Lincoln National (LNC) Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates

Lincoln National (LNC) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.91 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of$ 1.74 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.45 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 9.77%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this insurance and retirement business would post earnings of$ 1.64 per share when it actually produced earnings of $2.06, delivering a surprise of 25.61%.Over the last fo ...