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Lincoln Electric (LECO) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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$271.11 -0.01 (0.00%)
Closing price 05/8/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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$271.22 +0.11 (+0.04%)
As of 05/8/2026 07:59 PM Eastern
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Lincoln Electric - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Sell
1
Hold
3
Buy
4

Based on 8 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Lincoln Electric in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 8 analysts, 1 has given a sell rating, 3 have given a hold rating, and 4 have given a buy rating for LECO.

Consensus Price Target

$296.00
9.18% Upside
According to the 8 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Lincoln Electric, the average price target is $296.00. The highest price target for LECO is $340.00, while the lowest price target for LECO is $250.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 9.18% from the current price of $271.11.
MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.
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LECO Analyst Ratings Over Time

TypeCurrent Forecast
5/10/25 to 5/10/26
1 Month Ago
4/10/25 to 4/10/26
3 Months Ago
2/9/25 to 2/9/26
1 Year Ago
5/10/24 to 5/10/25
Strong Buy
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy
4 Buy rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
Hold
3 Hold rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
Sell
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target$296.00$291.14$255.00$216.17
Forecasted Upside9.18% Upside13.61% Upside-14.31% Downside16.30% Upside
Consensus RatingHoldHoldModerate BuyModerate Buy

LECO Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.
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LECO Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.
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Lincoln Electric Stock vs. The Competition

TypeLincoln ElectricIndustrials CompaniesS&P 500
Consensus Rating Score
2.38
2.45
2.52
Consensus RatingHoldHoldModerate Buy
Predicted Upside9.18% Upside216.15% Upside15.50% Upside
News Sentiment Rating
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Positive News
Positive News
DateBrokerageAnalystActionRatingPrice TargetReport Date
Upside/Downside
Details
5/5/2026
Barclays PLC logo
Barclays
3 of 5 stars
Adam Seiden
Adam Seiden
5 of 5 stars
Boost TargetOverweight$280.00 ➝ $300.00+14.48%
5/4/2026
Morgan Stanley logo
Morgan Stanley
3 of 5 stars
Angel Castillo
Angel Castillo
5 of 5 stars
Reiterated RatingUnderweight$250.00-5.99%
5/1/2026
Stifel Nicolaus logo
Stifel Nicolaus
4 of 5 stars
Nathan Jones
Nathan Jones
5 of 5 stars
Set Target$275.00+2.42%
4/16/2026 UpgradeHold (C+)Buy (B-)
3/31/2026Reiterated RatingBuyHold$350.00 ➝ $280.00+14.63%
2/13/2026Set Target$330.00+11.12%
2/13/2026Boost TargetOverweight$280.00 ➝ $340.00+14.81%
2/3/2026Reiterated RatingBuy$285.00 ➝ $297.00+10.61%
11/4/2025 DowngradeStrong-BuyHold
5/24/2024 Lower TargetBuy$285.00 ➝ $265.00+30.12%

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LECO Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 8 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Lincoln Electric is $296.00, with a high forecast of $340.00 and a low forecast of $250.00.

8 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Lincoln Electric in the last twelve months. There is currently 1 sell rating, 3 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" LECO shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in LECO, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.

According to analysts, Lincoln Electric's stock has a predicted upside of 9.18% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, Lincoln Electric's stock had 1 upgrade and 1 downgrade by analysts.

Lincoln Electric has been rated by research analysts at Barclays, Jefferies Financial Group, KeyCorp, Morgan Stanley, Robert W. Baird, Stifel Nicolaus, and Weiss Ratings in the past 90 days.

Analysts like Lincoln Electric less than other "industrials" companies. The consensus rating score for Lincoln Electric is 2.38 while the average consensus rating score for "industrials" companies is 2.45. Learn more on how LECO compares to other companies.


This page (NASDAQ:LECO) was last updated on 5/10/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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