Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LECO - Free Report) - Seaport Res Ptn increased their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Lincoln Electric in a report released on Tuesday, August 5th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Liptak now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $2.45 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.33. The consensus estimate for Lincoln Electric's current full-year earnings is $9.36 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Lincoln Electric's Q4 2025 earnings at $2.66 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $9.87 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.34 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.68 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.67 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.88 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $10.57 EPS.
Lincoln Electric (NASDAQ:LECO - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The industrial products company reported $2.60 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.32 by $0.28. Lincoln Electric had a net margin of 12.27% and a return on equity of 39.79%. The firm had revenue of $1.09 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.04 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.34 EPS. Lincoln Electric's revenue for the quarter was up 6.6% on a year-over-year basis.
Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. KeyCorp boosted their price objective on shares of Lincoln Electric from $250.00 to $280.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Robert W. Baird lowered their price objective on shares of Lincoln Electric from $242.00 to $212.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on shares of Lincoln Electric from $236.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on shares of Lincoln Electric from $179.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Lincoln Electric from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Saturday, August 2nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $231.40.
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Lincoln Electric Stock Down 1.5%
Shares of NASDAQ LECO opened at $241.93 on Thursday. Lincoln Electric has a 52-week low of $161.11 and a 52-week high of $246.83. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $214.37 and a 200-day moving average of $199.85. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.35 billion, a PE ratio of 27.18, a P/E/G ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a quick ratio of 1.08, a current ratio of 1.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83.
Lincoln Electric Announces Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be issued a $0.75 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 30th. This represents a $3.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. Lincoln Electric's payout ratio is currently 33.71%.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Lincoln Electric
A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Alliance Wealth Advisors LLC UT lifted its holdings in Lincoln Electric by 1.7% in the 1st quarter. Alliance Wealth Advisors LLC UT now owns 3,208 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $607,000 after buying an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. YANKCOM Partnership raised its stake in shares of Lincoln Electric by 12.2% in the 1st quarter. YANKCOM Partnership now owns 553 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $105,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Lincoln Electric by 1.9% in the 2nd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,354 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $695,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC raised its stake in shares of Lincoln Electric by 2.6% in the 1st quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 2,541 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $481,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund raised its stake in shares of Lincoln Electric by 0.6% in the 1st quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 11,541 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $2,183,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.61% of the company's stock.
About Lincoln Electric
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Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc, through its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells welding, cutting, and brazing products worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Americas Welding, International Welding, and The Harris Products Group. It offers brazing and soldering filler metals, arc welding equipment, plasma and oxyfuel cutting systems, wire feeding systems, fume control equipment, welding accessories, and specialty gas regulators, and education solutions, as well as a portfolio of automated solutions for joining, cutting, material handling, module assembly, and end of line testing, as well as involved in brazing and soldering alloys, and in the retail business in the United States.
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