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$35.72 -1.07 (-2.90%)
Closing price 03/28/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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LNC vs. UNM, PRI, CNO, CIA, AFL, MET, PRU, CRBG, AEG, and RGA

Should you be buying Lincoln National stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lincoln National include Unum Group (UNM), Primerica (PRI), CNO Financial Group (CNO), Citizens (CIA), Aflac (AFL), MetLife (MET), Prudential Financial (PRU), Corebridge Financial (CRBG), Aegon (AEG), and Reinsurance Group of America (RGA). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

Lincoln National vs.

Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC) and Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership and valuation.

Lincoln National has higher revenue and earnings than Unum Group. Lincoln National is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Unum Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Lincoln National$17.99B0.34$3.28B$18.381.94
Unum Group$12.79B1.10$1.78B$9.478.44

Lincoln National pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Unum Group pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Lincoln National pays out 9.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Unum Group pays out 17.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Unum Group has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Lincoln National is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Lincoln National had 7 more articles in the media than Unum Group. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Lincoln National and 8 mentions for Unum Group. Unum Group's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Lincoln National's score of 1.34 indicating that Unum Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Lincoln National
13 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Unum Group
7 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

72.8% of Lincoln National shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.6% of Unum Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Lincoln National shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Unum Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Lincoln National presently has a consensus price target of $37.40, indicating a potential upside of 4.72%. Unum Group has a consensus price target of $86.62, indicating a potential upside of 8.34%. Given Unum Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Unum Group is more favorable than Lincoln National.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Lincoln National
1 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Unum Group
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.79

Lincoln National received 80 more outperform votes than Unum Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 50.41% of users gave Lincoln National an outperform vote while only 47.65% of users gave Unum Group an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Lincoln NationalOutperform Votes
486
50.41%
Underperform Votes
478
49.59%
Unum GroupOutperform Votes
406
47.65%
Underperform Votes
446
52.35%

Lincoln National has a beta of 1.76, indicating that its share price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Unum Group has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Lincoln National has a net margin of 17.76% compared to Unum Group's net margin of 13.81%. Lincoln National's return on equity of 18.47% beat Unum Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Lincoln National17.76% 18.47% 0.34%
Unum Group 13.81%14.91%2.53%

Summary

Lincoln National and Unum Group tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.

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LNC vs. The Competition

MetricLincoln NationalLife insurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$6.09B$21.20B$11.28B$19.38B
Dividend Yield4.91%2.87%5.57%3.75%
P/E Ratio1.948.3722.6533.02
Price / Sales0.341.3225.7326.58
Price / Cash7.049.7017.6117.54
Price / Book0.841.402.734.53
Net Income$3.28B$1.64B$1.04B$1.02B
7 Day Performance-1.14%1.63%0.06%-1.28%
1 Month Performance-8.41%0.58%495.52%-4.01%
1 Year Performance11.85%9.58%536.52%2.63%

Lincoln National Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LNC
Lincoln National
4.8137 of 5 stars
$35.72
-2.9%
$37.40
+4.7%
+11.9%$6.09B$17.99B1.9410,800Positive News
UNM
Unum Group
4.773 of 5 stars
$82.91
+1.9%
$86.62
+4.5%
+49.0%$14.66B$12.79B8.7610,900Positive News
PRI
Primerica
3.9987 of 5 stars
$291.70
+2.5%
$309.86
+6.2%
+12.0%$9.70B$3.09B21.213,450
CNO
CNO Financial Group
4.0685 of 5 stars
$42.08
+2.7%
$40.50
-3.8%
+50.9%$4.22B$4.45B11.263,500Insider Trade
Short Interest ↑
News Coverage
CIA
Citizens
0.6752 of 5 stars
$5.15
+0.3%
N/A+117.3%$256.72M$245.00M11.96220Analyst Downgrade
AFL
Aflac
4.4826 of 5 stars
$109.53
+1.2%
$103.36
-5.6%
+27.8%$59.91B$19.13B11.4212,400Positive News
MET
MetLife
4.993 of 5 stars
$84.13
+2.2%
$94.58
+12.4%
+6.9%$57.28B$69.90B14.0945,000Short Interest ↓
Positive News
PRU
Prudential Financial
4.9149 of 5 stars
$113.11
+2.6%
$126.15
+11.5%
-6.4%$40.48B$70.65B15.1439,900Insider Trade
Positive News
CRBG
Corebridge Financial
4.7364 of 5 stars
$32.82
+1.3%
$37.29
+13.6%
+9.1%$18.22B$19.06B8.675,200Positive News
AEG
Aegon
3.098 of 5 stars
$6.69
+1.6%
N/A+9.2%$14.74B$30.66B6.9622,300Upcoming Earnings
High Trading Volume
RGA
Reinsurance Group of America
4.8256 of 5 stars
$197.40
+2.9%
$231.85
+17.4%
+1.5%$13.04B$22.00B18.393,500Short Interest ↑
Positive News
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This page (NYSE:LNC) was last updated on 3/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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