NYSE:LINLinde Stock Price, Forecast & News

Linde's stock was trading at $173.92 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, LIN shares have increased by 15.0% and is now trading at $200.04. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

22 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Linde in the last year. There are currently 5 hold ratings and 17 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Linde.

Linde is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, August 3rd 2020. View our earnings forecast for Linde.

Linde PLC (NYSE:LIN) issued its earnings results on Thursday, May, 7th. The basic materials company reported $1.89 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.83 by $0.06. The basic materials company earned $6.74 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $6.74 billion. Linde had a net margin of 8.35% and a return on equity of 8.06%. View Linde's earnings history.

Linde announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, April 28th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.963 per share on Wednesday, June 17th. This represents a $3.85 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.93%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 2nd. View Linde's dividend history.

22 analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Linde's shares. Their forecasts range from $184.00 to $250.00. On average, they expect Linde's stock price to reach $214.19 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 7.1% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Linde.

Media headlines about LIN stock have been trending very negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Linde earned a daily sentiment score of -3.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the basic materials company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days. View the latest news aboutLinde.

Linde saw a decline in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,310,000 shares, a decline of 13.9% from the April 30th total of 6,170,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,820,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.9 days. Approximately 1.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Linde's Current Options Chain.

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Linde trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "LIN."

Linde's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (5.79%), State Street Corp (3.98%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (2.59%), Capital Research Global Investors (2.37%), Capital World Investors (1.93%) and Deutsche Bank AG (1.76%). Company insiders that own Linde stock include Anne K Roby, Bernd Hugo Eulitz, Christian Bruch, Eduardo F Menezes, Franz Fehrenbach, Matthew J White, Robert L Wood, Stephen F Angel and Thomas Enders. View institutional ownership trends for Linde.

LIN stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Capital Research Global Investors, Clearbridge Investments LLC, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, State Street Corp, Fayez Sarofim & Co, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, and Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec. Company insiders that have sold Linde company stock in the last year include Anne K Roby, Bernd Hugo Eulitz, Christian Bruch, and Stephen F Angel. View insider buying and selling activity for Linde.

LIN stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Capital World Investors, AKO Capital LLP, Wellington Management Group LLP, Deutsche Bank AG, Swiss National Bank, APG Asset Management N.V., Bank of New York Mellon Corp, and Bartlett & Co. LLC. Company insiders that have bought Linde stock in the last two years include Christian Bruch, Franz Fehrenbach, Stephen F Angel, and Thomas Enders. View insider buying and selling activity for Linde.

Shares of LIN 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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of LIN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $200.04.

Linde has a market capitalization of $105.06 billion and generates $28.23 billion in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $2.29 billion in net income (profit) each year or $7.34 on an earnings per share basis. Linde employs 79,886 workers across the globe.

The official website for Linde is www.linde.com.

Linde's mailing address is The Priestley Centre 10 Priestley Road Surrey Research Park, Guildford X0, GU2 7XY. The basic materials company can be reached via phone at 44-14-8324-2200 or via email at [email protected]