2,477 Shares in Linde PLC $LIN Purchased by Aventura Private Wealth LLC

Aventura Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Linde PLC (NASDAQ:LIN) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 2,477 shares of the basic materials company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,056,000.

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in LIN. Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Linde during the second quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Marquette Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Linde in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $27,000. YANKCOM Partnership boosted its stake in Linde by 195.2% in the 3rd quarter. YANKCOM Partnership now owns 62 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares during the period. KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp purchased a new position in Linde during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Finally, Saranac Partners Ltd purchased a new position in Linde during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $29,000. 82.80% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, VP Guillermo Bichara sold 9,455 shares of Linde stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $480.45, for a total value of $4,542,654.75. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 22,138 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,636,202.10. The trade was a 29.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Sean Durbin sold 6,520 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $477.27, for a total transaction of $3,111,800.40. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 8,151 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,890,227.77. This trade represents a 44.44% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders sold 20,332 shares of company stock worth $9,749,257. Insiders own 0.70% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on LIN shares. DZ Bank lowered Linde from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $460.00 target price for the company. in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Linde in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Linde in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Mizuho set a $525.00 price objective on Linde in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Linde from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Linde has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $515.20.

Linde Price Performance

Shares of Linde stock opened at $488.15 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $226.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.46, a P/E/G ratio of 3.22 and a beta of 0.82. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $473.03 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $450.87. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. Linde PLC has a 1-year low of $387.78 and a 1-year high of $510.65.

Linde (NASDAQ:LIN) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The basic materials company reported $4.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.18 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $8.76 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.64 billion. Linde had a net margin of 20.30% and a return on equity of 19.52%. Linde’s quarterly revenue was up 6.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $3.97 earnings per share. Linde has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 4.200-4.300 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 17.400-17.900 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Linde PLC will post 16.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Linde Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 11th will be given a $1.60 dividend. This represents a $6.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 11th. This is a positive change from Linde’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.50. Linde’s dividend payout ratio is presently 43.87%.

Linde Company Profile

Linde (NASDAQ: LIN) is a multinational industrial gases and engineering company that supplies gases, related technologies and services to a wide range of industries. The company traces its current form to the 2018 combination of Germany’s Linde AG and U.S.-based Praxair, creating one of the largest global providers of industrial, specialty and medical gases. Linde’s business model centers on production, processing and distribution of gases as well as the design and construction of the plants and equipment needed to produce them.

Core products and services include atmospheric and process gases such as oxygen, nitrogen and argon; hydrogen and helium; carbon dioxide; and a portfolio of higher‑value specialty and electronic gases.