Lincoln NationalLNC
LNC
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: 11,024
0
Funds holding %
of 7,139 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 6 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
77% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 76 | Existing positions closed: 43
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 522 [Q3] → 539 (+17) [Q4]
1.31% more ownership
Funds ownership: 72.57% [Q3] → 73.88% (+1.31%) [Q4]
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.86B [Q3] → $4B (+$139M) [Q4]
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 [Q3] → 5 (+0) [Q4]
20% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 160 | Existing positions reduced: 200
47% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $92.9M | Put options by funds: $174M
Research analyst outlook
6 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$36
4%
downside
Avg. target
$39
4%
upside
High target
$44
17%
upside
6 analyst ratings
0 positive
0%
6 neutral
100%
0 negative
0%
Evercore ISI Group Thomas Gallagher 80% 1-year accuracy 12 / 15 met price target | 17%upside $44 | In-Line Maintained | 19 Feb 2025 |
Wells Fargo Elyse Greenspan 68% 1-year accuracy 77 / 114 met price target | 4%downside $36 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 19 Feb 2025 |
Morgan Stanley Nigel Dally 100% 1-year accuracy 9 / 9 met price target | 4%upside $39 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 14 Feb 2025 |
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Ryan Krueger 86% 1-year accuracy 18 / 21 met price target | 7%upside $40 | Market Perform Maintained | 12 Feb 2025 |
Barclays Alex Scott 48% 1-year accuracy 37 / 77 met price target | 1%upside $38 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 7 Feb 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 11 articles about LNC published over the past 30 days
Neutral
Business Wire
1 day 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 May 1, 2025 to shareholders of record at the close of business on April 10, 2025. About Lincoln Financial Lincoln Financial helps people confidently plan for their vision of a successful financial future. As of December 31, 20.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
Lincoln National Q4 Earnings Beat on Strong Group Protection Unit
LNC's Q4 results benefit from strong insurance premiums in the Annuities unit and new business growth in the Group Protection segment, partly offset by escalating benefits expense.
Neutral
Business Wire
2 weeks ago
AM Best Revises Outlooks to Stable for Lincoln National Corporation and Most of Its Subsidiaries
OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AM Best has revised the outlooks of the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) to stable from negative and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term ICRs of “a+” (Excellent) of The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York (Syracuse, NY). These companies are the key life and annuity insurance subsidiaries of Lincoln National Corporation (LN.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
2 weeks ago
Lincoln National (LNC) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Lincoln National Corporation (NYSE:LNC ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call February 6, 2025 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Ellen Cooper - President, Chief Executive Officer Christopher Neczypor - Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer Tina Madon - Senior Vice President, Head of Investor Relations Conference Call Participants Ryan Krueger - KBW Suneet Kamath - Jefferies Dan Bergman - TD Cowen Nick Annitto - Wells Fargo Operator Good morning and thank you for joining Lincoln Financial's 2024 fourth quarter and full year earnings conference call. At this time, all lines are in listen-only mode.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
Lincoln National (LNC) Reports Q4 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Lincoln National (LNC) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended December 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
Lincoln National (LNC) Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates
Lincoln National (LNC) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.91 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.74 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.45 per share a year ago.
Neutral
Business Wire
2 weeks ago
Lincoln Financial Reports 2024 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results
RADNOR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lincoln Financial (NYSE: LNC) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2024. Fourth quarter net income available to common stockholders was $1.7 billion, or $9.63 per diluted share. Fourth quarter adjusted operating income available to common stockholders was $332 million, or $1.91 per diluted share. The primary differences between net income and adjusted operating income resulted from the following factors: $1.2 bill.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
Q4 Showdown: Can These 4 Insurance Stocks Beat the Estimates?
The insurance industry is expected to benefit from rising premiums, growing demand and product redesign.
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.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
3 weeks ago
Lincoln National (LNC) Earnings Expected to Grow: What to Know Ahead of Next Week's Release
Lincoln National (LNC) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
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