Why Lincoln National Corporation’s (LNC) Stock Is Up 8.25%
As of Thursday, July 30, Lincoln National Corporation’s LNC share price has surged by 8.25%, which has investors questioning if this is right time to sell.Cynthia McLaughlin
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COMPANY SUMMARY
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.
Commentary & Analysis
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What You Need to Know About Lincoln National Corporation's Q2 Earnings
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Financial Summary
| Share Statistics | LNC | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Market Cap (Mil) | $8,802.7 | $7,055.8 | 76% |
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| Shares Out (Mil) | 191.9 | 66.0 | 75% |
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| Institutional Ownership | 99.3% | 81.8% | 87% |
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| Float (Mil) | 173.1 | 67.4 | 72% |
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| Beta | 1.16 | 0.52 | 68% |
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| Avg Daily Volume (000s) | 2,434 | 186 | 85% |
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| Price Change (52-week) |
33.4% | 90.4% | 71% |
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| Growth | LNC | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (5yr) | 0.9% | 5.6% | 19% |
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| Net Income (5yr) | 18.7% | 14.5% | 71% |
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| EPS (5yr) | 17.9% | 15.6% | 64 |
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| Dividends (5yr) | 2.1% | 3.8% | 88% |
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| Cash Flow (5yr) | 45.8% | (14.5%) | 92% |
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| Estimates | Qtrly | Current Fiscal Year |
Next Fiscal Year |
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| # of Estimates | 6 | 10 | 13 | |
| Current EPS | $2.060 | $7.806 | $8.481 | |
| Month Ago EPS | $2.017 | $7.734 | $8.327 | |
| # Rev Up | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| # Rev Down | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Three Months Ago EPS | $1.995 | $7.701 | $8.443 | |
| Year/Year Chg | (291.8%) | 33.9% | 60.2% | |
| Financials | LNC | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (TTM) (Mil) | $18,830 | $5,065 | 91% |
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| Net Income (TTM) (Mil) | $1,727 | $534 | 91% |
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| EPS (TTM) | $8.711 | $2.500 | 93% |
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| Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $243 | $499 | 62% |
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| Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $3,061 | $3 | 98% |
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| Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) | $6,312 | $844 | 88% |
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| Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) | $9,153 | $7,585 | 72% |
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| Valuation | LNC | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| P/B | 0.95 | 1.77 | 21% |
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| P/E | 5.3 | 12.9 | 5% |
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| Dividend Yield | 3.9% | 0.9% | 90% |
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| PEG (5yr hist) | 0.3 | 0.5 | 13% |
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| Ratios | LNC | Industry Median |
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| Gross Margin | 31.1% | 33.4% | 37% |
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| Net Margin | 12.2% | 9.9% | 68% |
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| ROA | 0.4% | 2.7% | 41% |
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| ROE | 21.0% | 14.8% | 81% |
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| Liabilities to Assets | 97.5% | 76.7% | 93% |
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| F-Score | 5 | 6 | 51% |
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Passing Stock Screens
As of 7/31/2026, from a list of 60 stock screening strategies,
GURU STRATEGY
Kirkpatrick Bargain Screen
Factors: Value, Momentum
Investing model outlined in Charles Kirkpatrick's book, Beat the Market: Invest by Knowing What Stocks to Buy and What Stocks to Sell.
| Performance Since Inception: | 6.8% |
| +/- S&P 500: | -0.7 |
GURU STRATEGY
Kirkpatrick Growth Screen
Factors: Momentum, Growth
Investing model outlined in Charles Kirkpatrick's book, Beat the Market: Invest by Knowing What Stocks to Buy and What Stocks to Sell.
| Performance Since Inception: | 14.2% |
| +/- S&P 500: | +6.7 |
GURU STRATEGY
Kirkpatrick Value Screen
Factors: Value, Momentum, Growth
Investing model outlined in Charles Kirkpatrick's book, Beat the Market: Invest by Knowing What Stocks to Buy and What Stocks to Sell.
| Performance Since Inception: | 1.2% |
| +/- S&P 500: | -6.3 |
GURU STRATEGY
O'Shaughnessy: All Cap Screen
Factors: Yield, Value, Momentum
Growth-at-a-reasonable-price screen created by James O'Shaughnessy.
| Performance Since Inception: | 10.0% |
| +/- S&P 500: | +2.5 |
