I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.Lincoln National Corp. (LNC) shares fell 2.28% to $42.45 on Wednesday, underperforming competitors like MetLife and Prudential Financial during a broader market decline. This marked the stock's second consecutive day of losses, leaving it 10.94% below its 52-week high. Trading volume reached 2.3 million, exceeding the 50-day average.
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Shares of Lincoln National Corp. (LNC) slid 2.28% to $42.45 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.45% to 7,551.81 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.21% to 51,461.90.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Lincoln National Corp. closed 10.94% short of its 52-week high of $47.67, which the company reached on August 5th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as MetLife Inc. (MET) fell 1.01% to $97.23, Prudential Financial Inc. (PRU) fell 1.90% to $117.04, and AFLAC Inc. (AFL) fell 0.63% to $116.81.
Trading volume (2.3 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.0 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 16, 2026.
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