Lincoln National Market Sentiment

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Lincoln National Corp

LNCNYSE

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$41.37

0.711.75%

Last update: Oct 29, 7:03 PM

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Lincoln National Market Sentiment - Benzinga

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▲ 7.0% short float

Options Flow▼ 4.64 P/C ratio

Insider Activity— N/A

Analyst Consensus

Neutral

19 analysts

Options Flow (P/C)

4.64

More puts — Bearish

315 calls · 1,462 puts

Avg Consensus PT

$45

+9.2%

Highest Price Target

$57

+39.0%

Jefferies

Lowest Price Target

$36

-12.2%

Goldman Sachs

Short Interest

7.0%

Declining — Bullish

Insider Activity (30d)

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Short Interest — % of Float

Recent Analyst Actions

Date	Firm	Analyst & Accuracy	Upside / Downside	PT Change	Action	Rating
Oct 15, 2026	JP Morgan	Pablo Singzon—	+14.6%	$49 → $47	Maintained	Underweight
Oct 12, 2026	Wells Fargo	Wesley Carmichael—	+31.7%	$52 → $54	Maintained	Overweight
Oct 9, 2026	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Ryan Krueger—	+22.0%	$51 → $50	Maintained	Outperform
Oct 7, 2026	Mizuho	Yaron Kinar—	+19.5%	$53 → $49	Maintained	Outperform
Oct 7, 2026	Barclays	Alex Scott—	+17.1%	$45 → $48	Maintained	Overweight
Oct 7, 2026	Evercore ISI Group	Thomas Gallagher—	+24.4%	$52 → $51	Maintained	In-Line
Oct 6, 2026	UBS	Michael Ward—	+12.2%	$44 → $46	Maintained	Neutral
Oct 5, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Bob Huang—	+14.6%	$50 → $47	Maintained	Overweight
Aug 24, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Bob Huang—	+22.0%	$40 → $50	Maintained	Overweight
Jul 31, 2026	Mizuho	Yaron Kinar—	+29.3%	$51 → $53	Maintained	Outperform
Jul 31, 2026	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Ryan Krueger—	+24.4%	$46 → $51	Maintained	Outperform
Jul 22, 2026	TD Cowen	Andrew Kligerman—	+2.4%	$37 → $42	Maintained	Hold
Jul 21, 2026	JP Morgan	Pablo Singzon—	+2.4%	$40 → $42	Maintained	Underweight
Jul 13, 2026	Evercore ISI Group	Thomas Gallagher—	+24.4%	$48 → $51	Maintained	In-Line
Jul 13, 2026	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Ryan Krueger—	+12.2%	$44 → $46	Maintained	Outperform
Jul 10, 2026	Jefferies	Suneet Kamath—	+39.0%	$56 → $57	Maintained	Buy
Jul 9, 2026	Wells Fargo	Wesley Carmichael—	+14.6%	$44 → $47	Maintained	Overweight
Jul 9, 2026	Mizuho	Yaron Kinar—	+24.4%	$48 → $51	Maintained	Outperform
Jul 8, 2026	UBS	Michael Ward—	+7.3%	$39 → $44	Maintained	Neutral
Jul 6, 2026	Barclays	Alex Scott—	+9.8%	$42 → $45	Upgrade	Equal-Weight→Overweight
May 21, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Bob Huang—	-2.4%	$43 → $40	Maintained	Overweight
May 13, 2026	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Ryan Krueger—	+7.3%	$43 → $44	Maintained	Outperform
May 12, 2026	Evercore ISI Group	Thomas Gallagher—	+17.1%	$49 → $48	Maintained	In-Line
May 12, 2026	Wells Fargo	Wesley Carmichael—	+7.3%	$43 → $44	Maintained	Overweight
May 7, 2026	JP Morgan	Jimmy Bhullar—	-2.4%	$42 → $40	Maintained	Underweight