Positive News SentimentPositive NewsNASDAQ:LIN Linde (LIN) Stock Price, News & Analysis $459.11 -5.62 (-1.21%) Closing price 03/28/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$458.91 -0.20 (-0.04%) As of 03/28/2025 06:35 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Linde Stock (NASDAQ:LIN) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Linde alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$458.79▼$466.6050-Day Range$435.51▼$468.7752-Week Range$410.69▼$487.49Volume1.33 million shsAverage Volume1.87 million shsMarket Capitalization$217.12 billionP/E Ratio33.73Dividend Yield1.31%Price Target$501.82Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company OverviewLinde plc operates as an industrial gas company in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and South 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… Remove Ads Linde Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks52nd Percentile Overall ScoreLIN MarketRank™: Linde scored higher than 52% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 118th out of 188 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion1.4 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingLinde has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 9 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageLinde has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Linde's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth8.95% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Linde are expected to grow by 8.95% in the coming year, from $16.54 to $18.02 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Linde is 33.73, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 22.66.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Linde is 33.73, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 81.49.Price to Earnings Growth RatioLinde has a PEG Ratio of 3.08. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioLinde has a P/B Ratio of 5.54. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Linde's valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted1.21% of the float of Linde has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverLinde has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Linde has recently increased by 2.34%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend YieldLinde pays a meaningful dividend of 1.31%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthLinde does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Linde is 44.09%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Linde will have a dividend payout ratio of 33.30% next year. This indicates that Linde will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Linde's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted1.21% of the float of Linde has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverLinde has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Linde has recently increased by 2.34%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. News and Social Media3.2 / 5News Sentiment1.71 News SentimentLinde has a news sentiment score of 1.71. 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 0.48 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 44 news articles for Linde this week, compared to 18 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 12 people have searched for LIN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 18 people have added Linde to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -22% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares 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 $5,603,843.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.60% of the stock of Linde is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions82.80% of the stock of Linde is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Linde's insider trading history. Receive LIN Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Linde and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address LIN Stock News HeadlinesLinde plc (NASDAQ:LIN) VP Sells $1,163,545.98 in StockMarch 5, 2025 | insidertrades.comThe Linde Investment Case Is Continuing To DeliverMarch 30 at 8:01 AM | seekingalpha.comWhile Markets Slide, These "Genesis Cog" Trades Are Up Double-DigitsWhile most investors are struggling in today's volatile market, a small group of traders are quietly booking consistent gains. Just last week, our Genesis Cog subscribers captured an 11.51% gain shorting JEF, another 8.57% on CAKE, and 4.78% on RJF—all while the broader indexes continued their downward trend.March 31, 2025 | Theo Trade (Ad)After the L.A. Wildfires, a Race to Save the Tiles, and the Soul, of AltadenaMarch 23, 2025 | nytimes.comLinde plc (NASDAQ:LIN) Receives $501.82 Average Target Price from AnalystsMarch 22, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comHydrogen Infrastructure Market to Reach USD 12.76 Billion by 2032, CAGR 10.05% | NEL Hydrogen, Linde, Siemens EnergyMarch 20, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comIs Linde plc (LIN) the Best Natural Resources Stock to Invest in According to Hedge Funds?March 1, 2025 | insidermonkey.comLinde: Oligopoly Leader, Further Profitability Increase AheadFebruary 28, 2025 | seekingalpha.comSee More Headlines LIN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have LIN shares performed this year? Linde's stock was trading at $418.67 at the beginning of the year. Since then, LIN stock has increased by 9.7% and is now trading at $459.11. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were Linde's earnings last quarter? Linde plc (NASDAQ:LIN) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February, 6th. The basic materials company reported $3.97 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.93 by $0.04. Linde had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 18.71% and a net margin of 19.89%. Who are Linde's major shareholders? Linde's top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.32%), FMR LLC (2.71%), Capital World Investors (2.43%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.31%). Insiders that own company stock include Stephen F Angel, Matthew J White, Sanjiv Lamba, Guillermo Bichara, John Panikar, Juergen Nowicki, Robert L Wood, Sean Durbin, Andreas Opfermann, David P Strauss, Paula Rosput Reynolds and Oliver Pfann. View institutional ownership trends. 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 Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Linde own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Linde investors own include Chevron (CVX), NVIDIA (NVDA), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Humana (HUM), McKesson (MCK), Meta Platforms (META) and Comcast (CMCSA). Company Calendar Last Earnings2/06/2025Record date for 3/27 Dividend3/13/2025Ex-Dividend for 3/27 Dividend3/13/2025Dividend Payable3/27/2025Today3/30/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)5/01/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorBasic Materials Industry Industrial inorganic chemicals Sub-IndustryChemicals Current SymbolNASDAQ:LIN Previous SymbolNASDAQ:LIN CIK1575571 Webwww.linde.com Phone441483242200Fax800-772-9985Employees65,000Year Founded1879Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$501.82 High Stock Price Target$540.00 Low Stock Price Target$452.00 Potential Upside/Downside+9.3%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.75 Research Coverage12 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$13.61 Trailing P/E Ratio33.73 Forward P/E Ratio27.76 P/E Growth3.08Net Income$6.57 billion Net Margins19.89% Pretax Margin25.96% Return on Equity18.71% Return on Assets9.25% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.39 Current Ratio0.89 Quick Ratio0.76 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$33.01 billion Price / Sales6.58 Cash Flow$23.50 per share Price / Cash Flow19.54 Book Value$82.90 per share Price / Book5.54Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares472,912,000Free Float473,301,000Market Cap$217.12 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta0.94 Social Links Metaverse Stocks And Why You Can't Ignore ThemThinking about investing in Meta, Roblox, or Unity? 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