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Lincoln National Corp (LNC) Price Targets From Analysts
Use the tables below to see what analysts covering Lincoln National Corp think about its future price and what recommendations they have for investors and traders.
| Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Current Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | $86 | $45 | $72.27 | $64.42 | 12.19% |
The Trend in the Analyst Price Target
LNC's average price target has moved up $27.19 over the prior 44 weeks.
LNC reports an average of 5.12% for its upside potential over the past 16 months.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Share Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-19 | 11 | 86 | 45 | 72.27 | 67.54 | 7% |
| 2021-09-18 | 11 | 86 | 45 | 71.82 | 67.54 | 6.34% |
| 2021-09-11 | 11 | 86 | 45 | 71.55 | 65.44 | 9.34% |
| 2021-09-04 | 11 | 86 | 45 | 71.55 | 67.56 | 5.91% |
| 2021-08-28 | 11 | 86 | 45 | 71.55 | 70.66 | 1.26% |
| 2021-08-14 | 11 | 86 | 45 | 71.36 | 70.41 | 1.35% |
| 2021-08-07 | 12 | 86 | 45 | 70.92 | 67.36 | 5.29% |
| 2021-08-05 | 12 | 86 | 45 | 70.00 | 65.56 | 6.77% |
| 2021-08-01 | 12 | 84 | 45 | 69.83 | 61.62 | 13.32% |
| 2021-07-24 | 12 | 84 | 45 | 69.83 | 60.28 | 15.84% |
| 2021-07-17 | 12 | 84 | 45 | 69.83 | 59.69 | 16.99% |
| 2021-07-10 | 11 | 84 | 45 | 69.18 | 62.01 | 11.56% |
| 2021-07-03 | 11 | 84 | 45 | 70.00 | 64.26 | 8.93% |
| 2021-06-26 | 11 | 84 | 45 | 70.00 | 65.58 | 6.74% |
| 2021-06-13 | 11 | 84 | 45 | 69.91 | 67.71 | 3.25% |
| 2021-06-05 | 11 | 80 | 45 | 69.09 | 71.13 | -2.87% |
| 2021-05-22 | 12 | 80 | 45 | 69.33 | 68.65 | 0.99% |
| 2021-05-15 | 12 | 80 | 45 | 66.83 | 70.45 | -5.14% |
| 2021-05-08 | 13 | 80 | 45 | 66.85 | 69.30 | -3.54% |
| 2021-04-25 | 13 | 75 | 45 | 64.54 | 63.62 | 1.45% |
| 2021-04-17 | 12 | 75 | 45 | 64.33 | 65.01 | -1.05% |
| 2021-04-10 | 12 | 75 | 45 | 62.92 | 62.70 | 0.35% |
| 2021-04-03 | 12 | 70 | 45 | 59.75 | 62.90 | -5.01% |
| 2021-03-20 | 12 | 70 | 45 | 58.42 | 63.74 | -8.35% |
| 2021-03-13 | 12 | 65 | 45 | 56.00 | 62.80 | -10.83% |
| 2021-03-06 | 12 | 65 | 45 | 56.00 | 58.57 | -4.39% |
| 2021-02-27 | 12 | 65 | 45 | 56.00 | 56.87 | -1.53% |
| 2021-02-20 | 12 | 65 | 45 | 55.25 | 55.56 | -0.56% |
| 2021-02-13 | 12 | 65 | 45 | 55.08 | 52.35 | 5.21% |
| 2021-02-06 | 12 | 65 | 45 | 55.08 | 51.08 | 7.83% |
| 2021-01-30 | 13 | 66 | 43 | 55.46 | 45.49 | 21.92% |
| 2021-01-23 | 13 | 66 | 43 | 56.31 | 50.70 | 11.07% |
| 2021-01-16 | 13 | 66 | 43 | 56.23 | 51.40 | 9.4% |
| 2021-01-09 | 13 | 65 | 43 | 53.85 | 51.41 | 4.75% |
| 2021-01-02 | 13 | 65 | 35 | 49.15 | 50.31 | -2.31% |
| 2020-12-26 | 13 | 65 | 35 | 49.15 | 49.74 | -1.19% |
| 2020-12-19 | 13 | 65 | 35 | 49.15 | 48.61 | 1.11% |
| 2020-12-09 | 13 | 65 | 35 | 48.54 | 52.59 | -7.7% |
| 2020-12-07 | 13 | 65 | 35 | 47.31 | 53.18 | -11.04% |
| 2020-11-18 | 12 | 65 | 35 | 45.08 | 43.92 | 2.64% |
| 2020-11-06 | 11 | 65 | 35 | 44.55 | 34.07 | 30.76% |
| 2020-10-20 | 11 | 68 | 35 | 44.55 | 34.50 | 29.13% |
| 2020-09-28 | 11 | 73 | 35 | 44.64 | 32.05 | 39.28% |
| 2020-09-20 | 11 | 73 | 35 | 44.64 | NA | NA% |
| 2020-08-20 | 11 | 73 | 35 | 44.64 | NA | NA% |
| 2020-08-09 | 11 | 73 | 35 | 44.00 | NA | NA% |
| 2020-08-06 | 11 | 73 | 35 | 44.00 | NA | NA% |
| 2020-07-25 | 11 | 73 | 35 | 44.18 | NA | NA% |
| 2020-07-16 | 12 | 73 | 35 | 45.25 | NA | NA% |
| 2020-07-08 | 12 | 73 | 35 | 45.67 | NA | NA% |
| 2020-06-21 | 12 | 76 | 33 | 44.92 | NA | NA% |
| 2020-06-20 | 12 | 76 | 33 | 44.92 | NA | NA% |
| 2020-06-10 | 12 | 76 | 33 | 44.08 | NA | NA% |
LNC Broker Recommendations Summary
| Average Broker Rating | Strong Buy | Buy | Hold | Sell | Strong Sell | Analysts Issuing Recs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.75 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
The Trend in the Broker Recommendations
Over the past 18 months, LNC's average broker recommendation rating worsened by 0.84.
The bullet points below may help you gain a better understanding of what the metrics in the price target and recommendations tables above mean for LNC as an investment opportunity.
- The variance in analysts' estimates of LNC is lower than 19.05% of all US stocks.
- LNC has a greater number of analysts covering the stock than 83.61% of Financial Services stocks.
- The average analyst price target of LNC is greater than 80.55% of Financial Services stocks.
- LNC has a higher upside potential (average analyst target price relative to current price) than 32.41% of all US stocks.
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