Financial Enhancement Group LLC Purchases 2,324 Shares of Linde PLC $LIN

Key Points

• Financial Enhancement Group LLC increased its stake in Linde PLC by 9.3%, buying 2,324 shares to hold 27,227 shares worth $11,962,000, about 1.6% of the firm's portfolio and its 22nd largest holding.
• Linde beat Q4 estimates with $4.20 EPS and $8.76 billion in revenue (+6.3% YoY), issued Q1 2026 guidance of 4.200–4.300 EPS and FY2026 guidance of 17.400–17.900 EPS, and raised its quarterly dividend to $1.60 (annualized $6.40, ~1.3% yield).
• Insiders sold about 20,332 shares (~$9.75M) over the last three months, while analysts remain mostly positive with an average Buy consensus and a $521.60 price target; institutional investors own 82.8% of the stock.

Financial Enhancement Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Linde PLC (NASDAQ:LIN - Free Report) by 9.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 27,227 shares of the basic materials company's stock after purchasing an additional 2,324 shares during the period. Linde accounts for approximately 1.6% of Financial Enhancement Group LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 22nd biggest holding. Financial Enhancement Group LLC's holdings in Linde were worth $11,962,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Embree Financial Group increased its stake in Linde by 4.9% during the 3rd quarter. Embree Financial Group now owns 469 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $223,000 after acquiring an additional 22 shares during the period. Binnacle Investments Inc increased its stake in Linde by 10.2% during the 2nd quarter. Binnacle Investments Inc now owns 237 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $111,000 after acquiring an additional 22 shares during the period. Trust Co. of Vermont increased its stake in Linde by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 8,571 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $4,071,000 after acquiring an additional 23 shares during the period. Baldwin Wealth Partners LLC MA increased its stake in Linde by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. Baldwin Wealth Partners LLC MA now owns 711 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $303,000 after acquiring an additional 23 shares during the period. Finally, Mayport LLC increased its stake in Linde by 4.8% during the 4th quarter. Mayport LLC now owns 504 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $215,000 after acquiring an additional 23 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 82.80% of the company's stock.

Linde Trading Up 1.1%

Shares of LIN opened at $508.67 on Tuesday. Linde PLC has a 52-week low of $387.78 and a 52-week high of $510.65. The business's fifty day moving average is $488.92 and its 200-day moving average is $452.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a current ratio of 0.88. The firm has a market cap of $235.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.86, a PEG ratio of 3.31 and a beta of 0.78.

Linde (NASDAQ:LIN - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The basic materials company reported $4.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.18 by $0.02. Linde had a return on equity of 19.52% and a net margin of 20.30%.The company had revenue of $8.76 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.64 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $3.97 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 6.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Linde has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 4.200-4.300 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 17.400-17.900 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Linde PLC will post 16.54 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Linde Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 11th were issued a dividend of $1.60 per share. This is a positive change from Linde's previous quarterly dividend of $1.50. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 11th. This represents a $6.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Linde's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 43.87%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Linde

In related news, 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 transaction of $3,111,800.40. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 8,151 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,890,227.77. This trade represents a 44.44% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, VP Guillermo Bichara sold 4,357 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $480.79, for a total value of $2,094,802.03. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 22,138 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,643,729.02. This trade represents a 16.44% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders have sold 20,332 shares of company stock worth $9,749,257. 0.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have commented on LIN. Citigroup raised their price objective on Linde from $545.00 to $580.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday. Mizuho set a $525.00 price objective on Linde in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Erste Group Bank upgraded Linde from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. UBS Group raised their price objective on Linde from $550.00 to $579.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 9th. Finally, Morgan Stanley restated an "overweight" rating and set a $530.00 price objective on shares of Linde in a research note on Friday, February 6th. One investment 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 stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Linde has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $521.60.

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.

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