ETR:LIN Linde (LIN) Stock Forecast, Price & News €353.85 +2.75 (+0.78%) (As of 09/25/2023 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range€348.10▼€354.0550-Day Range€337.15▼€365.0552-Week Range€271.70▼€369.05Volume22,923 shsAverage Volume75,282 shsMarket Capitalization$174.15 billionP/E Ratio43.85Dividend Yield1.36%Price Target€337.60 ProfileProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsHeadlinesProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsHeadlines Linde MarketRank™ ForecastAnalyst Rating0.00 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside4.6% Downside€337.60 Price TargetShort InterestN/ADividend StrengthWeakBased on Four FactorsSustainabilityN/ANews Sentiment1.00Based on 3 Articles This WeekInsider TradingN/AProj. Earnings GrowthN/ASee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.1.08 out of 5 stars 0.0 Analyst's Opinion Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of €337.60, Linde has a forecasted downside of 4.6% from its current price of €353.85.Amount of Analyst CoverageLinde has received no research coverage in the past 90 days. Previous Next N/A Short Interest Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for LIN. Previous Next 1.7 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldLinde pays a meaningful dividend of 1.47%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthLinde does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Linde is 59.60%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Previous Next N/A Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreThere is no current Upright™ data available for LIN. Previous Next 2.8 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentLinde has a news sentiment score of 1.00. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.46 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Linde this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 17 people have searched for LIN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -26% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 1.7 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Linde insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.19% of the stock of Linde is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions83.93% of the stock of Linde is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 1.3 Earnings and Valuation Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Linde is 43.85, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 117.82.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Linde is 43.85, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 90.58.Price to Earnings Growth RatioLinde has a PEG Ratio of 3.14. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioLinde has a P/B Ratio of 4.35. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here About Linde (ETR:LIN) StockLinde plc operates as an industrial gas company in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia 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. The company also designs and constructs turnkey process plants for third-party customers, as well as for the gas businesses in various locations, such as air separation, hydrogen, synthesis, olefin, and natural gas plants. It serves a range of industries, including healthcare, chemicals and energy, manufacturing, metals and mining, food and beverage, and electronics. The company was founded in 1879 and is based in Woking, the United Kingdom.Read More LIN Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart LIN Stock News HeadlinesSeptember 24, 2023 | msn.comDTM Red Bull Ring: Rast leads Schubert 1-2 as Preining snatches points leadSeptember 23, 2023 | msn.comDTM Red Bull Ring: Van der Linde takes first win of 2023 in wet-dry contestSeptember 26, 2023 | Micro-Cap Stock Trader (Ad)Unlock the treasure on Mount Olympus with this little-known mining stock.Investor Find Lithium Gold and Crush the Bear Market with 32k Metric TonsSeptember 20, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comUnveiling Linde PLC (LIN)'s Value: Is It Really Priced Right? A Comprehensive GuideSeptember 16, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comLinde (ETR:LIN) Stock Passes Above 200-Day Moving Average of $337.40September 15, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comLinde (LIN) Stock Moves -0.46%: What You Should KnowSeptember 15, 2023 | benzinga.comHere's How Much You Would Have Made Owning Linde Stock In The Last 10 YearsSeptember 15, 2023 | msn.comLinde: Best Of Breed Defensive Growth Plus Hydrogen Upside Make It A BuySeptember 26, 2023 | Micro-Cap Stock Trader (Ad)Unlock the treasure on Mount Olympus with this little-known mining stock.Investor Find Lithium Gold and Crush the Bear Market with 32k Metric TonsSeptember 5, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comThe Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Comcast, Linde, Marsh & McLennan, Alphabet and Motorola SolutionsSeptember 1, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comTop Analyst Reports for Comcast, Linde and Marsh & McLennanAugust 31, 2023 | msn.comMicrosoft to unbundle Teams from Office to fend off EU anti-competitive probeAugust 28, 2023 | msn.comRed Dead Redemption 2: How Dutch Became Everything He Hated About the O'Driscoll GangAugust 28, 2023 | in.investing.comLarge cap stock jumps up to 4% after company wins an order from SAILAugust 27, 2023 | msn.comRed Dead Redemption 2's Hosea is an Unsung HeroAugust 24, 2023 | msn.comRed Dead Redemption 2 Sets Uncle Down a Sad PathAugust 23, 2023 | msn.comMultibagger stock with 676% returns in three years hit record high today; here’s whyAugust 23, 2023 | msn.comRITES, BEML, Linde India shares gain up to 7% on order winsAugust 22, 2023 | msn.comEvery Member of Red Dead 2's Van Der Linde Gang Have One Thing in CommonAugust 12, 2023 | msn.com10 Smartest Characters In The Red Dead Redemption GamesAugust 9, 2023 | benzinga.com$100 Invested In Linde 20 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much TodayAugust 8, 2023 | msn.comHSBC Maintains Linde Plc. (LIN) Buy RecommendationAugust 7, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comHSBC Sticks to Their Buy Rating for Linde (LIN)August 1, 2023 | msn.comAlstom and Linde Gaz place bid to supply H2 trains to RomaniaJuly 29, 2023 | nasdaq.comWells Fargo Maintains Linde Plc. (LIN) Overweight RecommendationJuly 29, 2023 | msn.comJP Morgan Maintains Linde Plc. (LIN) Overweight RecommendationJuly 29, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comEQS-News: Linde Publishes 2022 Sustainable Development ReportSee More Headlines Receive LIN Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Linde and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeETR Industry Specialty Chemicals Sub-IndustryN/A SectorBasic Materials Current SymbolETR:LIN CUSIPN/A CIKN/A Webwww.the-linde-group.com Phone+49-89-3575701FaxN/AEmployees65,010Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Forecast€337.60 High Stock Price Forecast€363.00 Low Stock Price Forecast€280.00 Forecasted Upside/Downside-4.6%Consensus Rating Rating Score (0-4)0.00 Research Coverage0 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)€8.07 Trailing P/E Ratio43.85 Forward P/E Ratio24.73 P/E Growth3.14Net Income$4.15 billion Net Margins12.43% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity9.86% Return on Assets5.16% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio45.40 Current Ratio0.79 Quick Ratio0.56 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$33.36 billion Price / Sales5.22 Cash Flow€8.51 per share Price / Cash Flow41.59 Book Value€81.28 per share Price / Book4.35Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares492,160,000Free FloatN/AMarket Cap$174.15 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta0.88 12 Stocks Corporate Insiders are AbandoningIf a company's CEO, COO, and CFO were all selling shares of their stock, would you want to know?Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesMr. Sanjiv Lamba (Age 59)CEO & Director Comp: $5.69MMr. Matthew J. White (Age 51)Exec. VP & CFO Comp: $2.75MMr. John Mathew Panikar (Age 55)Exec. VP of APAC Comp: $3.8MMr. Sean F. Durbin (Age 52)Exec. VP of EMEA Comp: $2.56MMr. Luiz OliveiraVP of Operations, Excellence & ProductivityMs. Kelcey E. Hoyt (Age 53)VP & Chief Accounting Officer John van der VeldenSr. VP of Engineering Sales & TechnologySandeep SenChief Information OfficerMr. Juan PelaezVP of Investor RelationsMr. Guillermo Bichara (Age 48)Exec. VP & Chief Legal Officer More ExecutivesKey CompetitorsSymriseETR:SY1BrenntagETR:BNRCovestroETR:1COVWacker ChemieETR:WCHFuchsETR:FPE3View All Competitors LIN Stock - Frequently Asked Questions What is Linde's stock price forecast for 2023? 0 brokers have issued 12 month target prices for Linde's shares. Their LIN share price forecasts range from €280.00 to €363.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach €337.60 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 4.6%. View analysts price targets for LIN or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have LIN shares performed in 2023? Linde's stock was trading at €305.45 at the start of the year. Since then, LIN shares have increased by 15.8% and is now trading at €353.85. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here. Is Linde a good dividend stock? Linde (ETR:LIN) pays an annual dividend of €4.81 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.47%. The dividend payout ratio is 59.60%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. What other stocks do shareholders of Linde own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Linde investors own include Endologix (ELGX), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Centrica (CNA), Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (ANW), Gran Tierra Energy (GTE), UMB Financial (UMBF), First Busey (BUSE), Micron Technology (MU) and AutoZone (AZO). What is Linde's stock symbol? Linde trades on the ETR under the ticker symbol "LIN." What is Linde's stock price today? One share of LIN stock can currently be purchased for approximately €353.85. How much money does Linde make? Linde (ETR:LIN) has a market capitalization of $174.15 billion and generates $33.36 billion in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $4.15 billion in net income (profit) each year or €8.07 on an earnings per share basis. How many employees does Linde have? The company employs 65,010 workers across the globe. How can I contact Linde? Linde's mailing address is Klosterhofstrasse 1, MUENCHEN, 80331, Germany. The official website for the company is www.the-linde-group.com. The basic materials company can be reached via phone at +49-89-3575701. This page (ETR:LIN) was last updated on 9/26/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. 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