Piper Jaffray Cuts Price Target on Lincoln National (LNC) Following 4Q Miss

Piper Jaffray maintained an Overweight rating on Lincoln National (NYSE: LNC), and cut the price target to $56.00 (from $60.00), following the company's 4Q earnings report. LNC reported 4Q15 Op EPS of $1.54, below consensus estimates of $1.56.

Analyst John Nadel commented, "Aside from lower alternatives NII, fundamentals were generally within/above our expectations. Buybacks totaled another $200M (retired 6.2% of shares during 2015). With valuation at just 5.7x our 2017E EPS and 0.72x 4Q15 BVPS excl. AOCI with a roughly 12% ROE, we think the shares offer compelling value and remain buyers."

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Shares of Lincoln National closed at $37.51 yesterday.

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