New Product Launch: Recent buzz on social media has centered around Lincoln National Corporation's launch of a new Capital Group ETF indexed account for its fixed indexed annuities. Many users are intrigued by the product's promise of equity exposure with full downside protection, seeing it as a strategic move in the current market.
Stock Performance Surge: Discussions also highlight the stock's impressive performance, with a 16% rise over the past month and over 45% year-to-date gains. Some voices on social media are optimistic, pointing to technical indicators like breakouts and bullish patterns as signs of continued momentum. A few have even called the stock undervalued given its recent trajectory.
Analyst Updates: The recent price target increase by Piper Sandler to $48 from $42 has sparked additional chatter. Social media reflects curiosity about whether this neutral rating aligns with the stock's strong upward trend, with some questioning if more upgrades are on the horizon.
Note: This discussion summary was generated from an AI condensation of post data.
Lincoln National Corporation Insider Trading Activity
Lincoln National Corporation insiders have traded $LNC stock on the open market 5 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 4 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $LNC stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- SEAN WOODROFFE (EVP, Ch Ppl Culture Comms Off) sold 16,164 shares for an estimated $661,107
- JOHN CHRISTOPHER KENNEDY (EVP, Chief Dist. & Brand Off) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 8,519 shares for an estimated $351,813.
- BRIAN KROLL (EVP, Head of Life & Annuities) sold 6,362 shares for an estimated $260,014
- OWEN RYAN purchased 2,000 shares for an estimated $84,340
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.
Lincoln National Corporation Revenue
Lincoln National Corporation had revenues of $4.6B in Q3 2025. This is an increase of 10.8% from the same period in the prior year.
You can track LNC financials on Quiver Quantitative's LNC stock page.
Lincoln National Corporation Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 284 institutional investors add shares of Lincoln National Corporation stock to their portfolio, and 291 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- BLACKROCK, INC. added 1,944,841 shares (+11.8%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $78,435,437
- PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ added 1,403,500 shares (+36.9%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $56,603,155
- HENNESSY ADVISORS INC removed 1,402,000 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $56,542,660
- VANGUARD GROUP INC added 1,183,934 shares (+6.3%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $47,748,058
- DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP added 1,157,599 shares (+25.3%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $46,685,967
- JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC added 1,056,710 shares (+83.7%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $42,617,114
- MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ added 1,035,505 shares (+21.1%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $41,761,916
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
Lincoln National Corporation Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $LNC in the last several months. We have seen 1 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Morgan Stanley issued a "Overweight" rating on 10/07/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for Lincoln National Corporation, check out Quiver Quantitative's $LNC forecast page.
Lincoln National Corporation Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $LNC recently. We have seen 12 analysts offer price targets for $LNC in the last 6 months, with a median target of $45.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- John Barnidge from Piper Sandler set a target price of $48.0 on 12/23/2025
- Yaron Kinar from Mizuho set a target price of $52.0 on 12/16/2025
- Suneet Kamath from Jefferies set a target price of $59.0 on 12/15/2025
- Ryan Krueger from Keefe, Bruyette & Woods set a target price of $44.0 on 11/03/2025
- Brian Meredith from UBS set a target price of $43.0 on 10/31/2025
- Thomas Gallagher from Evercore ISI Group set a target price of $46.0 on 10/09/2025
- Alex Scott from Barclays set a target price of $46.0 on 10/08/2025
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