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Lincoln National (LNC) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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$31.00 +0.30 (+0.98%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET)

Lincoln National - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Rating

Sell
1
Hold
9
Buy
2

Based on 12 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Lincoln National in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 12 analysts, 1 has given a sell rating, 9 have given a hold rating, and 2 have given a buy rating for LNC.

Consensus Price Target

$33.25
7.26% Upside
According to the 12 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Lincoln National, the average price target is $33.25. The highest price target for LNC is $38.00, while the lowest price target for LNC is $28.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 7.26% from the current price of $31.00.
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LNC Analyst Ratings Over Time

TypeCurrent Forecast
12/23/23 to 12/22/24
1 Month Ago
11/23/23 to 11/22/24
3 Months Ago
9/24/23 to 9/23/24
1 Year Ago
12/23/22 to 12/23/23
Strong Buy
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy
2 Buy rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
Hold
9 Hold rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
Sell
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target$33.25$33.00$32.64$25.67
Forecasted Upside7.26% Upside-6.57% Downside1.96% Upside-5.74% Downside
Consensus Rating
Hold
Hold
Hold
Reduce

LNC Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.
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LNC Price Targets by Month

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Lincoln National Stock vs. The Competition

TypeLincoln NationalFinance CompaniesS&P 500
Consensus Rating Score
2.08
2.50
2.51
Consensus RatingHoldHoldModerate Buy
Predicted Upside7.26% Upside18.66% Upside14.54% Upside
News Sentiment Rating
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DateBrokerageAnalyst NameActionRatingPrice TargetUpside/Downside on Report DateDetails
11/27/2024TD Cowen
5 of 5 stars
D. Bergman
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Boost TargetHold ➝ Hold$34.00 ➝ $37.00+4.34%
10/10/2024Wells Fargo & Company
3 of 5 stars
 Boost TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$28.00 ➝ $29.00-8.20%
10/8/2024Barclays
3 of 5 stars
A. Scott
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Boost TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$35.00 ➝ $36.00+14.94%
10/2/2024Piper Sandler
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 Lower TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$37.00 ➝ $34.00+9.96%
8/19/2024Morgan Stanley
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 Lower TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$30.00 ➝ $29.00-6.96%
7/11/2024Bank of America
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 Lower TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$32.00 ➝ $31.00-0.42%
7/2/2024JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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 Boost TargetUnderweight ➝ Underweight$28.00 ➝ $34.00+8.73%
6/28/2024Jefferies Financial Group
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 Boost TargetBuy ➝ Buy$34.00 ➝ $38.00+21.99%
4/11/2024Evercore ISI
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 Boost TargetIn-Line ➝ In-Line$33.00 ➝ $35.00+21.53%
4/10/2024Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
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 Boost TargetMarket Perform ➝ Market Perform$30.00 ➝ $32.00+8.81%
1/10/2024UBS Group
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 Boost TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$25.00 ➝ $28.00+1.34%
1/9/2024The Goldman Sachs Group
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 Boost TargetBuy ➝ Buy$29.00 ➝ $36.00+26.12%
7/26/2023Raymond James
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 Initiated CoverageMarket Perform
5/15/202322nd Century Group
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 Reiterated RatingMaintains
5/11/2023Royal Bank of Canada
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 Lower Target$31.00 ➝ $26.00+29.03%
5/3/202351job
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LNC Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 12 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Lincoln National is $33.25, with a high forecast of $38.00 and a low forecast of $28.00.

12 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Lincoln National in the last year. There is currently 1 sell rating, 9 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" LNC shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in LNC, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.

According to analysts, Lincoln National's stock has a predicted upside of 7.26% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Lincoln National has been rated by research analysts at Barclays, Piper Sandler, TD Cowen, and Wells Fargo & Company in the past 90 days.

Analysts like Lincoln National less than other "finance" companies. The consensus rating score for Lincoln National is 2.08 while the average consensus rating score for "finance" companies is 2.50. Learn more on how LNC compares to other companies.


This page (NYSE:LNC) was last updated on 12/22/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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