Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Lincoln National Corp shares valued at $661,108 were sold by Woodroffe Sean on Aug 15 ’25. At $40.90 per share, Woodroffe Sean sold 16,164 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 155,982 shares worth approximately $6.75 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Kroll Brian sold 6,362 shares, netting a total of over 260,015 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $40.87 each, the insider now holds 49,756 shares.
Before that, Sean Nigel Woodroffe had added 16,164 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $661,045, the Officer bought Lincoln National Corp shares for $40.90 each.
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 1.45% to $43.29. The stock’s lowest price that day was $42.51, but it reached a high of $43.3 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.60%. Over the course of the year, Lincoln National Corp shares have jumped approximately 34.65%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $43.30 on 09/03/25 and a 52-week low of $27.58 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Lincoln National Corp (LNC)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 42.72, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 42.15. In the upper region, resistance lies at 43.58. The next price resistance is at 43.87. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 73.25 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.
Is Lincoln National Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Lincoln National Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-08-15 dropping by -0.38 million shares to 5.91 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-15 was 6.28 million shares. A decline of -6.36% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.64 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.64.
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 39 in the next 12 months, down nearly -8.6% from the previous closing price of $42.67. Analysts anticipate Lincoln National Corp stock to reach 41 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 37. 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.
