Linde PLC $LIN Shares Sold by GAMMA Investing LLC

Key Points

• GAMMA Investing LLC trimmed its stake in Linde by 26.2%, selling 2,230 shares and leaving 6,297 shares valued at about $2.685 million per its latest 13F filing.
• Company insiders sold 20,332 shares worth roughly $9.75 million in the last three months — including VP Guillermo Bichara (9,455 shares, ~$4.54M) and EVP Sean Durbin (6,520 shares, ~$3.11M) — leaving insiders with about 0.70% ownership.
• Linde raised its quarterly dividend to $1.60 (annualized $6.40, 1.3% yield), reported Q EPS of $4.20 beating estimates, issued FY2026 guidance of 17.40–17.90 EPS, and retains a consensus analyst rating of Buy with a $515.20 target.

GAMMA Investing LLC trimmed its stake in Linde PLC (NASDAQ:LIN - Free Report) by 26.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 6,297 shares of the basic materials company's stock after selling 2,230 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC's holdings in Linde were worth $2,685,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in LIN. Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Linde in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Marquette Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Linde during the third quarter worth $27,000. KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp purchased a new position in shares of Linde during the third quarter worth $29,000. YANKCOM Partnership boosted its position in shares of Linde by 195.2% during the third quarter. YANKCOM Partnership now owns 62 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 41 shares during the period. Finally, Guerra Advisors Inc acquired a new stake in shares of Linde in the third quarter valued at $30,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.80% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

LIN has been the topic of several research analyst reports. CICC Research began coverage on Linde in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $510.00 price objective on the stock. DZ Bank cut Linde from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $460.00 target price for the company. in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Weiss Ratings raised Linde from a "hold (c+)" rating to a "buy (b-)" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. UBS Group reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Linde in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reissued an "overweight" rating and issued a $530.00 price objective on shares of Linde in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $515.20.

Insider Buying and Selling at Linde

In other Linde news, VP Guillermo Bichara sold 9,455 shares of Linde stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $480.45, for a total transaction of $4,542,654.75. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 22,138 shares of the company's stock, valued at $10,636,202.10. The trade was a 29.93% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Sean Durbin sold 6,520 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 8,151 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,890,227.77. This represents a 44.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 20,332 shares of company stock worth $9,749,257 in the last three months. 0.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Linde Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of NASDAQ:LIN opened at $489.80 on Friday. Linde PLC has a fifty-two week low of $387.78 and a fifty-two week high of $510.65. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $472.15 and its 200 day moving average price is $450.80. The company has a quick ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. The stock has a market cap of $226.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.21 and a beta of 0.82.

Linde (NASDAQ:LIN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The basic materials company reported $4.20 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.18 by $0.02. Linde had a net margin of 20.30% and a return on equity of 19.52%. The company had revenue of $8.76 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.64 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $3.97 EPS. The firm's revenue was up 6.3% on a year-over-year basis. 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, equities research analysts predict that Linde PLC will post 16.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Linde Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 11th will be paid a dividend of $1.60 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 11th. This is an increase from Linde's previous quarterly dividend of $1.50. This represents a $6.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Linde's payout ratio is presently 43.87%.

About Linde

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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