Lincoln National Corporation (LNC)

Lincoln National Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 16 analysts that cover Lincoln National stock have a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $43.13, which forecasts a 17.83% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $37 and the highest is $59.

Price Target: $43.13 (+17.83%)

Analyst Consensus: Hold

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$37	$43.13	$43	$59
Change	+1.08%	+17.83%	+17.47%	+61.18%

Analyst Ratings

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

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26
Strong Buy	0	1	1	1	1	1
Buy	1	2	2	3	4	4
Hold	8	7	7	7	7	9
Sell	2	2	2	2	2	2
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	11	12	12	13	14	16

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Joshua Shanker B of A Securities	B of A Securities	Hold Maintains $41 → $37	Hold	Maintains	$41 → $37	+1.08%	Apr 14, 2026
Yaron Kinar Mizuho	Mizuho	Buy Maintains $54 → $48	Buy	Maintains	$54 → $48	+31.13%	Apr 13, 2026
Wesley Carmichael Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Buy Maintains $48 → $43	Buy	Maintains	$48 → $43	+17.47%	Apr 10, 2026
Michael Ward UBS	UBS	Hold Maintains $43 → $37	Hold	Maintains	$43 → $37	+1.08%	Apr 9, 2026
Alex Scott Barclays	Barclays	Hold Maintains $44 → $42	Hold	Maintains	$44 → $42	+14.74%	Apr 8, 2026

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

20.02B

Increased by 9.60%

from 18.27B

Revenue Next Year

20.77B

Increased by 3.73%

from 20.02B

EPS This Year

8.10

Increased by 38.93%

from 5.83

EPS Next Year

8.71

Increased by 7.58%

from 8.10

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	17.72B	18.93B	11.70B	17.97B	18.27B	20.02B	20.77B
Revenue Growth	1.58%	6.83%	-38.17%	53.55%	1.68%	9.60%	3.73%
EPS	19.96	7.79	-4.92	18.41	5.83	8.10	8.71
EPS Growth	679.86%	-60.99%	-	-	-68.34%	38.93%	7.58%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	4.52	4.20
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	14	14

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	21.2B	22.4B
Avg	20.0B	20.8B
Low	19.1B	19.7B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	15.8%	11.7%
Avg	9.6%	3.7%
Low	4.4%	-1.7%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	8.75	9.34
Avg	8.10	8.71
Low	7.34	8.12

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029
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.