Linde Stock Forecast, Price & News

23 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Linde in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 21 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" Linde stock.
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Linde is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 6th 2021.
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Linde plc (NYSE:LIN) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February, 4th. The basic materials company reported $2.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.14 by $0.16. The basic materials company earned $7.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $6.97 billion. Linde had a net margin of 8.29% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.56%.
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Linde's stock was trading at $173.92 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, LIN shares have increased by 42.5% and is now trading at $247.91.
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Linde declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, January 25th. Investors of record on Friday, March 5th will be given a dividend of $1.06 per share on Monday, March 22nd. This represents a $4.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.71%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 4th. This is a boost from Linde's previous quarterly dividend of $0.96.
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Linde pays an annual dividend of $3.85 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.51%. Linde has been increasing its dividend for 29 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio of Linde is 52.45%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Linde will have a dividend payout ratio of 42.03% next year. This indicates that Linde will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Linde updated its FY 2021 Pre-Market earnings guidance on Friday, February, 5th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 9.10-9.30 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $9.18.

23 brokers have issued 12 month target prices for Linde's stock. Their forecasts range from $185.00 to $330.00. On average, they anticipate Linde's share price to reach $258.81 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 4.4% from the stock's current price.
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14 employees have rated Linde CEO Vincent L. Sadusky on Glassdoor.com. Vincent L. Sadusky has an approval rating of 59% among Linde's employees. This puts Vincent L. Sadusky in the bottom 25% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

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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 retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (6.00%), Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (2.60%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.93%), FMR LLC (1.90%), Northern Trust Corp (1.09%) and Wells Fargo & Company MN (0.94%). Company insiders that own Linde stock include Anne K Roby, Bernd Hugo Eulitz, Christian Bruch, Eduardo F Menezes, Franz Fehrenbach, Juergen Nowicki, Kelcey E Hoyt, Matthew J White, Stephen F Angel and Thomas Enders.
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LIN stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc., Nuveen Asset Management LLC, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company , Cibc World Markets Corp, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD, Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC, and Lazard Asset Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold Linde company stock in the last year include Christian Bruch, Eduardo F Menezes, Juergen Nowicki, Kelcey E Hoyt, and Stephen F Angel.
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LIN stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Egerton Capital UK LLP, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Lazard Freres Gestion S.A.S., Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund, FMR LLC, and KBC Group NV. Company insiders that have bought Linde stock in the last two years include Christian Bruch, Franz Fehrenbach, Stephen F Angel, and Thomas Enders.
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Shares of LIN 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.
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One share of LIN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $247.91.

Linde has a market capitalization of $130.12 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 74,648 workers across the globe.

Linde was founded in 1879.

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

Linde is headquartered at The Priestley Centre 10 Priestley Road Surrey Research Park, Guildford X0, GU2 7XY.

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]