After Hours
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
This NYSE-listed company operates within the Insurance – Life industry segment, falling under the Financial sector. The current market capitalization of Lincoln National Corp is $5.57B. A total of 1.06 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.34M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Kennedy John Christopher sold 2,863 shares of LNC for 36.00 per share on Nov 07 ’24. After the transaction, the EVP, President LFD now owns 99,644 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 07 ’24, Woodroffe Sean sold 16,164 shares at 35.67 per share. LNC shares that EVP, Ch Ppl Culture Comms Off owns now total 203,577.
Among the insiders who bought shares, John Kennedy acquired of 2,863 shares on Nov 07 ’24 at a per-share price of $36.00. In another insider transaction, Sean Woodroffe bought 16,164 shares at $32.73 per share on Nov 07 ’24.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Lincoln National Corp pays an annual dividend of $1.80, resulting in a dividend yield of 5.51%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 23.20. LNC’s most recent ex-dividend date was 5.15% when it declared a $0.45 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 1/10/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 10/10/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 5.8%. The LNC stock dividend was $0.45 per share in cash.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, LNC has a high of $36.98 and a low of $25.09.
As of this writing, LNC has an earnings estimate of $1.76 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 11.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.94 per share and a lower estimate of $1.6.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its 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.
