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

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Shares of Lincoln National Corp. $(LNC)$ advanced 1.69% to $41.57 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.10% to 6,843.22 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.07% to 49,533.19.

This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.

Lincoln National Corp. closed 11.21% short of its 52-week high of $46.82, which the company achieved on January 5th.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as MetLife Inc. $(MET)$ rose 1.64% to $78.58, Prudential Financial Inc. $(PRU)$ rose 0.06% to $103.27, and AFLAC Inc. $(AFL)$ rose 0.44% to $115.42.

Trading volume (2.1 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.8 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 17, 2026.

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February 17, 2026 17:27 ET (22:27 GMT)

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