Lincoln National - LNC Stock Price Target and Predictions

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Consensus Rating: Hold
Consensus Price Target: $36.21
Forecasted Upside: 74.95%
Number of Analysts: 13
Breakdown:
2 Sell Ratings
10 Hold Ratings
1 Buy Ratings
0 Strong Buy Ratings

^$20.70 As of 03/24/2023 01:00 AM ET

▲ +0.31 (1.52%)

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Analyst Price Target for LNC

^$36.21

▲ +74.95% Upside Potential

This price target is based on 13 analysts offering 12 month price targets for Lincoln National in the last 3 months. The average price target is $36.21, with a high forecast of $53.00 and a low forecast of $25.00. The average price target represents a 74.95% upside from the last price of $20.70.

Current Consensus is Hold

The current consensus among 13 polled investment analysts is to hold stock in Lincoln National. This Hold consensus rating has held steady for over two years.

Past Monthly Recommendations

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0 strong buy ratings
1 buy ratings
9 hold ratings
1 sell ratings

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10/2/2021

0 strong buy ratings
1 buy ratings
8 hold ratings
1 sell ratings

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12/31/2021

0 strong buy ratings
1 buy ratings
9 hold ratings
2 sell ratings

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3/31/2022

0 strong buy ratings
1 buy ratings
7 hold ratings
2 sell ratings

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6/29/2022

0 strong buy ratings
1 buy ratings
6 hold ratings
2 sell ratings

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9/27/2022

0 strong buy ratings
1 buy ratings
9 hold ratings
2 sell ratings

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12/26/2022

0 strong buy ratings
1 buy ratings
10 hold ratings
2 sell ratings

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2/24/2023

0 strong buy ratings
1 buy ratings
10 hold ratings
2 sell ratings

Ratings as of

3/26/2023

Latest Recommendations

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Date	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target	Impact on Share Price
2/13/2023	Wells Fargo & Company	Boost Target	Equal Weight	$32.00 ➝ $35.00	Low
2/10/2023	Royal Bank of Canada	Boost Target	Sector Perform	$35.00 ➝ $37.00	Low
2/9/2023	Morgan Stanley	Lower Target	Equal Weight	$40.00 ➝ $38.00	Low
1/18/2023	Wells Fargo & Company	Lower Target	Equal Weight	$38.00 ➝ $32.00	Low
1/10/2023	Morgan Stanley	Lower Target	Equal Weight	$54.00 ➝ $40.00	Low
1/9/2023	The Goldman Sachs Group	Lower Target	Buy	$46.00 ➝ $40.00	Low
1/9/2023	Barclays	Downgrade	Equal Weight ➝ Underweight	$35.00 ➝ $29.00	Low
1/6/2023	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Downgrade	Overweight ➝ Neutral	$55.00 ➝ $36.00	Low
12/20/2022	Piper Sandler	Lower Target	Neutral	$38.00 ➝ $31.00	Low
12/18/2022	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Lower Target		$41.00 ➝ $33.00	Low
12/16/2022	Jefferies Financial Group	Downgrade	Hold ➝ Underperform	$40.00 ➝ $25.00	Low
12/12/2022	Evercore ISI	Lower Target		$33.00	Low
11/17/2022	Barclays	Lower Target	Equal Weight	$36.00 ➝ $35.00	Low
11/16/2022	Citigroup	Lower Target		$53.00 ➝ $36.00	Low
11/16/2022	The Goldman Sachs Group	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$50.00 ➝ $46.00	Low
11/6/2022	Barclays	Lower Target	Equal Weight	$47.00 ➝ $36.00	Low
11/4/2022	Royal Bank of Canada	Lower Target		$54.00 ➝ $40.00	Low
11/4/2022	Bank of America	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral	$78.00 ➝ $40.00	N/A
11/4/2022	Credit Suisse Group	Upgrade	Underperform ➝ Neutral	$45.00 ➝ $41.00	Low
11/3/2022	Piper Sandler	Downgrade	Overweight ➝ Neutral	$55.00 ➝ $38.00	Low
11/3/2022	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Lower Target	Overweight	$68.00 ➝ $55.00	Low
11/3/2022	The Goldman Sachs Group	Lower Target	Neutral	$58.00 ➝ $50.00	Low
11/3/2022	Morgan Stanley	Downgrade	Overweight ➝ Equal Weight	$68.00 ➝ $54.00	Low
10/10/2022	Jefferies Financial Group	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold	$55.00 ➝ $51.00	Low
10/7/2022	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Lower Target	Overweight	$77.00 ➝ $68.00	Low
10/6/2022	Royal Bank of Canada	Lower Target	Sector Perform	$57.00 ➝ $54.00	Low
8/15/2022	Barclays	Lower Target		$47.00	N/A
8/9/2022	Barclays	Lower Target		$47.00	Low
8/5/2022	Royal Bank of Canada	Lower Target		$71.00 ➝ $57.00	Low
7/13/2022	Barclays	Lower Target	Equal Weight	$58.00 ➝ $49.00	N/A
7/11/2022	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Lower Target		$83.00 ➝ $77.00	N/A
7/8/2022	Piper Sandler	Lower Target	Overweight	$70.00 ➝ $55.00	N/A
7/6/2022	Evercore ISI	Lower Target	In-Line	$78.00 ➝ $66.00	N/A
7/6/2022	Morgan Stanley	Lower Target	Overweight	$80.00 ➝ $68.00	N/A
6/23/2022	Wolfe Research	Reiterated Rating	Outperform ➝ Peer Perform		Low
6/22/2022	Wolfe Research	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Peer Perform	$99.00 ➝ $53.00	Low
6/6/2022	The Goldman Sachs Group	Lower Target	Neutral	$78.00 ➝ $60.00	Low
5/27/2022	Piper Sandler	Lower Target	Overweight	$75.00 ➝ $70.00	High
5/23/2022	Citigroup	Initiated Coverage	Neutral	$56.00	Medium
5/10/2022	Barclays	Lower Target		$66.00 ➝ $58.00	Medium
4/12/2022	Barclays	Lower Target	Equal Weight	$72.00 ➝ $66.00	Low
4/8/2022	Morgan Stanley	Lower Target	Overweight	$81.00 ➝ $80.00	Medium
3/1/2022	The Goldman Sachs Group	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral	$74.00	High
2/22/2022	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Overweight	$79.00 ➝ $81.00	Medium
2/3/2022	Morgan Stanley	Lower Target	Overweight	$81.00 ➝ $79.00	High
1/25/2022	Jefferies Financial Group	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$80.00	High
1/21/2022	Wolfe Research	Initiated Coverage	Outperform	$99.00	High
1/11/2022	Barclays	Lower Target	Equal Weight	$73.00 ➝ $72.00	Low
1/7/2022	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Overweight	$80.00 ➝ $81.00	Low
1/5/2022	Piper Sandler	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Overweight	$73.00 ➝ $83.00	High
1/5/2022	Evercore ISI	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ In-Line	$85.00 ➝ $75.00	High
12/2/2021	The Goldman Sachs Group	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$88.00	Medium
11/5/2021	Royal Bank of Canada	Boost Target	Sector Perform	$70.00 ➝ $76.00	Low
10/14/2021	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Overweight	$75.00 ➝ $80.00	Medium
10/12/2021	Barclays	Boost Target	Equal Weight	$69.00 ➝ $73.00	Low
9/20/2021	Barclays	Boost Target	Equal Weight	$64.00 ➝ $69.00	High
8/9/2021	Wells Fargo & Company	Boost Target	Equal Weight	$70.00 ➝ $72.00	Low
8/6/2021	Royal Bank of Canada	Boost Target	Sector Perform	$69.00 ➝ $70.00	Low
8/5/2021	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Overweight	$73.00 ➝ $75.00	Medium
7/15/2021	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Overweight	$72.00 ➝ $73.00	Low
7/8/2021	Piper Sandler	Lower Target	Neutral	$70.00 ➝ $65.00	Medium
5/19/2021	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Overweight	$69.00 ➝ $72.00	Medium
5/18/2021	B. Riley	Boost Target	Neutral	$56.00 ➝ $72.00	Medium
5/7/2021	Royal Bank of Canada	Boost Target	Sector Perform	$59.00 ➝ $69.00	Medium
5/6/2021	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Overweight	$66.00 ➝ $69.00	High
4/26/2021	UBS Group	Initiated Coverage	Neutral	$67.00	N/A
4/20/2021	UBS Group	Initiated Coverage	Neutral	$67.00	Medium
4/12/2021	Barclays	Boost Target	Equal Weight	$61.00 ➝ $66.00	Medium
4/6/2021	Royal Bank of Canada	Boost Target	Sector Perform	$51.00 ➝ $59.00	Low
4/5/2021	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Boost Target	Cautious ➝ Overweight	$63.00 ➝ $73.00	Medium
4/1/2021	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Overweight	$60.00 ➝ $66.00	Low
3/31/2021	Citigroup	Boost Target		$57.00 ➝ $67.00	Low
2/25/2021	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Overweight	$59.00 ➝ $60.00	High
2/5/2021	Royal Bank of Canada	Boost Target	Sector Perform	$43.00 ➝ $51.00	Medium
2/4/2021	Morgan Stanley	Lower Target	Overweight	$60.00 ➝ $59.00	High
1/29/2021	Credit Suisse Group	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Underperform	$45.00 ➝ $56.00	High
1/15/2021	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Overweight	$52.00 ➝ $60.00	Low
1/7/2021	B. Riley	Boost Target	Neutral	$35.00 ➝ $56.00	N/A
1/6/2021	Piper Sandler	Boost Target	Neutral	$37.00 ➝ $50.00	N/A
12/16/2020	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Market Perform	$56.00	Medium
12/4/2020	The Goldman Sachs Group	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$59.00	High
12/1/2020	Credit Suisse Group	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Outperform	$41.00 ➝ $56.00	High
11/18/2020	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Overweight	$45.00 ➝ $52.00	Low
11/17/2020	Barclays	Initiated Coverage	Equal Weight	$44.00	Low
11/5/2020	Morgan Stanley	Lower Target	Overweight	$46.00 ➝ $45.00	Low
10/6/2020	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Overweight	$45.00 ➝ $46.00	High
8/20/2020	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Overweight	$43.00 ➝ $45.00	Medium
8/7/2020	Morgan Stanley	Lower Target	Overweight	$44.00 ➝ $43.00	High
8/6/2020	Wells Fargo & Company	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$39.00	High
7/20/2020	Bank of America	Lower Target	Buy	$51.00 ➝ $45.00	Low
7/16/2020	Credit Suisse Group	Lower Target	Neutral	$52.00 ➝ $41.00	Medium
7/7/2020	Wells Fargo & Company	Reiterated Rating	Hold		High
7/6/2020	Morgan Stanley	Boost Target	Overweight	$40.00 ➝ $44.00	High
5/22/2020	Credit Suisse Group	Reiterated Rating	Hold ➝ Neutral		Low
5/12/2020	B. Riley	Boost Target	Neutral	$26.00 ➝ $35.00	High
5/8/2020	Royal Bank of Canada	Boost Target	Sector Perform	$40.00 ➝ $43.00	High
4/27/2020	Credit Suisse Group	Lower Target	Neutral	$68.00 ➝ $52.00	Medium
4/21/2020	B. Riley	Lower Target	Neutral	$51.00 ➝ $26.00	High
4/17/2020	Citigroup	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral	$35.00 ➝ $30.00	High
4/3/2020	Piper Sandler	Lower Target	Neutral	$36.00 ➝ $28.00	Medium
4/1/2020	Wells Fargo & Company	Lower Target	Equal Weight	$66.00 ➝ $33.00	Medium
3/23/2020	B. Riley	Lower Target	Neutral	$57.00 ➝ $51.00	High
3/20/2020	Royal Bank of Canada	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Sector Perform	$70.00 ➝ $40.00	High
3/17/2020	Morgan Stanley	Lower Target	Overweight	$73.00 ➝ $40.00	High
3/11/2020	B. Riley	Lower Target	Neutral	$72.00 ➝ $57.00	High
3/10/2020	Piper Sandler	Downgrade	Overweight ➝ Neutral	$60.00 ➝ $36.00	High
2/10/2020	Morgan Stanley	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$73.00	Low
1/7/2020	Morgan Stanley	Upgrade	Equal Weight ➝ Overweight	$72.00 ➝ $73.00	Medium
1/6/2020	Wells Fargo & Company	Reiterated Rating	Hold		N/A
12/6/2019	Wells Fargo & Company	Reiterated Rating	Hold		Low
10/10/2019	UBS Group	Boost Target	Neutral	$55.00 ➝ $56.00	Low
10/8/2019	Wells Fargo & Company	Lower Target	Market Perform	$69.00 ➝ $65.00	High
9/13/2019	Citigroup	Lower Target	Buy	$75.00 ➝ $70.00	Low
8/20/2019	Morgan Stanley	Lower Target	Equal Weight	$76.00 ➝ $75.00	Medium
8/12/2019	Barclays	Set Target	Buy	$69.00	Low
7/31/2019	Wells Fargo & Company	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$69.00	High
6/25/2019	The Goldman Sachs Group	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$65.00 ➝ $77.00	High
5/2/2019	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Set Target	Buy	$92.00	Low
5/2/2019	UBS Group	Boost Target	Neutral	$67.00 ➝ $69.00	Medium
4/9/2019	UBS Group	Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$62.00 ➝ $67.00	Low
1/8/2019	Wells Fargo & Company	Initiated Coverage	Market Perform ➝ Market Perform	$63.00	Low
11/13/2018	Morgan Stanley	Lower Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$76.00 ➝ $74.00	Low
11/5/2018	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$74.00 ➝ $73.00	Low
11/5/2018	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Upgrade	Market Perform ➝ Outperform	$80.00	Medium
11/2/2018	Bank of America	Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$79.00 ➝ $75.00	Low
10/8/2018	UBS Group	Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$73.00 ➝ $74.00	Low
9/10/2018	The Goldman Sachs Group	Upgrade	Sell ➝ Neutral	$69.00 ➝ $70.00	Low
8/17/2018	Credit Suisse Group	Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$74.00 ➝ $68.00	Low
8/7/2018	B. Riley	Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$79.00 ➝ $83.00	Medium
8/3/2018	Royal Bank of Canada	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$82.00	Low
7/16/2018	B. Riley	Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$88.00 ➝ $79.00	Low
7/11/2018	Morgan Stanley	Lower Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$79.00 ➝ $78.00	Medium
7/9/2018	Barclays	Lower Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$88.00 ➝ $85.00	High
5/21/2018	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$87.00 ➝ $82.00	Low
5/11/2018	Barclays	Initiated Coverage	Overweight	$88.00	Low
5/4/2018	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft	Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$96.00 ➝ $87.00	Low
5/4/2018	Royal Bank of Canada	Lower Target	Outperform	$84.00	High
5/2/2018	Wells Fargo & Company	Set Target	Hold	$76.00	High
4/25/2018	Credit Suisse Group	Initiated Coverage	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$74.00	Low
4/3/2018	Wells Fargo & Company	Set Target	Hold	$89.00 ➝ $80.00	Low
4/2/2018	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Set Target	Buy	$87.00	Low
3/26/2018	Bank of America	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$90.00	High

(Data available from 3/26/2018 forward)

News Sentiment Rating

0.80 (Buy)

Our news sentiment rating is based on the average sentiment of articles about this company published in the media in the last 30 days of headlines and can range from 2 (very positive sentiment) to -2 (very negative sentiment).

News Sentiment Over Time

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4 very positive mentions
24 positive mentions
3 negative mentions
2 very negative mentions

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8/28/2022

3 very positive mentions
4 positive mentions
0 negative mentions
0 very negative mentions

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9/27/2022

9 very positive mentions
6 positive mentions
4 negative mentions
0 very negative mentions

Mentions as of

10/27/2022

9 very positive mentions
19 positive mentions
4 negative mentions
0 very negative mentions

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11/26/2022

11 very positive mentions
8 positive mentions
1 negative mentions
2 very negative mentions

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12/26/2022

5 very positive mentions
8 positive mentions
2 negative mentions
1 very negative mentions

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1/25/2023

17 very positive mentions
26 positive mentions
2 negative mentions
2 very negative mentions

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2/24/2023

16 very positive mentions
18 positive mentions
0 negative mentions
0 very negative mentions

Mentions as of

3/26/2023

Current Sentiment

Recent Stories by Sentiment

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No very negative mentions tracked during this time.

Negative

No negative mentions tracked during this time.

Positive

marketbeat.com
3/25/2023
Lincoln National Co. (NYSE:LNC) Given Consensus Rating of "Hold" by Analysts
nasdaq.com
3/22/2023
Wednesday Sector Laggards: Financial, Utilities
americanbankingnews.com
3/22/2023
Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC) Trading 6% Higher
finance.yahoo.com
3/20/2023
Lincoln Financial Group named to FlexJobs' Top 100 Companies to Watch for Remote Jobs
marketwatch.com
3/17/2023
Lincoln National Corp. stock underperforms Thursday when compared to competitors

Very Positive

marketbeat.com
3/23/2023
Wedge Capital Management L L P NC Purchases 361,457 Shares of Lincoln National Co. (NYSE:LNC)
marketbeat.com
3/22/2023
First Heartland Consultants Inc. Sells 6,019 Shares of Lincoln National Co. (NYSE:LNC)
marketbeat.com
3/19/2023
Lincoln National Co. (NYSE:LNC) Shares Sold by RNC Capital Management LLC
marketbeat.com
3/17/2023
Woodstock Corp Buys 5,081 Shares of Lincoln National Co. (NYSE:LNC)
marketbeat.com
3/15/2023
Advisors Capital Management LLC Purchases 19,834 Shares of Lincoln National Co. (NYSE:LNC)

Lincoln National Corp. is a holding company, which operates multiple insurance and retirement businesses through its subsidiary companies. It provides advice and solutions that help empower people to take charge of their financial lives with confidence and optimism. It operates through the following segments: Annuities, Retirement Plan Services, Life Insurance, Group Protection, and Other Operations. The Annuities segment offers tax-deferred investment growth and lifetime income opportunities for its clients by offering fixed and variable annuities. The Retirement Plan Services segment includes employers with retirement plan products and services, primarily in the defined contribution retirement plan marketplaces. The Life Insurance segment focuses on the creation and protection of wealth for its clients by providing life insurance products, including term insurance, both single and survivorship versions of universal life insurance, variable universal life insurance, and indexed universal life insurance products. The Group Protection segment is involved in group non-medical insurance products, which includes term life, disability, dental, vision and accident and critical illness be

Today's Range

Now: $20.70

$19.74

$20.81

50 Day Range

MA: $30.37

$20.30

$36.10

52 Week Range

Now: $20.70

$19.74

$69.91

Volume

4,385,140 shs

Average Volume

4,700,586 shs

Market Capitalization

$3.50 billion

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

8.83%

Beta

1.81

Frequently Asked Questions

What sell-side analysts currently cover shares of Lincoln National?: The following Wall Street research analysts have issued research reports on Lincoln National in the last twelve months: Bank of America Co., Barclays PLC, Citigroup Inc., Credit Suisse Group AG, Evercore ISI, Jefferies Financial Group Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Morgan Stanley, Piper Sandler, Royal Bank of Canada, StockNews.com, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., TheStreet, Wells Fargo & Company, and Wolfe Research.
View the latest analyst ratings for LNC.
What is the current price target for Lincoln National?: 14 Wall Street analysts have set twelve-month price targets for Lincoln National in the last year. Their average twelve-month price target is $36.21, suggesting a possible upside of 74.9%. Wolfe Research has the highest price target set, predicting LNC will reach $53.00 in the next twelve months. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. has the lowest price target set, forecasting a price of $25.00 for Lincoln National in the next year.
View the latest price targets for LNC.
What is the current consensus analyst rating for Lincoln National?: Lincoln National currently has 2 sell ratings, 10 hold ratings and 1 buy rating from Wall Street analysts. The stock has a consensus analyst rating of "Hold." A "hold" rating indicates that analysts believe investors should keep any existing positions they have in LNC, but not buy more shares or sell existing shares.
View the latest ratings for LNC.
What other companies compete with Lincoln National?: Other companies that are similar to Lincoln National include American Equity Investment Life, Primerica, National Western Life Group, Jackson Financial and Brighthouse Financial. Learn More about companies similar to Lincoln National.
How do I contact Lincoln National's investor relations team?: Lincoln National's physical mailing address is 150 N RADNOR CHESTER RD, RADNOR PA, 19087. The financial services provider's listed phone number is (484) 583-1400 and its investor relations email address is [email protected] The official website for Lincoln National is www.lfg.com. Learn More about contacing Lincoln National investor relations.

Lincoln National - LNC Stock Price Target and Predictions

Analyst Price Target for LNC

Current Consensus is Hold

Past Monthly Recommendations

Latest Recommendations

News Sentiment Rating

0.80 (Buy)

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Frequently Asked Questions

What sell-side analysts currently cover shares of Lincoln National?

What is the current price target for Lincoln National?

What is the current consensus analyst rating for Lincoln National?

What other companies compete with Lincoln National?

How do I contact Lincoln National's investor relations team?