DJ Lincoln National Corp. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Lincoln National Corp. $(LNC)$ slipped 2.57% to $41.00 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.22% to 7,801.77 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.66% to 51,179.87.
The stock's fall snapped a three-day winning streak.
Lincoln National Corp. closed 13.98% below its 52-week high of $47.67, which the company achieved on August 5th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as MetLife Inc. (MET) fell 1.42% to $95.78, Prudential Financial Inc. (PRU) fell 1.04% to $112.36, and AFLAC Inc. $(AFL)$ fell 0.78% to $112.74.
Trading volume (3.5 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 7, 2026.