Lincoln National Corporation (LNC) Earning Somewhat Positive Media Coverage, Accern Reports

Drilling down, the stock is 5.65% for the past month and 4.31% for the week. Azimuth Capital Management LLC now owns 7,185 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $470,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the period. Bank Amer Corp now has $241.40 billion valuation. Mason Street Lc invested in 0.06% or 31,266 shares. About 5.96 million shares traded. It has underperformed by 48.25% the S&P500. In current trading day Lincoln National Corporation (LNC) stock confirmed the flow of -1.11% with the final price of $70.33. LNC's profit will be $386.69M for 10.16 P/E if the $1.73 EPS becomes a reality. Closing price generally refers to the last price at which a stock trades during a regular trading session.

While trading at volume above than average, Pinnacle Foods Inc. Lincoln National Corporation (NYSE:LNC) has risen 47.27% since July 19, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 30.57% the S&P500.

Investors sentiment increased to 0.94 in Q4 2016. Its up 0.09, from 1.01 in 2016Q3.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in LNC. 3 funds opened positions while 0 raised stakes. 177.25 million shares or 1.59% more from 174.48 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. Millennium Mgmt Ltd Liability Company has 0.02% invested in Lincoln National Corporation (NYSE:LNC). 20,399 are held by New Century Investment. Lincoln National Corporation's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 19.14%. Stephens Inc Ar holds 10,046 shares or 0.03% of its portfolio. $163,421 worth of Lincoln National Corporation (NYSE:LNC) was sold by Buckingham Lisa. Wealthtrust holds 0.05% of its portfolio in Lincoln National Corporation (NYSE:LNC) for 1,215 shares.

Several research firms have recently weighed in on LNC. Princeton Strategies Group Ltd Liability stated it has 0.77% of its portfolio in Mylan N.V. (NASDAQ:MYL). Paloma Prns Mngmt Com owns 32,714 shares. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reaffirmed a "hold" rating and set a $75.00 target price on shares of Lincoln National Corporation in a report on Tuesday, March 21st. Therefore 65% are positive.

07/15/2016 - Lincoln National Corporation was downgraded to "neutral" by analysts at Goldman Sachs.

Lincoln National Corporation (NYSE:LNC) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May 3rd. They now have a Dollars 46 price target on the stock. Year-to-date, the stock has performed 7.41%. The firm has "Hold" rating by Zacks given on Thursday, August 27. The stock's market capitalization is 15.77B. The company was upgraded on Friday, August 21 by Zacks. The firm has "Overweight" rating by Piper Jaffray given on Tuesday, September 29. RBC Capital Markets maintained the stock with "Sector Perform" rating in Thursday, February 4 report. The stock has "Outperform" rating by Oppenheimer on Saturday, September 5. The company now has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $72.60. The company has market cap of $15.72 billion. The Company sells a range of wealth protection, accumulation and retirement income products and solutions, through its business segments. It has a 11.68 P/E ratio. The Company operates through four segments: Annuities segment, which offers fixed (including indexed) and variable annuities; Retirement Plan Services segment, which provides employers with retirement plan products and services; Life Insurance segment, which focuses on the creation and protection of wealth through life insurance products, and Group Protection, which offers principally group non-medical insurance products. The insider KONEN MARK E sold $3.58 million. Also, Director Isaiah Tidwell sold 13,946 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 1st.

Analysts await Lincoln National Corporation (NYSE:LNC) to report earnings on August, 2 after the close. $388,240 worth of Lincoln National Corporation (NYSE:LNC) was sold by JOHNSON ERIC G. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board reported 0.08% of its portfolio in Lincoln National Corporation (NYSE:LNC).

Investors sentiment increased to 1.1 in Q4 2016. Its up 0.12, from 0.82 in 2016Q3. It dropped, as 89 investors sold PG shares while 777 reduced holdings. 207 funds opened positions while 479 raised stakes. Fulton State Bank Na accumulated 71,859 shares or 0.14% of the stock. The United Kingdom-based Barclays Public Limited has invested 0.26% in Procter & Gamble Co (NYSE:PG). Marble Harbor Inv Counsel Limited Company reported 33,601 shares. Citadel Advsrs Lc holds 958,842 shares or 0.04% of its portfolio. Centers Of America reported 134,090 shares. In looking at volatility levels, the shares saw weekly volatility of 1.69% and 1.77% over the past month.

Incline Global Management Llc decreased Kar Auction Svcs Inc (Call) (KAR) stake by 73.83% reported in 2016Q4 SEC filing. Agf reported 0.2% stake. S Muoio Ltd Liability Company holds 0.2% or 9,021 shares. Finance Counselors Incorporated owns 213,043 shares. Blackrock invested in 23.52 million shares. Skoufalos Ioannis also sold $886,501 worth of Procter & Gamble Co (NYSE:PG) on Thursday, February 9. $4.19M worth of Procter & Gamble Co (NYSE:PG) shares were sold by Louvet Patrice. The shares were sold at an average price of $68.62, for a total value of $931,447.88. They expect $1.73 EPS, up 10.90% or $0.17 from last year's $1.56 per share. Analysts are forecasting earnings of $1.73 on a per share basis this quarter.

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