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 29.9% and is now trading at $225.95. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

21 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Linde in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 15 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 Thursday, July 30th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Linde.

Linde will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, July 30th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

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

Linde declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, April 28th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 3rd will be given 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 1.70%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 2nd. View Linde's dividend history.

21 brokers have issued 1-year target prices for Linde's shares. Their forecasts range from $184.00 to $250.00. On average, they expect Linde's stock price to reach $212.50 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 6.0%. View analysts' price targets for Linde.

Media stories about LIN stock have been trending somewhat negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm ranks the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Linde earned a coverage optimism score of -1.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the basic materials company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term. View the latest news about Linde.

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

Linde's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.13%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.05%), Riverbridge Partners LLC (0.03%), Robecosam AG (0.03%), Manning & Napier Group LLC (0.02%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%). 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 Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Confluence Investment Management LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Hexavest Inc., Whittier Trust Co., Gradient Investments LLC, Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc., and Moody National Bank Trust Division. Company insiders that have sold Linde company stock in the last year include Anne K Roby, Bernd Hugo Eulitz, and Christian Bruch. View insider buying and selling activity for Linde.

LIN stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Robecosam AG, Rockland Trust Co., Bright Rock Capital Management LLC, Manning & Napier Group LLC, Vigilant Capital Management LLC, Riverbridge Partners LLC, Carnegie Capital Asset Management LLC, and Aries Wealth Management. 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 $225.95.

Linde has a market capitalization of $118.67 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]