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

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

Lincoln Electric announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 19th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.39 per share on Monday, October 15th. This represents a $1.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.69%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 27th. View Lincoln Electric's Dividend History.

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LECO) released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April, 23rd. The industrial products company reported $1.10 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates 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 net margin of 9.01% and a return on equity of 28.83%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 30.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company 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 brokerages have issued 1 year target prices for Lincoln Electric's shares. Their forecasts range from $93.00 to $115.00. On average, they expect Lincoln Electric's share price to reach $105.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 13.8% 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 articles about LECO stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than twenty million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Lincoln Electric earned a media sentiment score of 0.04 on Accern's scale. They also gave media coverage about the industrial products company an impact score of 47.00 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term.

Lincoln Electric's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Baillie Gifford & Co. (3.39%), Alecta Pensionsforsakring Omsesidigt (2.14%), Fisher Asset Management LLC (1.65%), Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.23%), Welch & Forbes LLC (0.16%) and Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC (0.12%). 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, Baillie Gifford & Co., Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan and Creative Planning. 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 bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Alecta Pensionsforsakring Omsesidigt, Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC, New England Research & Management Inc., Welch & Forbes LLC, Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB, Oakbrook Investments LLC, Fisher Asset Management LLC and Hartford Investment Management Co.. 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 $92.28.

Lincoln Electric has a market capitalization of $6.01 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]