Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC Has $1.19 Million Position in Linde PLC $LIN

Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Linde PLC (NASDAQ:LIN) by 44.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 2,795 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after selling 2,275 shares during the period. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC’s holdings in Linde were worth $1,192,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in Linde by 0.9% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 19,319,583 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $9,176,828,000 after buying an additional 172,162 shares during the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors increased its stake in shares of Linde by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 9,329,728 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $4,431,639,000 after acquiring an additional 83,236 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Linde in the 2nd quarter valued at about $3,098,772,000. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in shares of Linde by 6.0% in the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,287,566 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $2,036,594,000 after acquiring an additional 242,733 shares during the period. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. raised its position in shares of Linde by 4.8% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 3,895,026 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,850,137,000 after acquiring an additional 176,650 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 82.80% of the company’s stock.

Linde Stock Up 2.6%

Linde stock opened at $492.34 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $228.15 billion, a PE ratio of 33.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.15 and a beta of 0.82. Linde PLC has a twelve month low of $387.78 and a twelve month high of $510.65. The company has a quick ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. The company has a 50 day moving average of $475.50 and a 200-day moving average of $450.96.

Linde (NASDAQ:LIN) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The basic materials company reported $4.20 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.18 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $8.76 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.64 billion. Linde had a net margin of 20.30% and a return on equity of 19.52%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 6.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business 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 research analysts anticipate that Linde PLC will post 16.54 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Linde Increases Dividend

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

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Guillermo Bichara sold 4,357 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $480.79, for a total value of $2,094,802.03. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 22,138 shares in the company, valued at $10,643,729.02. The trade was a 16.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at 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 value of $3,111,800.40. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 8,151 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,890,227.77. This represents a 44.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 20,332 shares of company stock worth $9,749,257 in the last three months. Company insiders own 0.70% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on LIN shares. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Linde in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Linde in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Linde from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $455.00 to $525.00 in a research note on Friday, March 13th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $530.00 target price on shares of Linde in a report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Linde from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Linde presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $515.20.

About Linde

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.