Insider Cluster (2 insiders) ·Filed Aug 18, 2026

LNC

LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP
NEUTRAL
Impact 2/10
Horizonimmediate Processed1mo ago
Insider cluster: 2 insiders, $896K total
Actionable Insight • Neutral

The insider sales are too small relative to market cap to carry informational value. Monitor next quarterly earnings for any fundamental deterioration, but this cluster alone does not warrant a trading response.

DirectionNeutral
Confidencehigh
Horizonimmediate
Latest settled — T+20d
LNC ▼ -5.83% at T+20d
NEUTRAL call ✗ call lost -5.83% · α vs SPY -4.52% · entry $45.08 → $42.45
Next anchor: T+60d in 6w
Latest observation: T+30 -20.76% FF3 residual α
Entry anchored
Aug 17, 04:00 PM ET
via 1-min bar
T+1d
-3.55%
call -3.55% · α -3.76%
$43.48
settled 6w ago
T+5d
-5.48%
call -5.48% · α -5.28%
$42.61
settled 6w ago
T+20d
-5.83%
call -5.83% · α -4.52%
$42.45
settled 17d ago
T+60d
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call — · α —
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in 6w

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Executive Summary

Two Lincoln National insiders sold a combined $896K in open-market transactions over a week, including a director and an EVP. The total value is ~0.01% of the $8.6B market cap, making this a trivial cluster with no material signal — the sales are likely liquidity- or tax-planning-driven rather than informed selling.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
selling
Total Value
$896.0K
Insiders
2

Key Facts

  • Director Gary C. Kelly sold 15,000 shares at $26.50 for $398K on 2026-08-12.
  • EVP Sean Woodroffe sold 11,000 shares at $45.28 for $498K on 2026-08-17.
  • Total insider sales of $896K represent ~0.01% of LNC's $8.6B market cap.
  • No insider purchases were reported in the cluster window.

Financial Impact

Total insider sales of $896K, or ~0.01% of market cap — immaterial.

dilution

Risk Factors

  • Insider sales could accelerate if more C-suite executives sell in coming weeks.
  • No insider buying alongside sales may indicate lack of conviction at current prices.

Market Snapshot

Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Life Insurance
Analyst Consensus
47% bullish (19 analysts)

Investment Themes

Traditional Finance

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 1 SEC document filed with EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)cluster-LNC-1787123103743
9 reports for LNC
Performance horizon

Track record builds as more directional reports settle.

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TypeNow
Aug 18, 2026
6w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$45.08 $42.45▼ −5.83%▼ −4.52%$39.92 (−11.45%)
Aug 10, 2026
7w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 5/10
$45.68 $43.32▼ −5.17%▼ −4.25%$39.92 (−12.61%)
Jun 29, 2026
13w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$35.35 $41.20▲ +16.55%▲ +17.58%$39.92 (+12.93%)
Jun 10, 2026
16w ago
Court Ruling
BULLISH ★ 6/10
$36.21 $39.50▲ +9.09%▲ +5.46%$39.92 (+10.25%)
May 7, 2026
21w ago
8-K
BULLISH ★ 6/10
$26.70 $26.44▼ −0.97%▼ −4.10%$39.92 (+49.52%)
Apr 16, 2026
24w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$26.32 $26.02▼ −1.15%▼ −6.52%$39.92 (+51.67%)
Apr 16, 2026
24w ago
DEFA14A
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$26.35 $26.61▲ +0.99%▼ −4.83%$39.92 (+51.50%)
Mar 9, 2026
29w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$33.89 $34.79▲ +2.66%▲ +5.46%$39.92 (+17.81%)
Mar 2, 2026
30w ago
EFFECT
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$34.48 $34.07▼ −1.19%▲ +6.75%$39.92 (+15.79%)
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Report published Aug 19, 2026