Lincoln National Corporation (LNC)
NYSE: LNC · Real-Time Price · USD
37.38
-0.19 (-0.51%)
At close: Apr 28, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
37.50
+0.12 (0.32%)
After-hours: Apr 28, 2026, 7:01 PM EDT

Lincoln National Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 16 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for Lincoln National stock have an average target of 43.13, with a low estimate of 37 and a high estimate of 59. The average target predicts an increase of 15.38% from the current stock price of 37.38.

Analyst Consensus: Hold
Target Low Average Median High
Price $37 $43.13 $43 $59
Change -1.02% +15.38% +15.03% +57.84%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Lincoln National stock from 16 stock analysts is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26
Strong Buy 011111
Buy 122344
Hold 877779
Sell 222222
Strong Sell 000000
Total 111212131416

Latest Forecasts

Analyst Firm Rating Rating Action Price Target Upside Date
B of A Securities
B of A Securities
Hold
Maintains
$41$37
Hold Maintains $41$37 -1.02% Apr 14, 2026
Mizuho
Mizuho
Buy
Maintains
$54$48
Buy Maintains $54$48 +28.41% Apr 13, 2026
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
Buy
Maintains
$48$43
Buy Maintains $48$43 +15.03% Apr 10, 2026
UBS
UBS
Hold
Maintains
$43$37
Hold Maintains $43$37 -1.02% Apr 9, 2026
Barclays
Barclays
Hold
Maintains
$44$42
Hold Maintains $44$42 +12.36% Apr 8, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
20.02B
from 18.27B
Increased by 9.60%
Revenue Next Year
20.77B
from 20.02B
Increased by 3.73%
EPS This Year
8.10
from 5.83
Increased by 38.93%
EPS Next Year
8.71
from 8.10
Increased by 7.58%
Fiscal Year FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027
Period Ending Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2026 Dec 31, 2027
Revenue
17.72B18.93B11.70B17.97B18.27B20.02B20.77B
Revenue Growth
1.58%6.83%-38.17%53.55%1.68%9.60%3.73%
EPS
19.967.79-4.9218.415.838.108.71
EPS Growth
679.86%-60.99%---68.34%38.93%7.58%
Forward PE
-----4.624.29
No. Analysts -----1414
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue 2026202720282029
High 21.2B 22.4B
Avg 20.0B 20.8B
Low 19.1B 19.7B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth 2026202720282029
High
15.8%
11.7%
Avg
9.6%
3.7%
Low
4.4%
-1.7%

EPS Forecast

EPS 2026202720282029
High 8.75 9.34
Avg 8.10 8.71
Low 7.34 8.12

EPS Growth

EPS Growth 2026202720282029
High
50.0%
15.4%
Avg
38.9%
7.6%
Low
25.9%
0.3%
Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.