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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Linde PLC stock logo
LIN
Linde
$460.90
-1.2%
$456.62
$408.65
$487.49
$219.35B0.971.96 million shs1.27 million shs
Minerals Technologies Inc. stock logo
MTX
Minerals Technologies
$54.04
-1.0%
$56.52
$49.54
$90.30
$1.73B1.22190,278 shs256,859 shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Linde PLC stock logo
LIN
Linde
-1.22%-3.08%+0.68%+0.25%+4.60%
Minerals Technologies Inc. stock logo
MTX
Minerals Technologies
-0.95%-10.39%-9.08%-20.43%-35.96%
CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Linde PLC stock logo
LIN
Linde
4.2155 of 5 stars
2.55.03.30.03.72.51.9
Minerals Technologies Inc. stock logo
MTX
Minerals Technologies
3.891 of 5 stars
3.53.00.80.02.53.31.9
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Linde PLC stock logo
LIN
Linde
2.92
Moderate Buy$510.4010.74% Upside
Minerals Technologies Inc. stock logo
MTX
Minerals Technologies
3.00
Buy$80.0048.04% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest LIN, MTX, SY1, and 1COV Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
6/13/2025
Linde PLC stock logo
LIN
Linde
Royal Bank Of Canada
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Initiated CoverageOutperform$576.00
4/28/2025
Minerals Technologies Inc. stock logo
MTX
Minerals Technologies
Truist Financial
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Lower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$92.00 ➝ $80.00
4/14/2025
Minerals Technologies Inc. stock logo
MTX
Minerals Technologies
Truist Financial
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Lower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$101.00 ➝ $92.00
4/8/2025
Linde PLC stock logo
LIN
Linde
Argus
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4/3/2025
Linde PLC stock logo
LIN
Linde
Sanford C. Bernstein
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UpgradeStrong-Buy
(Data available from 6/18/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Linde PLC stock logo
LIN
Linde
$33.01B6.57$23.38 per share19.71$82.90 per share5.56
Minerals Technologies Inc. stock logo
MTX
Minerals Technologies
$2.08B0.83$9.19 per share5.88$55.92 per share0.97
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Linde PLC stock logo
LIN
Linde
$6.57B$13.7733.4725.583.2920.02%18.95%9.26%8/1/2025 (Estimated)
Minerals Technologies Inc. stock logo
MTX
Minerals Technologies
$167.10M-$0.77N/A7.17N/A-1.14%10.90%5.52%7/24/2025 (Estimated)

Latest LIN, MTX, SY1, and 1COV Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
5/1/2025Q1 2025
Linde PLC stock logo
LIN
Linde
$3.92$3.95+$0.03$3.51$8.24 billion$8.11 billion
4/24/2025Q1 2025
Minerals Technologies Inc. stock logo
MTX
Minerals Technologies
$1.16$1.14-$0.02-$4.51$502.03 million$491.80 million
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Linde PLC stock logo
LIN
Linde
$6.001.30%N/A43.57%5 Years
Minerals Technologies Inc. stock logo
MTX
Minerals Technologies
$0.440.81%N/AN/A 2 Years

Latest LIN, MTX, SY1, and 1COV Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
4/28/2025
Linde PLC stock logo
LIN
Linde
quarterly$1.501.34%6/4/20256/4/20256/18/2025
5/13/2025
Minerals Technologies Inc. stock logo
MTX
Minerals Technologies
quarterly$0.110.75%5/30/20255/30/20256/12/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Linde PLC stock logo
LIN
Linde
0.45
0.94
0.80
Minerals Technologies Inc. stock logo
MTX
Minerals Technologies
0.59
1.89
1.31

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Linde PLC stock logo
LIN
Linde
82.80%
Minerals Technologies Inc. stock logo
MTX
Minerals Technologies
97.29%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Linde PLC stock logo
LIN
Linde
0.70%
Minerals Technologies Inc. stock logo
MTX
Minerals Technologies
3.50%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Linde PLC stock logo
LIN
Linde
65,289470.72 million467.43 millionNot Optionable
Minerals Technologies Inc. stock logo
MTX
Minerals Technologies
3,89131.73 million30.62 millionOptionable

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Linde NASDAQ:LIN

$460.90 -5.70 (-1.22%)
Closing price 06/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$460.80 -0.10 (-0.02%)
As of 07:17 AM Eastern
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Linde plc operates as an industrial gas company in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and South Pacific. It offers atmospheric gases, including oxygen, nitrogen, argon, and rare gases; and process gases, such as carbon dioxide, helium, hydrogen, electronic gases, specialty gases, and acetylene. The company also designs and constructs turnkey process plants for third-party customers, as well as for the gas businesses in various locations, such as air separation, hydrogen, synthesis, olefin, and natural gas plants. It serves a range of industries, including healthcare, chemicals and energy, manufacturing, metals and mining, food and beverage, and electronics. The company was founded in 1879 and is based in Woking, the United Kingdom.

Minerals Technologies stock logo

Minerals Technologies NYSE:MTX

$54.04 -0.56 (-1.03%)
Closing price 06/17/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$54.03 -0.01 (-0.02%)
As of 06/17/2025 04:04 PM Eastern
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Minerals Technologies Inc. develops, produces, and markets various mineral, mineral-based, and related systems and services. The company operates through two segments, Consumer & Specialties, and Engineered Solutions segments. The Consumer & Specialties segment offers household and personal care products, such as pet litter, personal care, fabric care, edible oil and other fluid purification, animal health, and agricultural products; and specialty additives products, including precipitated calcium carbonate and ground calcium carbonate products that are used in the paper, paperboard, and fiber based packaging industries, as well as automotive, construction, and table and food applications. This segment produces limestone and dolomitic limestone used in construction, automotive, and consumer markets for packaging applications. The Engineered Solutions segment provides high-temperature technology products consisting of custom-blended mineral and non-mineral products for casting auto parts, farm and construction equipment, oil and gas production equipment, power generation turbine castings, and rail car components; and environmental and infrastructure products comprising geosynthetic clay lining systems, vapor intrusion mitigation products, sub surface waterproofing systems, green roofs, wastewater remediation, drinking water purification technologies, and drilling products. In addition, this segment provides chromite products; gunnable monolithic refractory products and application systems; monolithic refractory materials and pre-cast refractory shapes; refractory shapes and linings; carbon composite and pyrolitic graphite; and filtration and well testing services. It markets its products primarily through its direct sales force, as well as regional distributors. The company serves in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. Minerals Technologies Inc. was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in New York, New York.