“Stock Analysis: Lincoln National Shares listed on NYSE with Undervalued Fundamental and Mixed Analyst Ratings”

Lincoln National shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange on May 13, 2023, 1:33 a.m. at a price of USD 19.94. Lincoln National shares are assigned to the Life and Health Insurance segment.

In a complex analysis process, analysts from our company rated Lincoln National on the basis of a total of 8 evaluation criteria. All individual criteria lead to a classification as “Buy”, “Hold” or “Sell”. From this, a general classification of the share is calculated in the final overall assessment.

1. Fundamental: Lincoln National’s current price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is 7.7. Compared to values ​​from the “insurance” sector (P/E of 31.76), the share is thus below the average (approx. 76 percent). From a fundamental point of view, Lincoln National is therefore undervalued and consequently receives a “buy” rating at this level.

2. Industry comparison share price: The share has achieved a return of -62.19 percent over the past year. Compared to stocks in the same sector (“financials”), Lincoln National is 76.57 percent below the average (14.38 percent). The median annual yield for securities from the same industry “insurance” is 29.15 percent. Lincoln National is currently 91.34 percent below that number. Due to the underperformance, we rate the stock as a “Sell” overall at this level.

3. Analyst Rating: Analysts from research departments have given Lincoln National stock the following overall ratings over the past twelve months: 1 Buy, 8 Hold and 0 Sell ratings. From this we derive a “Hold” for the long-term classification. There are no analyst updates for Lincoln National from the last month. The average price target for Lincoln National shares is again USD 34.44. Since the last closing price was USD 19.94, this results in an expected price development of 72.74 percent. This is linked to the rating “Buy”. Analysts give the Lincoln National stock a “Buy” overall rating.