DJ Lincoln National Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of Lincoln National Corp. $(LNC)$ slipped 1.37% to $46.03 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.62% to 7,757.64 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.28% to 54,036.93.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses.
Lincoln National Corp. closed 3.43% short of its 52-week high of $47.67, which the company achieved on August 5th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as MetLife Inc. $(MET)$ fell 2.18% to $97.77, Prudential Financial Inc. $(PRU)$ fell 0.18% to $121.28, and AFLAC Inc. $(AFL)$ fell 1.62% to $124.61.
Trading volume (1.4 M) remained 525,481 below its 50-day average volume of 1.9 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 7, 2026.