Rise in LNC’s short interest indicates Bearish sentiment

Roman Campbell

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 $6.24 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 a research note from Morgan Stanley on September 19, 2025, Lincoln National Corp [LNC] has been rated up from an Equal-weight to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $58. Analysts at Wolfe Research started covering the stock with ‘”an Underperform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid September. As of October 09, 2024, TD Cowen has initiated its “Hold” rating for LNC. Earlier on September 05, 2024, Barclays initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Equal weight” for LNC stock.

Analyzing LNC Stock Performance

On last trading session, Lincoln National Corp [NYSE: LNC] plunged -0.22% to $40.03. The stock’s lowest price that day was $39.595, but it reached a high of $40.6612 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.55%. Over the course of the year, Lincoln National Corp shares have jumped approximately 25.02%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $43.66 on 09/04/25 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 39.53, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 39.03. In the upper region, resistance lies at 40.60. The next price resistance is at 41.16. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 51.30 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 rise in short interest on 2025-10-15 jumping by 91758.0 shares to 5.18 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 5.09 million shares. A jump of 1.77% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.89 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.89.

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 4.69% from the previous closing price of $40.12. Analysts anticipate Lincoln National Corp stock to reach 43 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 May 22, 2024, Jefferies assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $34.

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