Lincoln National Corp’s recent filing unveils that its EVP, Ch Ppl Culture Comms Off Woodroffe Sean unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.66 million on Aug 15 ’25. In the deal valued at $40.90 per share,16,164 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Woodroffe Sean now holds 155,982 shares worth roughly $6.15 million.
Then, Kroll Brian sold 6,362 shares, generating $260,015 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $40.87, the EVP, Head of Life & Annuities now owns 49,756 shares.
Before that, Sean Nigel Woodroffe bought 16,164 shares. Lincoln National Corp shares valued at $661,045 were divested by the Officer at a price of $40.90 per share.
Wolfe Research initiated its Lincoln National Corp [LNC] rating to an Underperform in a research note published on September 16, 2025; the price target was $37. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including TD Cowen’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in early October with a ‘”a Hold”‘ rating. Barclays began covering LNC with “an Equal weight” recommendation on September 05, 2024. Jefferies revised its rating on May 22, 2024. It rated LNC as “a Buy” which previously was an “a Hold”.
Price Performance Review of LNC
On Tuesday, Lincoln National Corp [NYSE:LNC] saw its stock fall -4.39% to $39.44. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -5.12%. Lincoln National Corp shares have risen nearly 34.61% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 24.38% over the past one year.
How much short interest is there in Lincoln National Corp?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Lincoln National Corp stocks on 2025-08-29, dropping by -1.75 million shares to a total of 4.98 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-07-31 was 6.73 million shares. There was a decline of -35.05%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
