Lincoln National
About: Lincoln National Corp operates multiple insurance and retirement businesses. The company's operating segment includes Annuities; Retirement Plan Services; Life Insurance and Group Protection. Its products include fixed and indexed annuities, variable annuities, universal life insurance (UL), variable universal life insurance (VUL), linked-benefit UL and VUL, indexed universal life insurance (IUL), term life insurance, employer-sponsored retirement plans and services, and group life, disability and dental.
Employees: 9,783
0
Funds holding %
of 7,431 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 4 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
12% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $66.4M | Put options by funds: $59.1M
3.25% more ownership
Funds ownership: 74.07% [Q1] → 77.32% (+3.25%) [Q2]
9% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 197 | Existing positions reduced: 180
1% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 68 | Existing positions closed: 67
1% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.53B [Q1] → $4.57B (+$40.5M) [Q2]
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 562 [Q1] → 554 (-8) [Q2]
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 [Q1] → 6 (-3) [Q2]
Research analyst outlook
4 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$37
12%
downside
Avg. target
$40
5%
downside
High target
$42
0%
upside
4 analyst ratings
0 positive
0%
3 neutral
75%
1 negative
25%
Morgan Stanley Nigel Dally | 3%downside $41 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 18 Aug 2025 |
Wells Fargo Elyse Greenspan | 12%downside $37 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 5 Aug 2025 |
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Ryan Krueger | 0%downside $42 | Market Perform Maintained | 4 Aug 2025 |
JP Morgan Jimmy Bhullar | 3%downside $41 | Underweight Maintained | 8 Jul 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 11 articles about LNC published over the past 30 days
Neutral
Business Wire
1 week ago
Lincoln Financial Enhances Fixed Indexed Annuities With New Cap Lock Strategy and Exclusive Nasdaq Priva™ Index
RADNOR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lincoln Financial (NYSE: LNC) announced today the latest enhancements to its fixed indexed annuities (FIAs) to help meet investor needs for more upside growth opportunity and diversification. Lincoln has added a 1 Year Cap Lock account that tracks the performance of the S&P 500® and a 1 Year Participation account that tracks the performance of the Nasdaq Priva™ Index, available exclusively with a Lincoln OptiBlend® fixed indexed annuity. “In today's market envi.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 week ago
Lincoln National Corporation's Board of Directors Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend
RADNOR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lincoln Financial (NYSE:LNC) announced today that the board of directors of Lincoln National Corporation declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.45 per share on the corporation's common stock. The dividend on the common stock will be payable November 3, 2025 to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 10, 2025. About Lincoln Financial Lincoln Financial helps people confidently plan for their vision of a successful financial future. As of December.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 weeks ago
LNC Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates on Rising Insurance Premiums
Lincoln National beats Q2 estimates with a 28% EPS jump, fueled by rising premiums, strong deposits and lower expenses.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
3 weeks ago
Lincoln National: Q2 Result, Progress Made But Execution Risk Remains
Lincoln National has improved its capital position through cost cuts and a Bain Capital stake, supporting a solid Q2 earnings beat. Group Protection remains the standout segment, driving margin expansion and earnings growth, but future competitive pressure could impact margins. The Bain deal strengthens the balance sheet and enables capital deployment, but execution risk remains in shifting the business mix and improving cash flow.
Neutral
Business Wire
3 weeks ago
Lincoln National Corporation's Board of Directors Declares Series C and Series D Preferred Stock Dividends
RADNOR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lincoln Financial (NYSE:LNC) announced today that the board of directors of Lincoln National Corporation has declared the following preferred stock dividends: Semi-annual dividend of $1,156.25 per share on the corporation's 9.250% Fixed Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series C, $25,000 liquidation preference per share, represented by depositary shares each representing a 1/25th interest in a share of the preferred stock, holders of which will receive $46.
Positive
The Motley Fool
3 weeks ago
Lincoln National (LNC) Q2 EPS Jumps 26%
Lincoln National (LNC) Q2 EPS Jumps 26%
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 weeks ago
Lincoln National (LNC) Q2 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates
The headline numbers for Lincoln National (LNC) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended June 2025, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
3 weeks ago
Lincoln National Corporation (LNC) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Lincoln National Corporation (NYSE:LNC ) Q2 2025 Earnings Call July 31, 2025 8:00 PM ET Company Participants Christopher Michael Neczypor - Executive VP & CFO Ellen R. Gail Cooper - Chairman, President & CEO Tina Madon - Senior VP & Head of Investor Relations Conference Call Participants Ryan Joel Krueger - Keefe, Bruyette, & Woods, Inc., Research Division Suneet Laxman L.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 weeks ago
Lincoln National (LNC) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates
Lincoln National (LNC) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.36 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.91 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.84 per share a year ago.
Neutral
Business Wire
3 weeks ago
Lincoln Financial Reports 2025 Second Quarter Results
RADNOR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lincoln Financial (NYSE: LNC) today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025. Strong performance in the quarter was driven by an increasingly diversified earnings mix and disciplined execution on strategic and financial objectives. Second quarter net income (loss) available to common stockholders was $688 million, or $3.80 per diluted share. Second quarter adjusted operating income (loss) available to common stockholders was $427 millio.
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