Lincoln National Corp (NYSE: LNC) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -0.20 compared to its previous closing price of 34.92. However, the company has seen a fall of -1.69% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-12-04 that Investors with an interest in Insurance – Life Insurance stocks have likely encountered both Lincoln National (LNC) and The Baldwin Insurance Group (BWIN). But which of these two stocks presents investors with the better value opportunity right now?
Is It Worth Investing in Lincoln National Corp (NYSE: LNC) Right Now?
Lincoln National Corp (NYSE: LNC) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 24.73x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.77. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 10 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for LNC is 168.79M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.47% of that float. On December 06, 2024, the average trading volume of LNC was 1.47M shares.
LNC’s Market Performance
LNC’s stock has seen a -1.69% decrease for the week, with a 6.31% rise in the past month and a 18.34% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.59%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.18% for Lincoln National Corp. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -0.86% for LNC’s stock, with a 12.19% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of LNC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LNC stocks, with TD Cowen repeating the rating for LNC by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for LNC in the upcoming period, according to TD Cowen is $34 based on the research report published on October 09, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Barclays, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see LNC reach a price target of $35. The rating they have provided for LNC stocks is “Equal Weight” according to the report published on September 05th, 2024.
Jefferies gave a rating of “Buy” to LNC, setting the target price at $34 in the report published on May 22nd of the current year.
LNC Trading at 3.73% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought LNC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -5.76% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.18%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.59%, as shares sank -5.40% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +13.04% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LNC fell by -1.69%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +29.17% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $35.15. In addition, Lincoln National Corp saw 29.22% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at LNC starting from Kennedy John Christopher, who sale 2,863 shares at the price of $36.00 back on Nov 07 ’24. After this action, Kennedy John Christopher now owns 99,644 shares of Lincoln National Corp, valued at $103,068 using the latest closing price.
Woodroffe Sean, the EVP, Ch Ppl Culture Comms Off of Lincoln National Corp, sale 16,164 shares at $35.67 during a trade that took place back on Nov 07 ’24, which means that Woodroffe Sean is holding 203,577 shares at $576,570 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LNC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.01 for the present operating margin
- 1.11 for the gross margin
The net margin for Lincoln National Corp stands at 0.03. The total capital return value is set at 0.0. Equity return is now at value 5.85, with 0.10 for asset returns.
Based on Lincoln National Corp (LNC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.41 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.66. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.69. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.19.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -773.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.2. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.48.
Conclusion
To sum up, Lincoln National Corp (LNC) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
