The stock of Lincoln National Corp (LNC) has gone down by -0.92% for the week, with a 0.30% rise in the past month and a -7.39% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.99%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 2.12% for LNC. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -1.11% for LNC’s stock, with a -0.51% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Lincoln National Corp (NYSE: LNC) Right Now?
Lincoln National Corp (NYSE: LNC) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.72x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for LNC is 1.41. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 10 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for LNC is 168.72M and currently, short sellers hold a 3.31% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of LNC on June 04, 2025 was 2.18M shares.
LNC) stock’s latest price update
Lincoln National Corp (NYSE: LNC)’s stock price has plunge by 1.03relation to previous closing price of 32.89. Nevertheless, the company has seen a -0.92% plunge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2025-05-27 that RADNOR, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Lincoln Financial (NYSE: LNC) (the “Company”) today announced the pricing terms for its previously announced cash tender offer (the “Offer”) for its: 4.375% Senior Notes due 2050 (the “2050 Notes”); 4.350% Senior Notes due 2048 (the “2048 Notes”); Capital Securities due 2067 (the “2067 Securities”); Capital Securities due 2066 (the “2066 Securities”); Subordinated Notes due 2067 (the “2067 Subordinated Notes”); Subordinated Notes due 2066 (the “2066 Subordinated No.
Analysts’ Opinion of LNC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LNC stocks, with TD Cowen repeating the rating for LNC by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for LNC in the upcoming period, according to TD Cowen is $34 based on the research report published on October 09, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Barclays, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see LNC reach a price target of $35. The rating they have provided for LNC stocks is “Equal Weight” according to the report published on September 05th, 2024.
Jefferies gave a rating of “Buy” to LNC, setting the target price at $34 in the report published on May 22nd of the previous year.
LNC Trading at 0.71% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought LNC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -16.61% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at LNC starting from Kroll Brian, who sale 10,075 shares at the price of $33.10 back on May 29 ’25. After this action, Kroll Brian now owns 48,743 shares of Lincoln National Corp, valued at $333,482 using the latest closing price.
Kroll Brian, the Officer of Lincoln National Corp, proposed sale 10,075 shares at $33.10 during a trade that took place back on May 29 ’25, which means that Kroll Brian is holding shares at $333,483 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LNC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.08 for the present operating margin
- -0.02 for the gross margin
The net margin for Lincoln National Corp stands at 0.07. The total capital return value is set at 0.0. Equity return is now at value 16.91, with 0.38 for asset returns.
Based on Lincoln National Corp (LNC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.42 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.16. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.72. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.61.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.12 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.03. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.39. The receivables turnover for the company is 0.66for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.05.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Lincoln National Corp (LNC) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
