DJ Lincoln National Corp. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Lincoln National Corp. $(LNC)$ slid 1.49% to $40.90 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.06% to 6,940.01 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.17% to 49,359.33.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Lincoln National Corp. closed 12.64% below its 52-week high of $46.82, which the company achieved on January 5th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as MetLife Inc. $(MET)$ fell 1.45% to $76.77, Prudential Financial Inc. $(PRU)$ fell 4.07% to $111.69, and AFLAC Inc. $(AFL)$ fell 0.09% to $109.51.
Trading volume (1.9 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 16, 2026.
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January 16, 2026 17:26 ET (22:26 GMT)
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