1,651 Shares of Linde PLC $LIN Bought by Sigma Planning Corp

Sigma Planning Corp bought a new position in Linde PLC (NASDAQ:LIN) during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor bought 1,651 shares of the basic materials company’s stock, valued at approximately $784,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in LIN. Sanders Morris Harris LLC bought a new stake in Linde in the 3rd quarter valued at about $847,000. Carderock Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Linde during the third quarter worth approximately $7,498,000. First Financial Bank Trust Division bought a new position in Linde in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $4,034,000. Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in Linde in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,875,000. Finally, Hikari Power Ltd acquired a new position in Linde during the 2nd quarter worth $20,965,000. 82.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

LIN has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Mizuho set a $583.00 price target on Linde in a report on Thursday. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Linde in a research note on Thursday, October 8th. UBS Group dropped their price objective on Linde from $612.00 to $574.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 5th. KeyCorp lifted their target price on Linde from $542.00 to $545.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on shares of Linde from $535.00 to $560.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Linde currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $550.14.

Trending Headlines about Linde

Here are the key news stories impacting Linde this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q3 results exceeded expectations: Adjusted EPS was $4.59, above the $4.52 consensus and up 9% year over year, while sales rose 9.3% to $9.40 billion, topping the $9.16 billion estimate. Linde Reports Third-Quarter 2026 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Growth drivers remain intact: Higher pricing, volume growth in the Americas, strong electronics demand and AI-related semiconductor investment supported the quarter. Management also cited a $7.9 billion project backlog, providing visibility into future growth. LIN Q3 Earnings Call Highlights Restructuring and Growth Outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts raised their valuation targets: Barclays lifted its target from $577 to $591 and maintained an “overweight” rating, while RBC raised its target from $549 to $568 and upgraded or maintained an “outperform” view. The revisions signal continued confidence in Linde’s earnings durability and growth prospects.
• Neutral Sentiment: Underlying performance was stronger than reported GAAP results: GAAP net income declined 12% because of purchase-accounting effects and restructuring-related items, but adjusted net income increased 7% to $2.12 billion. Linde plc Q3 2026 Earnings Call Summary
• Negative Sentiment: Restructuring and near-term uncertainty temper the outlook: Linde expects a $425 million restructuring charge and guided fourth-quarter EPS to $4.40–$4.50. Uneven industrial demand, margin pressure and an evaluation of options for Lincare could limit near-term upside.

Linde Price Performance

Shares of LIN opened at $514.24 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $483.53 and its 200-day moving average is $492.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 0.86 and a quick ratio of 0.75. The company has a market capitalization of $237.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.17, a P/E/G ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 0.71. Linde PLC has a fifty-two week low of $387.78 and a fifty-two week high of $548.20.

Linde (NASDAQ:LIN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 29th. The basic materials company reported $4.59 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.52 by $0.07. Linde had a net margin of 19.34% and a return on equity of 20.32%. The firm had revenue of $9.40 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.16 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $4.21 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 9.3% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts expect that Linde PLC will post 17.88 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Linde Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 17th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 3rd will be paid a $1.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 3rd. This represents a $6.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Linde’s payout ratio is presently 41.34%.

Linde Profile

Linde plc (NASDAQ:LIN) is a global industrial gases and engineering company. It produces and distributes atmospheric gases such as oxygen, nitrogen and argon, as well as hydrogen, helium, carbon dioxide and specialty gases. The company serves customers through packaged gases, bulk deliveries, on-site production and pipeline systems.

Linde’s products and services support a broad range of industries, including healthcare, food and beverage, manufacturing, chemicals, energy, refining, electronics and metals.