Linde PLC $LIN Shares Purchased by MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH

MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH raised its position in Linde PLC (NASDAQ:LIN) by 13.2% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 16,081 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,881 shares during the period. Linde comprises about 0.8% of MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 26th largest position. MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH’s holdings in Linde were worth $7,972,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Capital International Investors lifted its position in Linde by 20.1% during the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 7,610,387 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $3,245,255,000 after buying an additional 1,275,477 shares during the period. S.E.E.D. Planning Group LLC grew its holdings in Linde by 8.9% in the 4th quarter. S.E.E.D. Planning Group LLC now owns 27,341 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $11,658,000 after buying an additional 2,234 shares during the period. J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG grew its holdings in Linde by 3.0% in the 4th quarter. J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG now owns 83,262 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $35,493,000 after buying an additional 2,408 shares during the period. Boston Trust Walden Corp grew its holdings in Linde by 143.4% in the 4th quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp now owns 15,044 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $6,415,000 after buying an additional 8,863 shares during the period. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its stake in shares of Linde by 177.2% during the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,263,064 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $538,558,000 after acquiring an additional 807,370 shares during the last quarter. 82.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on LIN shares. Seaport Research Partners increased their price objective on shares of Linde from $525.00 to $575.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, April 17th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Linde from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on shares of Linde from $552.00 to $570.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Citigroup began coverage on shares of Linde in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. They set an “overweight” rating on the stock. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Linde from $525.00 to $530.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $541.75.

Linde Trading Down 0.3%

NASDAQ LIN opened at $522.54 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $241.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.70, a PEG ratio of 3.29 and a beta of 0.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a current ratio of 0.83. Linde PLC has a one year low of $387.78 and a one year high of $548.20. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $514.77 and its 200 day moving average price is $489.60.

Linde (NASDAQ:LIN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 1st. The basic materials company reported $4.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.27 by $0.06. Linde had a net margin of 20.44% and a return on equity of 19.80%. The company had revenue of $8.78 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.60 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $3.95 earnings per share. Linde’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.2% on a year-over-year basis. Linde has set its FY 2026 guidance at 17.600-17.900 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 4.400-4.500 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Linde PLC will post 17.86 EPS for the current year.

Linde Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 4th were issued a $1.60 dividend. This represents a $6.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 4th. Linde’s dividend payout ratio is currently 42.50%.

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.