After Hours
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Stocks Info
Lincoln National Corp is listed on the NYSE in the Financial sector while operating in the Insurance – Life industry. The current market capitalization of Lincoln National Corp is $8.19B. A total of 1.29 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.94M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Woodroffe Sean sold 16,164 shares of LNC for 40.90 per share on Aug 15 ’25. After the transaction, the EVP, Ch Ppl Culture Comms Off now owns 155,982 company shares. In a previous transaction on Aug 15 ’25, Kroll Brian sold 6,362 shares at 40.87 per share. LNC shares that EVP, Head of Life & Annuities owns now total 49,756.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Sean Nigel Woodroffe acquired of 16,164 shares on Aug 15 ’25 at a per-share price of $40.90. In another insider transaction, Brian Kroll bought 6,362 shares at $40.87 per share on Aug 15 ’25.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Lincoln National Corp pays an annual dividend of $1.80, resulting in a dividend yield of 4.16%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 7.54.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, LNC has a high of $43.30 and a low of $27.58.
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 10.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.03 per share and a lower estimate of $1.74. The company reported an EPS of $2.06 in the last quarter
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. 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 $45.17, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $20.75B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. 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.
