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# Lincoln National Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day

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Shares of Lincoln National Corp. (LNC) jumped 11.08% to $46.02 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.66% to 7,437.63 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.19% to 52,208.06.

Lincoln National Corp. closed 1.71% short of its 52-week high of $46.82, which the company achieved on January 5th.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as MetLife Inc. (MET) rose 0.05% to $97.07, Prudential Financial Inc. (PRU) rose 0.11% to $122.77, and AFLAC Inc. (AFL) fell 1.02% to $127.36.

Trading volume (5.8 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.8 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 30, 2026.

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