Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Lincoln National Corp shares valued at $84,340 were purchased by Ryan Owen on Nov 12 ’25. At $42.17 per share, Ryan Owen acquired 2,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 12,000 shares worth approximately $0.5 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Jayson Bronchetti purchased 5,000 shares, netting a total of over 204,261 in proceeds.
Before that, Woodroffe Sean had sold 16,164 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $661,108, the EVP, Ch Ppl Culture Comms Off traded Lincoln National Corp shares for $40.90 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 16,164 shares, worth approximately $6.54 million.
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] rose 2.39% to $41.92. The stock’s lowest price that day was $40.75, but it reached a high of $41.945 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.22%. Over the course of the year, Lincoln National Corp shares have jumped approximately 17.95%. 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 41.13, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 40.34. In the upper region, resistance lies at 42.33. The next price resistance is at 42.74. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 60.17 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 2025-11-14 jumping by 0.49 million shares to 5.67 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-15 was 5.18 million shares. A jump of 8.57% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.83 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.83.
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In terms of Lincoln National Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 42.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 3.81% from the previous closing price of $40.94. Analysts anticipate Lincoln National Corp stock to reach 44 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.
