What is DOWLING & PARTN’s Forecast for LNC FY2026 Earnings?

Lincoln National Corporation (NYSE:LNC) – DOWLING & PARTN issued their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Lincoln National in a research report issued on Wednesday, May 20th. DOWLING & PARTN analyst J. Hurwitz forecasts that the financial services provider will earn $7.80 per share for the year. The consensus estimate for Lincoln National’s current full-year earnings is $7.68 per share. DOWLING & PARTN also issued estimates for Lincoln National’s FY2027 earnings at $8.35 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $9.50 EPS.

Lincoln National (NYSE:LNC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The financial services provider reported $1.66 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.58 by $0.08. Lincoln National had a return on equity of 18.07% and a net margin of 9.17%.The firm had revenue of $4.87 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.93 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.60 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 13.1% on a year-over-year basis.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $39.00 price target on shares of Lincoln National in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on Lincoln National from $43.00 to $44.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on Lincoln National from $43.00 to $40.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 21st. National Bank Financial set a $40.00 price target on Lincoln National in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Mizuho dropped their price target on Lincoln National from $54.00 to $48.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 13th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $43.00.

Lincoln National Trading Down 1.6%

LNC stock opened at $35.20 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $35.54 and a 200 day moving average price of $39.02. Lincoln National has a fifty-two week low of $31.69 and a fifty-two week high of $46.82. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.08, a P/E/G ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 0.25 and a quick ratio of 0.25.

Insider Activity

In other Lincoln National news, EVP Sean Woodroffe sold 10,000 shares of Lincoln National stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.46, for a total transaction of $344,600.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 206,159 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,104,239.14. The trade was a 4.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 1.03% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Bain Capital Prairie LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Lincoln National in the 4th quarter valued at about $835,360,000. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Lincoln National in the 4th quarter valued at about $101,114,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of Lincoln National by 24.4% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 7,755,506 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $275,304,000 after purchasing an additional 1,522,179 shares during the period. Jennison Associates LLC raised its stake in shares of Lincoln National by 58.7% in the 4th quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 3,681,158 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $163,922,000 after purchasing an additional 1,361,835 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Lincoln National by 6.3% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 19,903,720 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $802,717,000 after purchasing an additional 1,183,934 shares during the period. 72.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Lincoln National Company Profile

Lincoln National Corporation, doing business as Lincoln Financial Group, is a diversified financial services holding company focused on providing retirement, insurance, and wealth management solutions in the United States and select international markets. Headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania, the company operates through several business segments, including Retirement Plan Services, Life Insurance, and Group Protection. Its offerings are designed to help individuals, families, and institutions plan and prepare for their financial futures.

The Retirement Plan Services segment delivers recordkeeping, administrative services, and investment management for defined contribution and defined benefit plans.