities segment offers variable, fixed, and registered index-linked annuities. The Group Protection segment offers group nonmedical insurance products consisting of short and long-term disability and administration services, statutory disability; paid family medical leave administration and absence management services; term life; life; supplemental health insurance; accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity benefits and dental and vision products to the employer marketplace through various forms of employee-paid and employer-paid plans. Its Retirement Plan Services segment provides employers with retirement plan products and services primarily in the defined contribution retirement plan marketplace; individual and group variable annuities, group fixed annuities, and mutual fund-based programs; and various plan services, including plan recordkeeping, compliance testing, participant education, and trust and custodial services. It distributes its products through consultants, brokers, planners, agents, financial advisors, third-party administrators, financial institutions, and other intermediaries. Lincoln National Corporation was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania.

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