Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Lincoln National Corp shares valued at $333,482 were sold by Kroll Brian on May 29 ’25. At $33.10 per share, Kroll Brian sold 10,075 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 48,743 shares worth approximately $1.61 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Kroll Brian purchased 10,075 shares, netting a total of over 333,483 in proceeds.
Before that, Woodroffe Sean had sold 43,622 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,429,929, the EVP, Ch Ppl Culture Comms Off traded Lincoln National Corp shares for $32.78 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 43,622 shares, worth approximately $5.11 million.
As published in their initiating research note from TD Cowen on October 09, 2024, Lincoln National Corp [LNC] has been a Hold and the price target has been revised to $34. Analysts at Barclays started covering the stock with ‘”an Equal weight”‘ outlook in a report released in early September. As of May 22, 2024, Jefferies has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Buy” for LNC. Earlier on February 12, 2024, Jefferies upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Hold” for LNC stock which previously was a “an Underperform”.
Analyzing LNC Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Lincoln National Corp [NYSE: LNC] rose 0.21% to $33.13. The stock’s lowest price that day was $32.29, but it reached a high of $33.14 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.98%. Over the course of the year, Lincoln National Corp shares have jumped approximately 4.48%.
Support And Resistance Levels for Lincoln National Corp (LNC)
RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 49.57 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Lincoln National Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Lincoln National Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-05-30 dropping by -0.34 million shares to 5.34 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 5.68 million shares. A decline of -6.27% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.9 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.9.
Which companies own the most shares of Lincoln National Corp (LNC)?
In terms of Lincoln National Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 42 in the next 12 months, up nearly 27.04% from the previous closing price of $33.06. Analysts anticipate Lincoln National Corp stock to reach 42 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 42. In spite of this, 11 analysts ranked Lincoln National Corp stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On January 03, 2024, JP Morgan assigned a price target of “an Underweight” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $26.
