DJ Lincoln National Corp. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Lincoln National Corp. $(LNC)$ advanced 1.41% to $35.98 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.17% to 7,445.72 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.55% to 50,285.66.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Lincoln National Corp. closed 23.15% short of its 52-week high of $46.82, which the company reached on January 5th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as MetLife Inc. $(MET)$ rose 2.17% to $84.30, Prudential Financial Inc. $(PRU)$ rose 0.99% to $104.24, and AFLAC Inc. $(AFL)$ rose 0.50% to $117.81.
Trading volume (1.7 M) remained 370,618 below its 50-day average volume of 2.0 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 21, 2026.
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May 21, 2026 17:29 ET (21:29 GMT)
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