Linde (LIN) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$424.31 +4.72 (+1.12%)

(As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET)

Linde - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

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Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 15 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
7

Buy
8

Based on 15 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Linde in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 15 analysts, 7 have given a hold rating, and 8 have given a buy rating for LIN.

Consensus Price Target

$490.75
15.66% Upside

According to the 15 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Linde, the average price target is $490.75. The highest price target for LIN is $540.00, while the lowest price target for LIN is $429.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 15.66% from the current price of $424.31.

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LIN Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 12/22/23 to 12/21/24	1 Month Ago 11/22/23 to 11/21/24	3 Months Ago 9/23/23 to 9/22/24	1 Year Ago 12/22/22 to 12/22/23
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	8 Buy rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)
Hold	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$490.75	$490.75	$484.18	$428.85
Forecasted Upside	15.66% Upside	8.17% Upside	2.60% Upside	4.41% Upside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy

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LIN 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.

LIN 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.

Linde Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Linde	Basic Materials Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.53	2.76	2.51
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	15.66% Upside	138.69% Upside	14.54% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent LIN News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
12/18/2024	Citigroup 3 of 5 stars		Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$490.00 ➝ $480.00	+11.65%
11/19/2024	Erste Group Bank 3 of 5 stars		Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Hold
11/1/2024	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft 3 of 5 stars		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$510.00 ➝ $515.00	+12.38%
11/1/2024	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$520.00 ➝ $530.00	+15.65%
11/1/2024	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$477.00 ➝ $507.00	+10.92%
8/5/2024	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$460.00 ➝ $510.00	+14.99%
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8/5/2024	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$430.00 ➝ $480.00	+6.91%
8/5/2024	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$495.00 ➝ $516.00	+13.66%
7/9/2024	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$490.00 ➝ $475.00	+10.16%
5/6/2024	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$458.00 ➝ $452.00	+6.40%
4/11/2024	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$480.00 ➝ $540.00	+20.23%
3/1/2024	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Peer Perform
2/16/2024	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Market Perform	$395.00 ➝ $455.00	+6.14%
1/22/2024	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold	$429.00	+5.31%
1/8/2024	Seaport Res Ptn Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	M. Harrison Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral
8/1/2023	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$420.00	+7.68%
8/1/2023	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$440.00 ➝ $463.00	+18.42%
5/12/2023	Berenberg Bank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target		$375.00 ➝ $415.00	+13.07%
4/28/2023	888 Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Maintains
3/7/2023	Evercore ISI Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform	$355.00 ➝ $375.00	+4.73%

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LIN Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 15 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Linde is $490.75, with a high forecast of $540.00 and a low forecast of $429.00.
: 15 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Linde in the last year. There are currently 7 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" LIN shares.
: According to analysts, Linde's stock has a predicted upside of 15.66% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Linde has been rated by research analysts at BMO Capital Markets, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Erste Group Bank, and Mizuho in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Linde less than other "basic materials" companies. The consensus rating score for Linde is 2.53 while the average consensus rating score for "basic materials" companies is 2.76. Learn more on how LIN compares to other companies.

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This page (NASDAQ:LIN) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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Linde (LIN) Stock Forecast & Price Target