LNC
Lincoln NationalBNYSE / Insurance
Last Price
At close
2026-07-18
Current thesis
The post-earnings bull case is that core results were better than the GAAP headline, with Group Protection at a record quarter, stronger Life and Retirement results, improved leverage, and liquidity up to $805 million net of prefunding. That aligns with the deterministic prior, which was moderately positive with decent evidence quality.
Posture
Constructive
Lead driver
Value
What changed
Value remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta -10.4.
What can break
Annuities still carry market-sensitivity and Q1 commentary indicated higher net outflows despite a better new-business mix.
Momentum
56
Value
62
Sentiment
47
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $39.00 · Bull $43.00 · Bear $31.00
Data freshness
Prices
As of 2026-07-18
Fundamentals
As of 2026-07-17 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-07-18 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-05-09 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Investment thesisAs of 2026-07-18
Investment thesis
As of 2026-07-18
Supporting evidence
What
Grade B · Constructive
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Target $44.25
Why
Momentum56 · Δ7d +28.8
Value62 · Δ7d -10.4
Sentiment47 · Δ7d -8.3
So what
Strength-led posture (Net Neutral). Favor watchlist adds and disciplined entries.
Lead driver: Value · See fundamentals
Momentum
56
26% active weight
Current posture
7d trendImproving
Δ7d
+28.8
Δ21d
+14.7
Value
62
39% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-10.4
Δ21d
-0.9
Sentiment
47
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-8.3
Δ21d
-14.4
Why this grade
Composite grade B. Momentum 56.3 / Value 61.9 / Sentiment 46.6
Fundamentals (TTM)As of 2026-07-17
Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-07-17
Market Cap
$8.08B
Beta
1.31
Shares Out
191.21M
P/E (TTM)
4.2
P/S (TTM)
0.45
P/FCF (TTM)
14.34
Rev YoY
+26.3%
EPS YoY
-75.7%
Gross Margin
-
Op Margin
+14.0%
Net Debt
-$3.17B
Current Ratio
20.29
As of 2026-07-18 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology