A share price of Lincoln National Corp [LNC] is currently trading at $40.33, down -0.67%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The LNC shares have gain 0.52% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 0.20%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Lincoln National Corp [NYSE: LNC] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on September 19, 2025, when Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to a Overweight but kept the price target unchanged to $58 for it. Previously, Wolfe Research started tracking the stock with Underperform rating on September 16, 2025, and set its price target to $37. On October 09, 2024, TD Cowen initiated with a Hold rating and assigned a price target of $34 on the stock. Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Equal Weight rating and suggested a price target of $35 on September 05, 2024. Jefferies upgraded its rating to a Buy and raised its price target to $34 on May 22, 2024. Jefferies upgraded its rating to Hold for this stock on February 12, 2024, but kept the price target unchanged to $2622. In a note dated January 03, 2024, JP Morgan downgraded an Underweight rating on this stock but restated the target price of $26.
Lincoln National Corp experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $27.58 and $43.66. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $41.5 within the next 12 months. Lincoln National Corp [NYSE: LNC] shares were valued at $40.33 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 2.9% based on the average LNC price forecast.
Analyzing the LNC fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Lincoln National Corp [NYSE:LNC] were 19.80B which represents 39.67% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.29% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.15%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.14%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.11%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.01, Equity is 0.23 and Total Capital is 0.01. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.55.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 39.90 points at the first support level, and at 39.47 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 40.76, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 41.19.
Ratios To Look Out For
Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.39, the price to book ratio is 0.81 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 3.62.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Jayson Bronchetti, Officer, that happened on Nov 03 ’25 when 5000.0 shares were purchased. EVP, Ch Ppl Culture Comms Off, Woodroffe Sean completed a deal on Aug 15 ’25 to sell 16164.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP, Head of Life & Annuities Kroll Brian sold 6362.0 shares on Aug 15 ’25.
