NASDAQ:LIN Linde (LIN) Stock Price, News & Analysis $474.64 +2.48 (+0.52%) As of 12:31 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Linde Stock (NASDAQ:LIN) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Linde alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$471.74▼$475.8950-Day Range$413.33▼$473.7752-Week Range$408.65▼$487.49Volume389,024 shsAverage Volume1.96 million shsMarket Capitalization$223.43 billionP/E Ratio34.87Dividend Yield1.26%Price Target$503.11Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company OverviewLinde 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.Read More… Linde Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks59th Percentile Overall ScoreLIN MarketRank™: Linde scored higher than 59% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 205th out of 386 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion1.5 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingLinde has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.92, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageLinde has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Linde's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth8.95% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Linde are expected to grow by 8.95% in the coming year, from $16.54 to $18.02 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Linde is 34.81, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.49.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Linde is 34.81, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 70.39.Price to Earnings Growth RatioLinde has a PEG Ratio of 3.08. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioLinde has a P/B Ratio of 5.71. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Linde's valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted1.16% of the float of Linde has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverLinde has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Linde has recently increased by 10.66%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend3.3 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldLinde pays a meaningful dividend of 1.27%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthLinde has been increasing its dividend for 5 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Linde is 43.57%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Linde will have a dividend payout ratio of 33.30% next year. This indicates that Linde will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Linde's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted1.16% of the float of Linde has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverLinde has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Linde has recently increased by 10.66%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media3.0 / 5News Sentiment1.45 News SentimentLinde has a news sentiment score of 1.45. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 34 news articles for Linde this week, compared to 22 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 7 people have searched for LIN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -36% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 9 people have added Linde to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Linde insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $4,222,204.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.70% of the stock of Linde is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions82.80% of the stock of Linde is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Linde's insider trading history. Receive LIN Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Linde and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address LIN Stock News HeadlinesSean Durbin Sells 7,261 Shares of Linde plc (NASDAQ:LIN) StockMay 30, 2025 | insidertrades.comLinde plc (NASDAQ:LIN) VP David P. Strauss Sells 1,987 SharesMay 21, 2025 | insidertrades.comTrump’s Secret WeaponThe Trump-Elon War Could Trigger an Economic Collapse - Here's Your Only Safe Exit This isn't just a war of words. This is a financial time bomb. The escalating battle between Donald Trump and Elon Musk isn't just political theater. It's a direct threat to the stability of markets, the dollar, and your life savings. When two of the most powerful men in America go to war, the economy loses.June 10, 2025 | American Alternative (Ad)Linde Raises ₣498.6 Million in Debt IssuanceJune 5, 2025 | tipranks.comLinde Expanding CO2 Capacity in the U.S. Gulf CoastJune 5, 2025 | businesswire.comLinde: Unshakable Leader In Industrial Gases; A Path To Steady Portfolio GrowthJune 3, 2025 | seekingalpha.comMohr Partners Recruits Three Seasoned Brokers in PhoenixJune 2, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comLinde plc (NASDAQ:LIN) Receives Consensus Rating of "Moderate Buy" from AnalystsJune 2, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comSee More Headlines LIN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have LIN shares performed this year? Linde's stock was trading at $418.67 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, LIN stock has increased by 13.1% and is now trading at $473.6730. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were Linde's earnings last quarter? Linde plc (NASDAQ:LIN) released its earnings results on Thursday, May, 1st. The basic materials company reported $3.95 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.92 by $0.03. The company's quarterly revenue was up .1% on a year-over-year basis. Read the conference call transcript. Who are Linde's major shareholders? Linde's top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.42%), Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (2.04%), Wellington Management Group LLP (1.60%) and Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (1.51%). Insiders that own company stock include Stephen F Angel, Matthew J White, Sanjiv Lamba, Guillermo Bichara, David P Strauss, John Panikar, Juergen Nowicki, Robert L Wood, Sean Durbin, Paula Rosput Reynolds and Oliver Pfann. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Linde? Shares of LIN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Linde own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Linde investors own include Chevron (CVX), NVIDIA (NVDA), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Humana (HUM), McKesson (MCK), Meta Platforms (META) and Comcast (CMCSA). Company Calendar Record date for 3/27 Dividend3/13/2025Ex-Dividend for 3/27 Dividend3/13/2025Dividend Payable3/27/2025Last Earnings5/01/2025Record date for 6/18 Dividend6/04/2025Ex-Dividend for 6/18 Dividend6/04/2025Today6/10/2025Dividend Payable6/18/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)8/01/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorBasic Materials Industry Industrial inorganic chemicals Sub-IndustryChemicals Current SymbolNASDAQ:LIN Previous SymbolNASDAQ:LIN CIK1707925 Webwww.linde.com Phone441483242200Fax800-772-9985Employees65,000Year Founded1879Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$503.11 High Stock Price Target$530.00 Low Stock Price Target$475.00 Potential Upside/Downside+6.6%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.92 Research Coverage12 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$13.77 Trailing P/E Ratio34.69 Forward P/E Ratio28.55 P/E Growth3.08Net Income$6.57 billion Net Margins19.89% Pretax Margin25.96% Return on Equity18.71% Return on Assets9.25% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.39 Current Ratio0.89 Quick Ratio0.76 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$33.02 billion Price / Sales6.73 Cash Flow$24.16 per share Price / Cash Flow19.54 Book Value$82.90 per share Price / Book5.70Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares470,724,000Free Float473,301,000Market Cap$222.26 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta0.97 Social Links A Beginner's Guide to Investing in CannabisUnlock your free copy of MarketBeat's comprehensive guide to pot stock investing and discover which cannabis companies are poised for growth. 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