Why Lincoln National Corporation’s (LNC) Stock Is Down 7.89%

By Cynthia McLaughlin
June 15, 2026
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Avoid the stress of overpaying for a stock or missing an opportunity by using the right tools and insights to evaluate Lincoln National Corporation before investing.

In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding Lincoln National Corporation’s stock price such as:

  • Lincoln National Corporation’s current stock price and volume
  • Why Lincoln National Corporation’s stock price changed recently
  • Upgrades and downgrades for LNC from analysts
  • LNC’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About Lincoln National Corporation (LNC)

Before we jump into Lincoln National Corporation’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently rise, let’s take a look at some background.

Lincoln National Corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates multiple insurance and retirement businesses in the United States. It operates through four segments: Life Insurance, Annuities, Group Protection, and Retirement Plan Services. The Life Insurance segment provides life insurance products, including term insurance, universal life insurance (UL), indexed universal life insurance, variable universal life insurance (VUL), linked-benefit UL and VUL products, and critical illness and long-term care riders. Its Annuities segment offers variable, fixed, and registered index-linked annuities. The Group Protection segment offers group nonmedical insurance products consisting of short and long-term disability and administration services, statutory disability; paid family medical leave administration and absence management services; term life; life; supplemental health insurance; accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity benefits and dental and vision products to the employer marketplace through various forms of employee-paid and employer-paid plans. Its Retirement Plan Services segment provides employers with retirement plan products and services primarily in the defined contribution retirement plan marketplace; individual and group variable annuities, group fixed annuities, and mutual fund-based programs; and various plan services, including plan recordkeeping, compliance testing, participant education, and trust and custodial services. It distributes its products through consultants, brokers, planners, agents, financial advisors, third-party administrators, financial institutions, and other intermediaries. Lincoln National Corporation was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania.

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Lincoln National Corporation’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of June 15, 2026, 4:00 PM, CST, Lincoln National Corporation’s stock price was $37.570.

Lincoln National Corporation is up 0.72% from its previous closing price of $37.300.

During the last market session, Lincoln National Corporation’s stock traded between $37.420 and $38.230. Currently, there are approximately 191.89 million shares outstanding for Lincoln National Corporation.

Lincoln National Corporation’s price-earnings (P/E) ratio is currently at 4.4, which is low compared to the Insurance industry median of 12.5. The price-earnings ratio gauges market expectation of future performance by relating a stock’s current share price to its earnings per share.

Lincoln National Corporation Stock Price History

Lincoln National Corporation’s (LNC) price is currently up 6.46% so far this month.

During the month of June, Lincoln National Corporation’s stock price has reached a high of $38.230 and a low of $33.225.

Over the last year, Lincoln National Corporation has hit prices as high as $46.820 and as low as $31.690. Year to date, Lincoln National Corporation’s stock is down 15.63%.

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What Caused Lincoln National Corporation Stock’s Price to Rise?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

One of the most common factors that can drastically impact a stock’s price is analyst upgrades and downgrades. When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. However, as of June 15, 2026,, no analysts have changed their rating of Lincoln National Corporation’s stock over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate Lincoln National Corporation’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on Lincoln National Corporation’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

Lincoln National Corporation’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a A, which means it is considered to be Deep Value.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about Lincoln National Corporation (LNC) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of Lincoln National Corporation

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of June 15, 2026, Lincoln National Corporation has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of -1.59%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 54 and is considered to be Average.

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Lincoln National Corporation Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of June 15, 2026, Lincoln National Corporation’s stock price is $37.570, which is up 0.72% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like Lincoln National Corporation stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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