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As a NYSE listed company, LNC falls under the Financial sector while operating within the Insurance – Life industry segment. The current market capitalization of Lincoln National Corp is $5.41B. A total of 2.19 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.49M shares.
In the most recent transaction, MATHEW GROVE bought 10,877 shares of LNC for 29.69 per share on Aug 14 ’24. In a previous transaction on Aug 06 ’24, Mathew Grove bought 10,174 shares at 29.27 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Woodroffe Sean disposed of 55,127 shares on May 28 ’24 at a per-share price of $32.57. This resulted in the EVP, Ch Ppl Culture Comms Off holding 198,255 shares of LNC after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Ryan Owen bought 10,000 shares at $25.90 per share on Feb 09 ’24. Company shares held by the Director now total 10,000.
Dividend
Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Lincoln National Corp pays an annual dividend of $1.80, resulting in a dividend yield of 5.47%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 23.35. LNC’s most recent ex-dividend date was 10/10/2024 when it declared a $0.45 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 11/1/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 8/1/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 7/10/2024. The LNC stock dividend was $0.45 per share in cash.
In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, LNC has a high of $36.46 and a low of $20.85.
As of this writing, LNC has an earnings estimate of $1.84 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 12.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.97 per share and a lower estimate of $1.61. The company reported an EPS of $1.45 in the last quarter
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. LNC’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $121.32B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. Its Book Value Per Share was $47.12, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $20.75B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for LNC is Buy with a score of 3.00.
