NASDAQ:LIN Linde (LIN) Stock Price, News & Analysis → Major Elon Musk Crypto Leak Revealed (From Crypto 101 Media) (Ad) Free LIN Stock Alerts $466.23 -1.32 (-0.28%) (As of 03/27/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$460.95▼$467.1150-Day Range$400.63▼$474.8952-Week Range$344.56▼$477.71Volume1.59 million shsAverage Volume4.13 million shsMarket Capitalization$224.53 billionP/E Ratio37.00Dividend Yield1.19%Price Target$448.93 Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipShort InterestSocial MediaStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipShort InterestSocial Media Get Linde alerts: Email Address Linde MarketRank™ Stock AnalysisAnalyst RatingModerate Buy2.54 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside3.7% Downside$448.93 Price TargetShort InterestHealthy0.88% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthModerateBased on Four FactorsSustainabilityN/ANews Sentiment0.93Based on 14 Articles This WeekInsider TradingSelling Shares$35.81 M Sold Last QuarterProj. Earnings Growth10.65%From $15.58 to $17.24 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.3.83 out of 5 starsBasic Materials Sector47th out of 171 stocksIndustrial Inorganic Chemicals Industry3rd out of 9 stocks 2.3 Analyst's Opinion 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.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $448.93, Linde has a forecasted downside of 3.7% from its current price of $466.23.Amount of Analyst CoverageLinde has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock. Previous Next 3.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted0.88% of the float of Linde has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverLinde has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Linde has recently increased by 15.24%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Previous Next 2.5 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldLinde pays a meaningful dividend of 1.19%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthLinde has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Linde is 44.13%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Linde will have a dividend payout ratio of 32.25% next year. This indicates that Linde will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next N/A Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreThere is no current Upright™ data available for LIN. Previous Next 3.8 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentLinde has a news sentiment score of 0.93. 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 0.35 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 14 news articles for Linde this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.Search Interest20 people have searched for LIN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 11% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows32 people have added Linde to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 2.5 Company Ownership 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 $35,811,988.00 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. Previous Next 2.5 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Linde are expected to grow by 10.65% in the coming year, from $15.58 to $17.24 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Linde is 37.00, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 146.09.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Linde is 37.00, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 125.91.Price to Earnings Growth RatioLinde has a PEG Ratio of 3.05. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioLinde has a P/B Ratio of 5.50. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here Ad Huge AlertsTrending Stocks Sent To You In Real Time Sign up today and get instant access to our next stock alert! You do not want to miss out on this next pick! Our stock picks have been known to soar! Click To Get Our Next Alert About Linde Stock (NASDAQ:LIN)Linde 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 LIN Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart LIN Stock News HeadlinesMarch 17, 2024 | insidertrades.comLinde plc (NASDAQ:LIN) VP Juergen Nowicki Sells 13,134 SharesMarch 16, 2024 | insidertrades.comInsider Selling: Linde plc (NASDAQ:LIN) CFO Sells 51,231 Shares of StockMarch 28, 2024 | Huge Alerts (Ad)Trending Stocks Sent To You In Real Time Sign up today and get instant access to our next stock alert! You do not want to miss out on this next pick! Our stock picks have been known to soar! March 14, 2024 | insidertrades.comInsider Selling: Linde plc (NASDAQ:LIN) VP Sells 5,277 Shares of StockMarch 11, 2024 | insidertrades.comLinde plc (NYSE:LIN) CEO Sells $3,837,704.24 in StockMarch 28, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comLinde (NASDAQ:LIN) Lowered to Neutral at UBS GroupMarch 27, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comLinde (NASDAQ:LIN) Price Target Raised to $510.00 at MizuhoMarch 26, 2024 | investorplace.com3 Hydrogen Stocks to Buy for the Next Bull Run: March 2024March 28, 2024 | DTI (Ad)Warning: this could blow your mindBuckle up… ‘Cause this might shatter everything you’ve heard about “income trading”. In fact, it’s such an extreme diversion from what most people think of typical income trades that I call it: The Perfect Income Trade You see, most of the income techniques out there target a couple of percent. Maybe 5 - 10 percent if you’re lucky. But this new way of trading income on the world’s top stocks goes after more than 10x that kind of return. 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Email Address Company Calendar Last Earnings2/06/2024Ex-Dividend for 3/28 Dividend3/13/2024Today3/28/2024Dividend Payable3/28/2024Next Earnings (Estimated)4/25/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorBasic Materials Industry Industrial inorganic chemicals Sub-IndustryN/A Current SymbolNASDAQ:LIN Previous SymbolNASDAQ:LIN CUSIPN/A CIK1575571 Webwww.linde.com Phone441483242200Fax800-772-9985Employees66,323Year Founded1879Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$448.93 High Stock Price Target$510.00 Low Stock Price Target$415.00 Potential Upside/Downside-4.7%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.62 Research Coverage13 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$12.60 Trailing P/E Ratio37.00 Forward P/E Ratio29.92 P/E Growth3.05Net Income$6.20 billion Net Margins18.87% Pretax Margin24.31% Return on Equity17.06% Return on Assets8.80% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.33 Current Ratio0.80 Quick Ratio0.67 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$32.85 billion Price / Sales6.83 Cash Flow$22.25 per share Price / Cash Flow20.95 Book Value$84.72 per share Price / Book5.50Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares481,580,000Free Float478,205,000Market Cap$224.53 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta0.93 Social Links The 10 Best AI Stocks to Own in 2024Wondering where to start (or end) with AI stocks? 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Hoyt (Age 54)VP & Chief Accounting Officer John van der VeldenSenior Vice President of Engineering Sales & TechnologySandeep SenChief Information OfficerMr. Juan PelaezVice President of Investor RelationsMore ExecutivesKey CompetitorsVenator MaterialsNYSE:VNTRBHP GroupNYSE:BHPVenator MaterialsNYSE:VNTRQSouthern CopperNYSE:SCCORio Tinto GroupNYSE:RIOView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsNomura Holdings Inc.Bought 2,500 shares on 3/27/2024Ownership: 0.000%HighPoint Advisor Group LLCBought 5,400 shares on 3/26/2024Ownership: 0.001%PNC Financial Services Group Inc.Bought 324 shares on 3/22/2024Ownership: 0.035%Livelsberger Financial AdvisoryBought 100 shares on 3/22/2024Ownership: 0.000%M3 Advisory Group LLCBought 598 shares on 3/19/2024Ownership: 0.000%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions LIN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell Linde stock right now? 13 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Linde in the last twelve months. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" LIN shares. View LIN analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is Linde's stock price target for 2024? 13 equities research analysts have issued 1 year target prices for Linde's shares. Their LIN share price targets range from $415.00 to $510.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $448.93 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 3.7%. View analysts price targets for LIN or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have LIN shares performed in 2024? Linde's stock was trading at $410.71 at the start of the year. Since then, LIN shares have increased by 13.5% and is now trading at $466.23. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. When is Linde's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 25th 2024. View our LIN earnings forecast. How were Linde's earnings last quarter? Linde plc (NASDAQ:LIN) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February, 6th. The basic materials company reported $3.59 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.49 by $0.10. The basic materials company had revenue of $8.30 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.04 billion. Linde had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 17.06% and a net margin of 18.87%. Linde's revenue for the quarter was up 5.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $3.16 EPS. Read the conference call transcript. How often does Linde pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Linde? Linde declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, February 27th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 14th will be paid a dividend of $1.39 per share on Thursday, March 28th. This represents a $5.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.19%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 13th. This is an increase from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.88. Read our dividend analysis for LIN. Is Linde a good dividend stock? Linde (NASDAQ:LIN) pays an annual dividend of $5.56 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.19%. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 44.13%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, LIN will have a dividend payout ratio of 32.25% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Read our dividend analysis for LIN. What guidance has Linde issued on next quarter's earnings? Linde updated its FY24 earnings guidance on Tuesday, February, 6th. The company provided EPS guidance of $15.25-15.65 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $15.47. Who are Linde's major shareholders? Linde's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.19%), Capital World Investors (2.48%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (2.37%), Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (2.23%), Capital International Investors (2.22%) and Capital Research Global Investors (2.14%). Insiders that own company stock include Andreas Opfermann, David P Strauss, Guillermo Bichara, John Panikar, Juergen Nowicki, Matthew J White, Oliver Pfann, Sanjiv Lamba, Sean Durbin and Stephen F Angel. 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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