Equities Analysts Set Expectations for Linde FY2027 Earnings

Linde PLC (NASDAQ:LIN) – Stock analysts at Erste Group Bank issued their FY2027 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Linde in a research report issued on Wednesday, February 18th. Erste Group Bank analyst H. Engel forecasts that the basic materials company will post earnings of $19.45 per share for the year. Erste Group Bank currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Linde’s current full-year earnings is $16.54 per share.

LIN has been the topic of a number of other reports. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Linde in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. DZ Bank lowered shares of Linde from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $460.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. CICC Research initiated coverage on Linde in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. They set an “outperform” rating and a $510.00 target price for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $455.00 target price on shares of Linde in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $530.00 price target on shares of Linde in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $508.20.

Linde Trading Up 1.2%

Shares of Linde stock opened at $504.00 on Monday. 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 has a twelve month low of $387.78 and a twelve month high of $504.49. The firm has a market capitalization of $235.34 billion, a PE ratio of 34.54, a P/E/G ratio of 3.27 and a beta of 0.84. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $449.38 and its 200 day moving average price is $448.60.

Linde (NASDAQ:LIN) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The basic materials company reported $4.20 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.18 by $0.02. Linde had a return on equity of 19.52% and a net margin of 20.30%.The company had revenue of $8.76 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.64 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $3.97 earnings per share. Linde’s quarterly revenue was up 6.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Linde has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 4.200-4.300 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 17.400-17.900 EPS.

Insider Buying and Selling at Linde

In related news, VP Guillermo Bichara sold 9,455 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $480.45, for a total transaction of $4,542,654.75. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 22,138 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,636,202.10. This represents a 29.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Linde

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in LIN. Ketron Financial acquired a new stake in Linde during the 4th quarter valued at $341,000. Astoria Portfolio Advisors LLC. increased its position in Linde by 16.2% during the fourth quarter. Astoria Portfolio Advisors LLC. now owns 739 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $315,000 after purchasing an additional 103 shares during the last quarter. SG Trading Solutions LLC purchased a new position in shares of Linde in the 4th quarter worth $960,000. Pacer Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Linde by 6.7% in the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 75,038 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $31,995,000 after purchasing an additional 4,734 shares during the period. Finally, MV Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in Linde in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $350,000. 82.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.