Lincoln National (LNC) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$31.30 +0.30 (+0.97%)

(As of 05:26 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

Hold

Based on 12 Analyst Ratings

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
6.23% 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 6.23% from the current price of $31.30.

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LNC Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 12/24/23 to 12/23/24	1 Month Ago 11/24/23 to 11/23/24	3 Months Ago 9/25/23 to 9/24/24	1 Year Ago 12/24/22 to 12/24/23
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 Upside	6.23% Upside	-6.62% Downside	4.37% Upside	-5.74% Downside
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Hold	Reduce

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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.

LNC Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Lincoln National Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Lincoln National	Finance Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.08	2.50	2.51
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	6.13% Upside	19.60% Upside	14.41% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent LNC News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
11/27/2024	TD Cowen 5 of 5 stars	D. Bergman Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$34.00 ➝ $37.00	+4.34%
10/10/2024	Wells Fargo & Company 3 of 5 stars		Boost Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$28.00 ➝ $29.00	-8.20%
10/8/2024	Barclays 3 of 5 stars	A. Scott Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$35.00 ➝ $36.00	+14.94%
10/2/2024	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$37.00 ➝ $34.00	+9.96%
8/19/2024	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$30.00 ➝ $29.00	-6.96%
7/11/2024	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$32.00 ➝ $31.00	-0.42%
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7/2/2024	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Underweight ➝ Underweight	$28.00 ➝ $34.00	+8.73%
6/28/2024	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$34.00 ➝ $38.00	+21.99%
4/11/2024	Evercore ISI Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	In-Line ➝ In-Line	$33.00 ➝ $35.00	+21.53%
4/10/2024	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Market Perform ➝ Market Perform	$30.00 ➝ $32.00	+8.81%
1/10/2024	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$25.00 ➝ $28.00	+1.34%
1/9/2024	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$29.00 ➝ $36.00	+26.12%
7/26/2023	Raymond James Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Market Perform
5/15/2023	22nd Century Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Maintains
5/11/2023	Royal Bank of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target		$31.00 ➝ $26.00	+29.03%
5/3/2023	51job Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Reiterates

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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 analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Lincoln National in the last twelve months. There is currently 1 sell rating, 9 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street 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 6.23% 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.

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This page (NYSE:LNC) was last updated on 12/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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Lincoln National (LNC) Stock Forecast & Price Target