Linde PLC $LIN Holdings Increased by Compound Planning Inc.

Compound Planning Inc. lifted its stake in Linde PLC (NASDAQ:LIN) by 45.9% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,080 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,913 shares during the period. Compound Planning Inc.’s holdings in Linde were worth $3,014,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Linde during the fourth quarter worth approximately $3,246,750,000. Auto Owners Insurance Co boosted its stake in Linde by 42,539.0% during the 4th quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 1,321,809 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $56,361,000 after purchasing an additional 1,318,709 shares in the last quarter. Capital International Investors boosted its stake in Linde by 20.1% during the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 7,610,387 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $3,245,255,000 after purchasing an additional 1,275,477 shares in the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG increased its position in shares of Linde by 40.2% during the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 3,941,719 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,680,710,000 after purchasing an additional 1,130,001 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. increased its position in shares of Linde by 26.0% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,402,317 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $2,303,494,000 after purchasing an additional 1,114,751 shares during the period. 82.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Linde Trading Up 1.2%

Shares of LIN opened at $512.28 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $516.05 and its 200 day moving average price is $493.94. The stock has a market capitalization of $236.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.02, a P/E/G ratio of 3.20 and a beta of 0.72. Linde PLC has a 1-year low of $387.78 and a 1-year high of $548.20. The company has a current ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50.

Linde (NASDAQ:LIN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 1st. The basic materials company reported $4.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.27 by $0.06. Linde had a return on equity of 19.80% and a net margin of 20.44%.The firm had revenue of $8.78 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.60 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $3.95 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Linde has set its FY 2026 guidance at 17.600-17.900 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 4.400-4.500 EPS. Analysts expect that Linde PLC will post 17.89 earnings per share for the current year.

Linde Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 4th were issued a dividend of $1.60 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 4th. This represents a $6.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Linde’s payout ratio is currently 42.50%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on LIN. Citigroup assumed coverage on Linde in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. They issued an “overweight” rating for the company. Seaport Research Partners lifted their price objective on shares of Linde from $525.00 to $575.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, April 17th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $559.00 price objective on shares of Linde in a research note on Friday, July 17th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Linde from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $600.00 target price on shares of Linde in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $548.67.

Linde Profile

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.