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Comparative Price Performance Over Time

Compare Stocks - Price & Volume

CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Citizens, Inc. stock logo
CIA
Citizens
$4.47
+2.2%
$4.78
$1.78
$5.95
$222.84M0.1185,819 shs131,792 shs
CNO Financial Group, Inc. stock logo
CNO
CNO Financial Group
$39.07
+0.4%
$39.49
$24.92
$42.41
$3.94B1.02651,517 shs553,759 shs
Lincoln National Co. stock logo
LNC
Lincoln National
$35.15
+1.0%
$35.08
$25.80
$39.85
$5.99B1.761.67 million shs1.73 million shs
National Western Life Group, Inc. stock logo
NWLI
National Western Life Group
$499.98
$497.19
$403.17
$499.99
$1.82B0.7519,525 shsN/A
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Citizens, Inc. stock logo
CIA
Citizens
+3.64%-4.80%-19.50%+12.86%+85.55%
CNO Financial Group, Inc. stock logo
CNO
CNO Financial Group
+1.07%-2.95%-5.00%+2.08%+45.47%
Lincoln National Co. stock logo
LNC
Lincoln National
+1.77%-2.93%-6.01%+5.69%+27.93%
National Western Life Group, Inc. stock logo
NWLI
National Western Life Group
0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%+3.19%
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MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Citizens, Inc. stock logo
CIA
Citizens
0.8006 of 5 stars
0.00.00.00.01.90.03.1
CNO Financial Group, Inc. stock logo
CNO
CNO Financial Group
4.4235 of 5 stars
1.15.02.54.22.72.52.5
Lincoln National Co. stock logo
LNC
Lincoln National
4.8895 of 5 stars
2.04.03.33.73.01.74.4
National Western Life Group, Inc. stock logo
NWLI
National Western Life Group
1.5871 of 5 stars
0.00.00.83.60.02.51.9

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Citizens, Inc. stock logo
CIA
Citizens
4.00
Strong BuyN/AN/A
CNO Financial Group, Inc. stock logo
CNO
CNO Financial Group
2.17
Hold$40.503.67% Upside
Lincoln National Co. stock logo
LNC
Lincoln National
2.00
Hold$37.406.40% Upside
National Western Life Group, Inc. stock logo
NWLI
National Western Life Group
0.00
N/AN/AN/A

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest NWLI, LNC, CNO, and CIA Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
2/28/2025
Lincoln National Co. stock logo
LNC
Lincoln National
Morgan Stanley
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$39.00 ➝ $42.00
2/19/2025
Lincoln National Co. stock logo
LNC
Lincoln National
Evercore ISI
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Boost Price TargetIn-Line ➝ In-Line$41.00 ➝ $44.00
2/19/2025
Lincoln National Co. stock logo
LNC
Lincoln National
Wells Fargo & Company
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$28.00 ➝ $36.00
2/14/2025
Lincoln National Co. stock logo
LNC
Lincoln National
Morgan Stanley
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$36.00 ➝ $39.00
2/12/2025
CNO Financial Group, Inc. stock logo
CNO
CNO Financial Group
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
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Boost Price TargetMarket Perform ➝ Market Perform$42.00 ➝ $44.00
2/12/2025
Lincoln National Co. stock logo
LNC
Lincoln National
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
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Boost Price TargetMarket Perform ➝ Market Perform$37.00 ➝ $40.00
2/10/2025
CNO Financial Group, Inc. stock logo
CNO
CNO Financial Group
Royal Bank of Canada
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$40.00 ➝ $45.00
2/10/2025
CNO Financial Group, Inc. stock logo
CNO
CNO Financial Group
Piper Sandler
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Reiterated RatingOverweight ➝ Overweight$44.00 ➝ $46.00
2/7/2025
Lincoln National Co. stock logo
LNC
Lincoln National
Barclays
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$36.00 ➝ $38.00
1/23/2025
CNO Financial Group, Inc. stock logo
CNO
CNO Financial Group
BMO Capital Markets
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Initiated CoverageMarket Perform$38.00
1/14/2025
Lincoln National Co. stock logo
LNC
Lincoln National
Wells Fargo & Company
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Lower Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$29.00 ➝ $28.00
(Data available from 3/12/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Citizens, Inc. stock logo
CIA
Citizens
$248.38M0.90$0.53 per share8.45$3.47 per share1.29
CNO Financial Group, Inc. stock logo
CNO
CNO Financial Group
$4.45B0.89$6.34 per share6.16$24.21 per share1.61
Lincoln National Co. stock logo
LNC
Lincoln National
$17.99B0.33$4.99 per share7.04$42.75 per share0.82
National Western Life Group, Inc. stock logo
NWLI
National Western Life Group
$703.35M2.59$27.11 per share18.44$670.99 per share0.75

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Citizens, Inc. stock logo
CIA
Citizens
$24.44M$0.4310.3811.75N/A8.87%11.50%1.31%3/13/2025 (Estimated)
CNO Financial Group, Inc. stock logo
CNO
CNO Financial Group
$404M$3.7410.459.17N/A9.08%17.20%1.17%5/5/2025 (Estimated)
Lincoln National Co. stock logo
LNC
Lincoln National
$3.28B$18.381.914.210.3017.76%18.47%0.34%5/1/2025 (Estimated)
National Western Life Group, Inc. stock logo
NWLI
National Western Life Group
$94.43M$44.0411.35N/A20.22%6.40%1.24%N/A

Latest NWLI, LNC, CNO, and CIA Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
3/13/2025N/A
Citizens, Inc. stock logo
CIA
Citizens
$0.10N/AN/AN/A$64.66 millionN/A
2/6/2025Q4 2024
CNO Financial Group, Inc. stock logo
CNO
CNO Financial Group
$1.06$1.31+$0.25$1.58$970.40 millionN/A
2/6/2025Q4 2024
Lincoln National Co. stock logo
LNC
Lincoln National
$1.87$1.91+$0.04$9.63$4.72 billionN/A

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Citizens, Inc. stock logo
CIA
Citizens
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
CNO Financial Group, Inc. stock logo
CNO
CNO Financial Group
$0.641.64%+7.30%17.11%N/A
Lincoln National Co. stock logo
LNC
Lincoln National
$1.805.12%+1.72%9.79%N/A
National Western Life Group, Inc. stock logo
NWLI
National Western Life Group
$0.360.07%N/A0.82%N/A

Latest NWLI, LNC, CNO, and CIA Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
2/20/2025
Lincoln National Co. stock logo
LNC
Lincoln National
quarterly$0.454.64%4/10/20254/10/20255/1/2025
2/12/2025
CNO Financial Group, Inc. stock logo
CNO
CNO Financial Group
quarterly$0.161.58%3/10/20253/10/20253/24/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Debt

CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Citizens, Inc. stock logo
CIA
Citizens
N/A
0.05
0.05
CNO Financial Group, Inc. stock logo
CNO
CNO Financial Group
1.61
0.22
0.19
Lincoln National Co. stock logo
LNC
Lincoln National
0.80
0.27
0.27
National Western Life Group, Inc. stock logo
NWLI
National Western Life Group
N/A
0.39
0.39

Ownership

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Citizens, Inc. stock logo
CIA
Citizens
13.73%
CNO Financial Group, Inc. stock logo
CNO
CNO Financial Group
95.43%
Lincoln National Co. stock logo
LNC
Lincoln National
72.81%
National Western Life Group, Inc. stock logo
NWLI
National Western Life Group
81.57%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Citizens, Inc. stock logo
CIA
Citizens
1.20%
CNO Financial Group, Inc. stock logo
CNO
CNO Financial Group
3.00%
Lincoln National Co. stock logo
LNC
Lincoln National
0.54%
National Western Life Group, Inc. stock logo
NWLI
National Western Life Group
17.45%

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Citizens, Inc. stock logo
CIA
Citizens
22049.91 million49.31 millionOptionable
CNO Financial Group, Inc. stock logo
CNO
CNO Financial Group
3,500100.88 million100.11 millionOptionable
Lincoln National Co. stock logo
LNC
Lincoln National
11,024170.40 million169.43 millionOptionable
National Western Life Group, Inc. stock logo
NWLI
National Western Life Group
2703.64 million3.00 millionNot Optionable

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Company Descriptions

Citizens logo

Citizens

NYSE:CIA
Citizens, Inc. provides life insurance products in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Life Insurance and Home Service Insurance. The Life Insurance segment issues ordinary whole life insurance and endowment policies in the United States dollar-denominated amounts to non-U.S. residents in through independent marketing agencies and consultants. The Home Service Insurance segment offers final expense life insurance and property insurance policies to middle-and lower-income households, as well as whole life products in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas. This segment provides its products and services through funeral homes and independent agents. The company provides accident and health insurance policies. Citizens, Inc. was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.
CNO Financial Group logo

CNO Financial Group

NYSE:CNO
CNO Financial Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, develops, markets, and administers health insurance, annuity, individual life insurance, insurance products, and financial services for senior and middle-income markets in the United States. It offers Medicare supplement, supplemental health, and long-term care insurance policies; life insurance; and annuities, as well as Medicare advantage plans to individuals through phone, online, mail, and face-to-face. The company also focuses on sale of voluntary benefit life and health insurance products for businesses, associations, and other membership groups by interacting with customers at their place of employment. In addition, it provides fixed indexed annuities; fixed interest annuities, including fixed rate single and flexible premium deferred annuities; single premium immediate annuities; supplemental health products, such as specified disease, accident, and hospital indemnity products; and long-term care plans primarily to retirees and older self-employed individuals in the middle-income market. Further, the company offers universal life and other interest-sensitive life products; and traditional life policies that include whole life, graded benefit life, term life, and single premium whole life products, as well as graded benefit life insurance products. It markets its products under the Bankers Life, Washington National, and Colonial Penn brand names. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Carmel, Indiana.
Lincoln National logo

Lincoln National

NYSE:LNC
Lincoln National Corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates multiple insurance and retirement businesses in the United States. It operates in four segments: Life Insurance, Annuities, Group Protection, and Retirement Plan Services. The Life Insurance segment provides life insurance products, including term insurance, universal life insurance (UL), indexed universal life insurance, variable universal life insurance (VUL), linked-benefit UL and VUL products, and critical illness and long-term care riders. The Annuities segment offers variable, fixed, and registered index-linked annuities. The Group Protection segment offers group non-medical insurance products consisting of short and long-term disability and statutory disability; paid family medical leave administration and absence management services; term life; dental and vision; and accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity benefits and services to the employer marketplace through various forms of employee-paid and employer-paid plans. The Retirement Plan Services segment provides employers with retirement plan products and services primarily in the defined contribution retirement plan marketplace; individual and group variable annuities, group fixed annuities, and mutual fund-based programs; and various plan services, including plan recordkeeping, compliance testing, participant education, and trust and custodial services. The company distributes its products through consultants, brokers, planners, agents, financial advisors, third-party administrators, and other intermediaries. Lincoln National Corporation was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania.
National Western Life Group logo

National Western Life Group

NASDAQ:NWLI
National Western Life Group, Inc., through its subsidiary, National Western Life Insurance Company, operates as a stock life insurance company in the United States, Brazil, Taiwan, Peru, Venezuela, Colombia, and internationally. It operates through Domestic Life Insurance, International Life Insurance, Annuities, and ONL and Affiliates segments. The company provides life products, including universal life insurance, interest-sensitive whole life, and traditional products, such as term insurance coverage; and annuity products comprising flexible premium and single premium deferred annuities, equity-index annuities, and single premium immediate annuities. It also engages in the real estate and other investment activities. It markets and distributes its insurance products primarily through independent national marketing organizations. National Western Life Group, Inc. was founded in 1956 and is based in Austin, Texas.