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title: "Lincoln National Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day"
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description: "Shares of Lincoln National Corp. (LNC) rose 1.41% to $34.55 on a strong trading day, outperforming competitors like MetLife, Prudential, and AFLAC. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones also saw gains of 0.77% and 0.75%, respectively. Despite the positive performance, Lincoln National remains 26.21% below its 52-week high of $46.82 reached on January 5th. Trading volume was 2.5 million, surpassing the 50-day average of 2.1 million."
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# Lincoln National Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day

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Shares of Lincoln National Corp. (LNC) advanced 1.41% to $34.55 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.77% to 7,501.24 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.75% to 50,063.46.

Lincoln National Corp. closed 26.21% below its 52-week high of $46.82, which the company reached on January 5th.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as MetLife Inc. (MET) rose 1.41% to $79.18, Prudential Financial Inc. (PRU) rose 0.80% to $103.20, and AFLAC Inc. (AFL) rose 0.79% to $116.39.

Trading volume (2.5 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.1 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 14, 2026.

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