DJ Lincoln National Corp. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Lincoln National Corp. $(LNC)$ slid 3.55% to $43.48 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.21% to 7,707.98 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.22% to 53,463.05.
Lincoln National Corp. closed 8.78% 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 Wednesday, as MetLife Inc. $(MET)$ fell 1.67% to $95.11, Prudential Financial Inc. $(PRU)$ fell 1.86% to $122.22, and AFLAC Inc. $(AFL)$ fell 3.81% to $116.51.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 19, 2026.