Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Lincoln National Corp shares valued at $196,455 were purchased by John Kennedy on Aug 07 ’25. At $39.29 per share, John Kennedy acquired 5,000 shares.
Also, Kroll Brian sold 10,075 shares, netting a total of over 333,482 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $33.10 each, the insider now holds 48,743 shares.
Before that, Kroll Brian had added 10,075 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $333,483, the Officer bought Lincoln National Corp shares for $33.10 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] plunged -2.99% to $38.26. The stock’s lowest price that day was $38.03, but it reached a high of $39.72 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.39%. Over the course of the year, Lincoln National Corp shares have jumped approximately 31.34%.
Is Lincoln National Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Lincoln National Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 1.0 million shares to 6.28 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 5.28 million shares. A jump of 15.93% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.92 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.92.
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 39.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 0.15% from the previous closing price of $39.44. Analysts anticipate Lincoln National Corp stock to reach 42 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.
