Lincoln Electric Holdings Company Profile (NASDAQ:LECO)

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

Lincoln Electric Holdings declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, October 17th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 29th will be paid a dividend of $0.39 per share on Friday, January 12th. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.63%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 28th. This is a positive change from Lincoln Electric Holdings's previous quarterly dividend of $0.35. View Lincoln Electric Holdings' Dividend History.

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LECO) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July, 25th. The company reported $0.97 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.94 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $626.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $620.28 million. Lincoln Electric Holdings had a return on equity of 30.55% and a net margin of 9.86%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.83 earnings per share. View Lincoln Electric Holdings' Earnings History.

Lincoln Electric Holdings is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, October, 27th 2017. View Earnings Estimates for Lincoln Electric Holdings.

10 brokers have issued 12 month target prices for Lincoln Electric Holdings' stock. Their predictions range from $57.00 to $100.00. On average, they expect Lincoln Electric Holdings' stock price to reach $86.50 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Lincoln Electric Holdings.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Lincoln Electric Holdings stock:

• 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Lincoln Electric will gain from continued investment in the marketing strategy for the retail channel. The Air Liquide acquisition will enhance its 2020 Vision and Strategy and will be immediately accretive to Lincoln Electric's earnings. Improving end markets, tax benefits and acquisition strength will drive growth. Progress in organic growth in China and Australia also remain tailwinds. Its estimates have gone up over the past three months. The company has a positive record of earnings surprises in recent quarters. Over the past year, Lincoln Electric strongly outperformed the industry's return on the back of these factors. However, elevated interest expenses, stronger U.S. dollar and weakness in industrial production remain headwinds." (10/16/2017)
• 2. Stifel Nicolaus analysts commented, "We are transferring coverage of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. to Nathan Jones from Stanley Elliott. Our rating on the shares is Hold and our one-year target price is $86, which is based on 22x our 2018x EPS estimate of $3.94. Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. is currently valued at 14.4x our 2017 EBITDA estimate of $417.1 million, which is equivalent to 21.7x our 2018E EPS." (3/27/2017)

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Lincoln Electric Holdings' management team includes the folowing people:

• Christopher L. Mapes, Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer
• Vincent K. Petrella, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Treasurer
• Gabriel Bruno, Chief Human Resource Officer, Executive Vice President
• Michele R. Kuhrt, Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer
• George D. Blankenship, Executive Vice President and President, Americas Welding
• Steven B. Hedlund, Executive Vice President and President of the International Welding Segment
• Geoffrey P. Allman, Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller
• Thomas A. Flohn, Senior Vice President, President - Asia Pacific Region
• David James Nangle, Senior Vice President,President of Harris Products Group
• David H. Gunning, Lead Independent Director

Lincoln Electric Holdings' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BAILLIE GIFFORD & COMPANY (3.50%), Fisher Asset Management LLC (1.67%), Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (0.05%), Sit Investment Associates Inc. (0.03%) and Meeder Asset Management Inc. (0.01%). Company insiders that own Lincoln Electric Holdings 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 Holdings.

Lincoln Electric Holdings' stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Fisher Asset Management LLC, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., Sit Investment Associates Inc. and Meeder Asset Management Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Lincoln Electric Holdings.

Shares of Lincoln Electric Holdings can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of Lincoln Electric Holdings stock can currently be purchased for approximately $95.90.