Linde (NASDAQ:LIN - Get Free Report) issued an update on its second quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 3.950-4.050 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 4.090. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Linde also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 16.200-16.500 EPS.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several equities analysts have issued reports on the stock. TD Cowen upgraded shares of Linde from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their target price for the company from $480.00 to $515.00 in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Argus upgraded shares of Linde to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein upgraded shares of Linde to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 3rd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $498.00.
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Linde Price Performance
Shares of LIN stock opened at $453.23 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $214.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.30, a P/E/G ratio of 3.08 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a current ratio of 0.89 and a quick ratio of 0.76. Linde has a 1-year low of $408.65 and a 1-year high of $487.49. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $453.75 and a two-hundred day moving average of $450.09.
Linde (NASDAQ:LIN - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The basic materials company reported $3.97 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.93 by $0.04. Linde had a return on equity of 18.71% and a net margin of 19.89%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Linde will post 16.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Linde Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 4th will be given a $1.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 4th. This represents a $6.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.32%. Linde's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 44.09%.
Insider Activity at Linde
In other Linde news, VP David P. Strauss sold 2,477 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $469.74, for a total value of $1,163,545.98. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 1,300 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $610,662. This represents a 65.58 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, VP Juergen Nowicki sold 6,782 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $459.62, for a total transaction of $3,117,142.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 14,765 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,786,289.30. This trade represents a 31.48 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 12,159 shares of company stock valued at $5,603,843. Insiders own 0.60% of the company's stock.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Linde stock. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Linde plc (NASDAQ:LIN - Free Report) by 14.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 777 shares of the basic materials company's stock after buying an additional 96 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC's holdings in Linde were worth $325,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. 82.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Linde Company Profile
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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.
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