Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Lincoln National Corp shares valued at $155,364 were sold by Kennedy John Christopher on Dec 10 ’25. At $44.15 per share, Kennedy John Christopher sold 3,519 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 118,985 shares worth approximately $4.97 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, John C Kennedy purchased 3,519 shares, netting a total of over 155,355 in proceeds.
Before that, Jayson Bronchetti had added 37,568 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $1,597,783, the Officer bought Lincoln National Corp shares for $42.53 each.
As published in their initiating research note from Mizuho on December 16, 2025, Lincoln National Corp [LNC] has been an Outperform. Analysts at Morgan Stanley upgraded the stock from ‘”an Equal-weight”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid September. As of September 16, 2025, Wolfe Research has initiated its “an Underperform” rating for LNC. Earlier on October 09, 2024, TD Cowen initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Hold” for LNC stock.
Analyzing LNC Stock Performance
On last trading session, Lincoln National Corp [NYSE: LNC] rose 1.41% to $41.79. The stock’s lowest price that day was $41.26, but it reached a high of $42.23 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -6.47%. Over the course of the year, Lincoln National Corp shares have jumped approximately 35.86%.
Is Lincoln National Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Lincoln National Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-31 dropping by -0.67 million shares to 4.56 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 5.23 million shares. A decline of -14.69% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.0 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.0.
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 44 in the next 12 months, up nearly 6.77% from the previous closing price of $41.21. Analysts anticipate Lincoln National Corp stock to reach 48 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 41. In spite of this, 11 analysts ranked Lincoln National Corp stock as Hold at the end of 2026. On September 05, 2024, Barclays assigned a price target of “an Equal weight” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $35.
