Lincoln National Market Sentiment

Lincoln National Corp

LNCNYSE

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$45.47

-0.19-0.42%

At close: Sep 4, 5:00 PM EST

$45.35

-0.12-0.26%

After Hours: Sep 4, 7:18 PM EST

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Lincoln National Market Sentiment

Market sentiment signals for Lincoln National (LNC): analyst consensus, short interest, options flow and insider activity.

Key Signals

Analyst Consensus— Neutral

Short Interest▲ 6.0% short float

Options Flow▲ 0.61 P/C ratio

Insider Activity▼ Net Seller (30d)

Analyst Consensus

Neutral

19 analysts

Options Flow (P/C)

0.61

More calls — Bullish

593 calls · 359 puts

Avg Consensus PT

$44

-2.3%

Highest Price Target

$57

+25.7%

Jefferies

Lowest Price Target

$36

-20.6%

Goldman Sachs

Short Interest

6.0%

Declining — Bullish

Insider Activity (30d)

Net Seller

Short Interest — % of Float

Recent Analyst Actions

Date	Firm	Analyst & Accuracy	Upside / Downside	PT Change	Action	Rating
Aug 24, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Bob Huang—	+10.3%	$40 → $50	Maintained	Overweight
Jul 31, 2026	Mizuho	Yaron Kinar—	+16.9%	$51 → $53	Maintained	Outperform
Jul 31, 2026	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Ryan Krueger—	+12.5%	$46 → $51	Maintained	Outperform
Jul 22, 2026	TD Cowen	Andrew Kligerman—	-7.4%	$37 → $42	Maintained	Hold
Jul 21, 2026	JP Morgan	Pablo Singzon—	-7.4%	$40 → $42	Maintained	Underweight
Jul 13, 2026	Evercore ISI Group	Thomas Gallagher—	+12.5%	$48 → $51	Maintained	In-Line
Jul 13, 2026	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Ryan Krueger—	+1.4%	$44 → $46	Maintained	Outperform
Jul 10, 2026	Jefferies	Suneet Kamath—	+25.7%	$56 → $57	Maintained	Buy
Jul 9, 2026	Wells Fargo	Wesley Carmichael—	+3.6%	$44 → $47	Maintained	Overweight
Jul 9, 2026	Mizuho	Yaron Kinar—	+12.5%	$48 → $51	Maintained	Outperform
Jul 8, 2026	UBS	Michael Ward—	-3.0%	$39 → $44	Maintained	Neutral
Jul 6, 2026	Barclays	Alex Scott—	-0.8%	$42 → $45	Upgrade	Equal-Weight→Overweight
May 21, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Bob Huang—	-11.8%	$43 → $40	Maintained	Overweight
May 13, 2026	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Ryan Krueger—	-3.0%	$43 → $44	Maintained	Outperform
May 12, 2026	Evercore ISI Group	Thomas Gallagher—	+5.8%	$49 → $48	Maintained	In-Line
May 12, 2026	Wells Fargo	Wesley Carmichael—	-3.0%	$43 → $44	Maintained	Overweight
May 7, 2026	JP Morgan	Jimmy Bhullar—	-11.8%	$42 → $40	Maintained	Underweight
Apr 14, 2026	B of A Securities	Joshua Shanker—	-18.4%	$41 → $37	Maintained	Neutral
Apr 13, 2026	Mizuho	Yaron Kinar—	+5.8%	$54 → $48	Maintained	Outperform
Apr 10, 2026	Wells Fargo	Wesley Carmichael—	-5.2%	$48 → $43	Maintained	Overweight
Apr 9, 2026	UBS	Michael Ward—	-18.4%	$43 → $37	Maintained	Neutral
Apr 8, 2026	Barclays	Alex Scott—	-7.4%	$44 → $42	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Mar 26, 2026	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Ryan Krueger—	-5.2%	$43	Reinstates	Market Perform→Outperform
Mar 11, 2026	Barclays	Alex Scott—	-3.0%	$45 → $44	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Mar 9, 2026	TD Cowen	Andrew Kligerman—	-16.2%	$43 → $38	Maintained	Hold