D.A. Davidson & CO. Has $13.26 Million Stock Holdings in Linde PLC $LIN

Key Points

• D.A. Davidson & CO. boosted its stake in Linde by 24.3% to 31,089 shares, valued at $13.26 million after acquiring 6,069 shares in Q4.
• Linde beat Q4 estimates with $4.20 EPS (vs. $4.18 expected) and $8.76B revenue (up 6.3% YoY), and set guidance of Q1 2026: 4.200–4.300 EPS and FY2026: 17.400–17.900 EPS.
• The firm declared a quarterly dividend of $1.60 per share (annualized $6.40, ~1.3% yield), payable June 18 with an ex-dividend date of June 4.

D.A. Davidson & CO. boosted its position in shares of Linde PLC (NASDAQ:LIN - Free Report) by 24.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 31,089 shares of the basic materials company's stock after buying an additional 6,069 shares during the quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO.'s holdings in Linde were worth $13,256,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Linde during the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. Marquette Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Linde during the 3rd quarter valued at about $27,000. YANKCOM Partnership lifted its position in Linde by 195.2% during the 3rd quarter. YANKCOM Partnership now owns 62 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares during the period. KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp acquired a new position in Linde during the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, Saranac Partners Ltd acquired a new position in Linde during the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.80% of the company's stock.

Linde Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:LIN opened at $510.75 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $236.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.01, a P/E/G ratio of 3.22 and a beta of 0.78. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $495.76 and its 200 day simple moving average is $455.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.74. Linde PLC has a fifty-two week low of $387.78 and a fifty-two week high of $512.96.

Linde (NASDAQ:LIN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The basic materials company reported $4.20 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $4.18 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $8.76 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.64 billion. Linde had a net margin of 20.30% and a return on equity of 19.52%. Linde's revenue for the quarter was up 6.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $3.97 EPS. Linde has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 4.200-4.300 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 17.400-17.900 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Linde PLC will post 17.81 earnings per share for the current year.

Linde Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 18th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 4th will be paid a dividend of $1.60 per share. This represents a $6.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 4th. Linde's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 43.87%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

LIN has been the topic of a number of research reports. Morgan Stanley restated an "overweight" rating and set a $530.00 target price on shares of Linde in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on Linde from $512.00 to $552.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday. Weiss Ratings raised Linde from a "hold (c+)" rating to a "buy (b-)" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. BMO Capital Markets reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Linde in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, Erste Group Bank raised Linde from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $527.80.

Insider Buying and Selling at Linde

In related news, VP Guillermo Bichara sold 4,357 shares of the firm'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 owned 22,138 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $10,643,729.02. This trade represents a 16.44% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Sean Durbin sold 6,520 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $477.27, for a total value of $3,111,800.40. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 8,151 shares in the company, valued at $3,890,227.77. The trade was a 44.44% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 20,332 shares of company stock worth $9,749,257 in the last ninety days. 0.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Linde Company 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.

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