NASDAQ:LECO - Lincoln Electric Stock Price, Price Target & More

Lincoln Electric trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "LECO."

Lincoln Electric declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 19th. Investors of record on Friday, June 29th will be paid a dividend of $0.39 per share on Friday, July 13th. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.73%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 28th. View Lincoln Electric's Dividend History.

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LECO) posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April, 23rd. The industrial products company reported $1.10 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.08 by $0.02. The industrial products company earned $757.70 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $737.87 million. Lincoln Electric had a return on equity of 28.83% and a net margin of 9.01%. Lincoln Electric's revenue was up 30.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.88 EPS. View Lincoln Electric's Earnings History.

Lincoln Electric is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, July, 23rd 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Lincoln Electric.

11 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for Lincoln Electric's stock. Their predictions range from $93.00 to $115.00. On average, they anticipate Lincoln Electric's share price to reach $105.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 16.7% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Lincoln Electric.

11 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Lincoln Electric in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."

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News coverage about LECO stock has trended somewhat positive recently, according to Accern. The research firm identifies negative and positive news coverage by monitoring more than 20 million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Lincoln Electric earned a news sentiment score of 0.19 on Accern's scale. They also gave media headlines about the industrial products company an impact score of 47.25 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days.

Lincoln Electric's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Baillie Gifford & Co. (3.39%), Alecta Pensionsforsakring Omsesidigt (2.14%), Fisher Asset Management LLC (1.65%), Welch & Forbes LLC (0.16%), Private Trust Co. NA (0.04%) and Hudson Valley Investment Advisors Inc. ADV (0.03%). Company insiders that own Lincoln Electric stock include David H Gunning, Frederick G Stueber, G Russell Lincoln, Gabriel Bruno, Geoffrey P Allman, George D Blankenship, Kathryn Jo Lincoln, Michele R Kuhrt, Steven B Hedlund, Thomas A Flohn, Vincent K Petrella and William E Macdonald III. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Lincoln Electric.

LECO stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of Montreal Can and Baillie Gifford & Co.. Company insiders that have sold Lincoln Electric company stock in the last year include G Russell Lincoln and Michele R Kuhrt. View Insider Buying and Selling for Lincoln Electric.

LECO stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Alecta Pensionsforsakring Omsesidigt, New England Research & Management Inc., Welch & Forbes LLC, Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB, Fisher Asset Management LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Private Trust Co. NA and Hudson Valley Investment Advisors Inc. ADV. View Insider Buying and Selling for Lincoln Electric.

Shares of LECO can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of LECO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $89.98.

Lincoln Electric has a market capitalization of $5.94 billion and generates $2.62 billion in revenue each year. The industrial products company earns $247.50 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.79 on an earnings per share basis. Lincoln Electric employs 11,000 workers across the globe.

Lincoln Electric's mailing address is 22801 ST. CLAIR AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH, 44117. The industrial products company can be reached via phone at 216-481-8100 or via email at [email protected]