Linde PLC (NASDAQ:LIN) Receives Consensus Rating of “Buy” from Analysts

Linde PLC (NASDAQ:LIN) has received an average recommendation of “Buy” from the twelve research firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $540.00.

LIN has been the topic of several analyst reports. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and set a $530.00 price target on shares of Linde in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Erste Group Bank upgraded shares of Linde from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on shares of Linde from $552.00 to $570.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and set a $575.00 price target on shares of Linde in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Mizuho set a $525.00 price target on shares of Linde in a research note on Friday, February 6th.

Linde Stock Performance

Shares of LIN opened at $517.58 on Monday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $499.78 and its 200-day moving average is $462.12. Linde has a 12 month low of $387.78 and a 12 month high of $521.28. The firm has a market cap of $239.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.23 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a quick ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50.

Linde (NASDAQ:LIN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The basic materials company reported $4.33 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.27 by $0.06. Linde had a net margin of 20.44% and a return on equity of 19.80%. The company had revenue of $8.78 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.60 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $3.95 EPS. Linde’s quarterly revenue was up 8.2% on a year-over-year basis. Linde has set its FY 2026 guidance at 17.600-17.900 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 4.400-4.500 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Linde will post 17.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Linde Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 18th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 4th will be issued a dividend of $1.60 per share. This represents a $6.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 4th. Linde’s dividend payout ratio is currently 42.50%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Linde

In related news, EVP Sean Durbin sold 6,520 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $477.27, for a total transaction of $3,111,800.40. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 8,151 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,890,227.77. This represents a 44.44% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, VP Guillermo Bichara sold 4,357 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $480.79, for a total transaction of $2,094,802.03. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 22,138 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,643,729.02. This represents a 16.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.30% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Linde

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Linde during the 2nd quarter worth $25,000. Legacy Wealth Managment LLC ID boosted its holdings in shares of Linde by 96.6% during the 1st quarter. Legacy Wealth Managment LLC ID now owns 57 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 28 shares during the period. Triumph Capital Management boosted its holdings in shares of Linde by 69.2% during the 4th quarter. Triumph Capital Management now owns 66 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 27 shares during the period. KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp bought a new stake in shares of Linde during the 3rd quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Saranac Partners Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Linde during the 3rd quarter worth $29,000. 82.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Linde

Linde (NASDAQ: LIN) is a multinational industrial gases and engineering company that supplies gases, related technologies and services to a wide range of industries. The company traces its current form to the 2018 combination of Germany’s Linde AG and U.S.-based Praxair, creating one of the largest global providers of industrial, specialty and medical gases. Linde’s business model centers on production, processing and distribution of gases as well as the design and construction of the plants and equipment needed to produce them.

Core products and services include atmospheric and process gases such as oxygen, nitrogen and argon; hydrogen and helium; carbon dioxide; and a portfolio of higher‑value specialty and electronic gases.