Top-Rated StocksTop-RatedNYSE:LIN Linde (LIN) Stock Forecast, Price & News $370.40 -1.95 (-0.52%) (As of 11:27 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$368.25▼$371.4450-Day Range$371.20▼$391.3952-Week Range$266.22▼$393.67Volume247,959 shsAverage Volume1.80 million shsMarket Capitalization$180.74 billionP/E Ratio32.32Dividend Yield1.38%Price Target$404.41 ProfileProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesShort InterestSocial MediaProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesShort InterestSocial Media Linde MarketRank™ ForecastAnalyst RatingModerate Buy2.93 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside9.4% Upside$404.41 Price TargetShort InterestHealthy0.53% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthStrongBased on Four FactorsSustainabilityN/ANews Sentiment0.69Based on 8 Articles This WeekInsider TradingSelling Shares$20.85 M Sold Last QuarterProj. Earnings Growth9.55%From $14.03 to $15.37 Per ShareSee 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.3.02 out of 5 starsBasic Materials Sector10th out of 167 stocksIndustrial Inorganic Chemicals Industry1st out of 9 stocks 2.5 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingLinde has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.93, and is based on 13 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $404.41, Linde has a forecasted upside of 9.4% from its current price of $369.50.Amount of Analyst CoverageLinde has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock. Previous Next 5.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted0.53% of the float of Linde has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverLinde has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Linde has recently decreased by 13.47%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Previous Next 4.2 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldLinde pays a meaningful dividend of 1.37%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthLinde has been increasing its dividend for 31 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Linde is 44.50%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Linde will have a dividend payout ratio of 33.18% next year. This indicates that Linde will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next N/A Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreThere is no current Upright™ data available for LIN. Previous Next 3.2 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentLinde has a news sentiment score of 0.69. 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 0.35 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Linde this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 22 people have searched for LIN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -4% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows22 people have added Linde to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 57% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 2.5 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Linde insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $20,853,396.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.70% of the stock of Linde is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions80.98% 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 2.5 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Linde are expected to grow by 9.55% in the coming year, from $14.03 to $15.37 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Linde is 32.24, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 110.43.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Linde is 32.24, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 89.81.Price to Earnings Growth RatioLinde has a PEG Ratio of 2.53. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioLinde has a P/B Ratio of 4.40. 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 (NYSE: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 29, 2023 | msn.comRed Dead Redemption 2's Van Der Linde Code ExplainedSeptember 26, 2023 | msn.comRowdy Red Dead Redemption Memes for Outlaws Lookin' to Join the Van der Linde GangOctober 2, 2023 | Edge On The Street (Ad)Gold Could Be Heading for Record Highs - But How to Play It?According to FX Empire, the gold forecast is now bullish, with support for a $3,000 target in 2024. The big question is how to play it. Some investors are discovering a unique gold investment alternative that sidesteps the major issues with gold mining stocks or physical gold. September 21, 2023 | marketwatch.comLinde PLC stock falls Thursday, underperforms marketSeptember 20, 2023 | reuters.comAdaptHealth says terminated appointment contract for incoming CEOSeptember 19, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comWhich Stocks Are Ready for Europe's Hydrogen Opportunity?September 19, 2023 | msn.comTop 10 Ganesh Chaturthi picks for Dalal Street to add more colour to festive moodSeptember 7, 2023 | nytimes.comA Designer Who Starts With DestructionOctober 2, 2023 | Edge On The Street (Ad)Gold Could Be Heading for Record Highs - But How to Play It?According to FX Empire, the gold forecast is now bullish, with support for a $3,000 target in 2024. The big question is how to play it. Some investors are discovering a unique gold investment alternative that sidesteps the major issues with gold mining stocks or physical gold. September 2, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comUnveiling Linde PLC's Dividend Performance: A Comprehensive AnalysisSeptember 1, 2023 | msn.comPredicting The Likeliest Time Periods for Red Dead Redemption 3September 1, 2023 | msn.comMicrosoft Teams will no longer be a part of Office for some usersSeptember 1, 2023 | msn.comMicrosoft Fends Off EU Antitrust Probe With Teams DealAugust 31, 2023 | msn.comMicrosoft is unbundling Teams from Office in Europe to address regulator concernsAugust 29, 2023 | marketwatch.comAdaptHealth Says Linde Gets Restraining Order on Teufel HiringAugust 23, 2023 | msn.comLinde India shares with 676% returns in three years hit record high today; here's whyAugust 23, 2023 | msn.comTop Market Experts Are Bullish On Linde India And GMDC Stocks!August 22, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comChina's Market Is a Flatline: HSBC's Van Der LindeAugust 17, 2023 | reuters.comChina Evergrande files for chapter 15 bankruptcy in US - court filingAugust 17, 2023 | reuters.comAdaptHealth says incoming CEO sued by former employer LindeAugust 16, 2023 | marketwatch.comLinde PLC stock falls Wednesday, still outperforms marketAugust 11, 2023 | quiverquant.comU.S. Representative Jonathan Jackson Just Reported a Purchase of Linde stockAugust 11, 2023 | msn.comRed Dead Redemption 2: Best Camp UpgradesAugust 8, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comUncovering Opportunities: Comprehensive Analysis of Low-Carbon Hydrogen Market Worldwide - Linde plc, Equinor ASA, Total Eren SA in FocusAugust 4, 2023 | seekingalpha.comLinde: Double-Digit EPS Growth, Buy ConfirmedJuly 31, 2023 | cnbc.comLinde PLC CEO Sanjiv Lamba goes one-on-one with Jim CramerJuly 31, 2023 | msn.comBMO Capital Maintains Linde Plc. 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Email Address LIN Company Calendar Last Earnings7/27/2023Ex-Dividend for 9/19 Dividend9/01/2023Dividend Payable9/19/2023Today10/02/2023Next Earnings (Estimated)10/26/2023Fiscal Year End12/31/2023Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE Industry Industrial inorganic chemicals Sub-IndustryN/A SectorBasic Materials Current SymbolNYSE:LIN CUSIPN/A CIK1575571 Webwww.linde.com Phone441483242200Fax800-772-9985Employees65,010Year Founded1879Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Forecast$404.41 High Stock Price Forecast$463.00 Low Stock Price Forecast$260.00 Forecasted Upside/Downside+8.6%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.93 Research Coverage14 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$11.46 Trailing P/E Ratio32.49 Forward P/E Ratio26.54 P/E Growth2.53Net Income$4.15 billion Net Margins17.20% Pretax Margin22.08% Return on Equity16.17% Return on Assets8.41% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.33 Current Ratio0.78 Quick Ratio0.64 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$33.36 billion Price / Sales5.45 Cash Flow$21.11 per share Price / Cash Flow17.64 Book Value$84.00 per share Price / Book4.43Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares487,950,000Free Float484,530,000Market Cap$181.69 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta0.85 Social Links 10 Best Stocks to Own in 2023Click the link below and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of the 10 best stocks to own in 2023 and why they should be in your portfolio. Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesMr. Sanjiv Lamba (Age 59)CEO & Director Comp: $6.03MMr. Matthew J. White (Age 51)Exec. VP & CFO Comp: $2.46MMr. Guillermo Bichara (Age 48)Exec. VP & Chief Legal Officer Comp: $1.9MMr. John Mathew Panikar (Age 55)Exec. VP of APAC Comp: $3.13MMr. Sean F. Durbin (Age 52)Exec. VP of North America Comp: $3.2MMr. 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 RelationsMore ExecutivesKey CompetitorsAir Products and ChemicalsNYSE:APDBHP GroupNYSE:BHPRio Tinto GroupNYSE:RIOValeNYSE:VALESouthern CopperNYSE:SCCOView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsBaystate Wealth Management LLCSold 66 shares on 9/21/2023Ownership: 0.000%Sean DurbinSold 1,245 sharesTotal: $482,599.35 ($387.63/share)Davidson Kempner Capital Management LPSold 61,774 shares on 9/12/2023Ownership: 0.000%Farther Finance Advisors LLCSold 100 shares on 9/12/2023Ownership: 0.000%Jag Capital Management LLCBought 7,693 shares on 9/7/2023Ownership: 0.006%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions LIN Stock - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Linde stock right now? 14 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Linde in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating and 13 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" LIN shares. View LIN analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is Linde's stock price forecast for 2023? 14 brokers have issued 1-year target prices for Linde's shares. Their LIN share price forecasts range from $260.00 to $463.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $404.41 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 8.6% from the stock's current price. 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 $326.18 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, LIN stock has increased by 14.2% and is now trading at $372.35. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here. Are investors shorting Linde? Linde saw a decrease in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,570,000 shares, a decrease of 13.5% from the August 31st total of 2,970,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,270,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.0 days. Approximately 0.5% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View Linde's Short Interest. When is Linde's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 26th 2023. View our LIN earnings forecast. How were Linde's earnings last quarter? Linde plc (NYSE:LIN) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 27th. The basic materials company reported $3.57 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.47 by $0.10. The basic materials company earned $8.21 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.70 billion. Linde had a net margin of 17.20% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 16.17%. Linde's revenue was down 3.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $3.10 earnings per share. Read the conference call transcript. How often does Linde pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Linde? Linde declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, July 24th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 5th will be given a dividend of $1.275 per share on Tuesday, September 19th. This represents a $5.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.37%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 1st. Read our dividend analysis for LIN. What ETFs hold Linde's stock? ETFs with the largest weight of Linde (NYSE:LIN) stock in their portfolio include iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF (IYM), Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLB), Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW), Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF (FMAT), ProShares Ultra Materials (UYM), iShares Global Materials ETF (MXI), Martin Currie Sustainable International Equity ETF (MCSE) and Neuberger Berman Carbon Transition & Infrastructure ETF (NBCT). Is Linde a good dividend stock? Linde (NYSE:LIN) pays an annual dividend of $5.10 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.37%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 31 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 44.50%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, LIN will have a dividend payout ratio of 33.18% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Read our dividend analysis for LIN. What guidance has Linde issued on next quarter's earnings? Linde updated its FY23 earnings guidance on Thursday, July, 27th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $13.80-14.00 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.79. What is Vincent L. Sadusky's approval rating as Linde's CEO? 14 employees have rated Linde Chief Executive Officer Vincent L. Sadusky on Glassdoor.com. Vincent L. Sadusky has an approval rating of 59% among the company's employees. This puts Vincent L. Sadusky in the bottom 25% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies. What other stocks do shareholders of Linde own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Linde investors own include Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), AbbVie (ABBV), Walt Disney (DIS), Intel (INTC), AT&T (T), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Walmart (WMT), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Pfizer (PFE) and QUALCOMM (QCOM). What is Linde's stock symbol? Linde trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "LIN." How do I buy shares of Linde? Shares of LIN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What is Linde's stock price today? One share of LIN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $372.35. How much money does Linde make? Linde (NYSE:LIN) has a market capitalization of $181.69 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 $11.46 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 The Priestley Centre 10 Priestley Road Surrey Research Park, Guildford X0, GU2 7XY. The official website for the company is www.linde.com. The basic materials company can be reached via phone at 441483242200, via email at investor.relations@linde.com, or via fax at 800-772-9985. This page (NYSE:LIN) was last updated on 10/2/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Linde plc Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. 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