What is Seaport Res Ptn's Estimate for Linde Q3 Earnings?

Linde PLC (NASDAQ:LIN - Free Report) - Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Linde in a research report issued on Friday, July 18th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now anticipates that the basic materials company will post earnings of $4.21 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $4.22. The consensus estimate for Linde's current full-year earnings is $16.54 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Linde's FY2026 earnings at $17.85 EPS.

Linde (NASDAQ:LIN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The basic materials company reported $3.95 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.92 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $8.11 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.24 billion. Linde had a net margin of 20.02% and a return on equity of 18.95%. The business's quarterly revenue was up .1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $3.75 earnings per share.

A number of other analysts have also commented on the stock. Argus raised shares of Linde to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada started coverage on shares of Linde in a research report on Friday, June 13th. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $576.00 price objective on the stock. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Linde from $485.00 to $504.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 9th. Sanford C. Bernstein raised shares of Linde to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 3rd. Finally, Citigroup raised shares of Linde from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $500.00 to $535.00 in a research report on Monday, June 30th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $518.80.

Linde Stock Up 0.8%

Linde stock opened at $465.01 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $218.89 billion, a PE ratio of 33.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.28 and a beta of 0.96. Linde has a twelve month low of $408.65 and a twelve month high of $487.49. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. The company has a 50 day moving average of $464.65 and a 200-day moving average of $454.60.

Linde Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 18th. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 4th were paid a $1.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 4th. This represents a $6.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.29%. Linde's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 43.57%.

Insider Activity

In related news, VP David P. Strauss sold 1,987 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $457.04, for a total value of $908,138.48. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 22,639 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,346,928.56. This represents a 8.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, VP Sean Durbin sold 7,261 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $456.42, for a total transaction of $3,314,065.62. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 8,151 shares in the company, valued at $3,720,279.42. This trade represents a 47.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.70% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Linde

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. North Capital Inc. bought a new position in shares of Linde in the first quarter worth about $25,000. Putney Financial Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Linde in the fourth quarter worth about $31,000. Dunhill Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Linde in the fourth quarter worth about $34,000. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Linde by 34.9% in the fourth quarter. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC now owns 85 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 22 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital A Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Linde in the fourth quarter worth about $37,000. 82.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Linde Company Profile

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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