NASDAQ:LIN Linde (LIN) Stock Price, News & Analysis $473.02 +1.11 (+0.24%) (As of 10:04 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipShort InterestTrends Get Linde alerts: Email Address 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$472.12▼$475.3850-Day Range$438.18▼$478.2552-Week Range$361.02▼$479.79Volume72,048 shsAverage Volume1.88 million shsMarket Capitalization$227.37 billionP/E Ratio36.70Dividend Yield1.18%Price Target$484.18Consensus 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… Forget Trump and Kamala (Ad)Forget Trump and Kamala. I don't care who you vote for - This calendar is the only thing that matters right now.Download my Dividend Calendar here Linde Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top Rated MarketRank™ StocksOverall MarketRank™: 73rd PercentileLinde scored higher than 73% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 93rd out of 195 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.3 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingLinde has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.54, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageLinde has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Linde's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth10.10% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Linde are expected to grow by 10.10% in the coming year, from $15.54 to $17.11 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Linde is 36.53, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 132.36.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Linde is 36.53, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 117.86.Price to Earnings Growth RatioLinde has a PEG Ratio of 2.97. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioLinde has a P/B Ratio of 5.56. 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 Shorted1.11% of the float of Linde has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverLinde has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Linde has recently increased by 6.30%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend YieldLinde pays a meaningful dividend of 1.19%, 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 43.13%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Linde will have a dividend payout ratio of 32.50% 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 Shorted1.11% of the float of Linde has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverLinde has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Linde has recently increased by 6.30%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media2.0 / 5News Sentiment0.52 News SentimentLinde has a news sentiment score of 0.52. 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 0.40 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Linde this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 13 people have searched for LIN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -48% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 8 people have added Linde to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% 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 $4,639,069.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.70% 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 John Panikar Sells 10,025 SharesSeptember 12, 2024 | insidertrades.comJason Jones trial: Victims had multiple gunshot wounds, pathologist saysSeptember 19, 2024 | msn.comSell NVDA Now?Guess who's selling NVDA next The most successful hedge fund in history quietly sold 500,000 shares. Here's what that means for your money. Billionaire Wall Street investors are quietly offloading millions of shares. What do they know that you don't? It's arguably the most popular stock in the world. Now, one 50-year Wall Street legend says its day in the sun could finally be coming to an end. Last year, he warned of two stocks that went on to crash 60%.September 23, 2024 | Chaikin Analytics (Ad)Jason Jones Murder Trial: Forensic pathologist states all four Laurel murder victims died quickly, as autopsy results are discussed in Wednesday testimonySeptember 19, 2024 | msn.comRed Dead Redemption 2 Player Discovers New Interaction After 1,400 Hours of PlaytimeSeptember 15, 2024 | msn.comLinde plc (NASDAQ:LIN) VP Sells $4,639,068.75 in StockSeptember 14, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comLinde India seeks stay on valuation exercise in related-party transaction caseSeptember 9, 2024 | msn.comUBS Sticks to Their Hold Rating for Linde (LIN)September 9, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comSee More Headlines LIN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have LIN shares performed this year? Linde's stock was trading at $410.71 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, LIN shares have increased by 14.7% and is now trading at $470.89. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How were Linde's earnings last quarter? Linde plc (NASDAQ:LIN) announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, August, 2nd. The basic materials company reported $3.85 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.79 by $0.06. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 1.2% on a year-over-year basis. Who are Linde's major shareholders? Top institutional investors of Linde include Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (1.95%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.48%), Ameriprise Financial Inc. (0.72%) and Legal & General Group Plc (0.72%). Insiders that own company stock include Stephen F Angel, Matthew J White, Sanjiv Lamba, Guillermo Bichara, David P Strauss, John Panikar, Sean Durbin, Juergen Nowicki, Andreas Opfermann 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. 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Company Calendar Last Earnings8/02/2024Ex-Dividend for 9/18 Dividend9/04/2024Dividend Payable9/18/2024Today9/22/2024Next Earnings (Estimated)10/24/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorBasic Materials Industry Industrial inorganic chemicals Sub-IndustryChemicals Current SymbolNASDAQ:LIN Previous SymbolNASDAQ:LIN CUSIPN/A CIK1575571 Webwww.linde.com Phone441483242200Fax800-772-9985Employees66,323Year Founded1879Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$484.18 High Stock Price Target$540.00 Low Stock Price Target$429.00 Potential Upside/Downside+2.6%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.54 Research Coverage13 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$12.89 Trailing P/E Ratio36.61 Forward P/E Ratio30.37 P/E Growth2.97Net Income$6.20 billion Net Margins19.49% Pretax Margin25.24% Return on Equity17.92% Return on Assets9.04% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.43 Current Ratio0.95 Quick Ratio0.80 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$32.82 billion Price / Sales6.91 Cash Flow$22.15 per share Price / Cash Flow21.31 Book Value$84.72 per share Price / Book5.57Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares480,676,000Free Float477,311,000Market Cap$226.84 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta0.94 Social Links 7 Stocks That Could Be Bigger Than Tesla, Nvidia, and GoogleGrowth stocks offer a lot of bang for your buck, and we've got the next upcoming superstars to strongly consider for your portfolio.Get This Free Report This page (NASDAQ:LIN) was last updated on 9/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBiden’s Capital Gains Tax to Devastate Savings!Don't let the corrupt elites dictate your future—ACT NOW! 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