SG Trading Solutions LLC Acquires Shares of 2,252 Linde PLC $LIN

SG Trading Solutions LLC acquired a new position in shares of Linde PLC (NASDAQ:LIN) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 2,252 shares of the basic materials company’s stock, valued at approximately $960,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in LIN. Darwin Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Linde during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Triumph Capital Management lifted its stake in Linde by 69.2% in the fourth quarter. Triumph Capital Management now owns 66 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 27 shares during the last quarter. KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp purchased a new stake in Linde in the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Saranac Partners Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Linde in the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Finally, Strengthening Families & Communities LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Linde by 134.5% in the fourth quarter. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC now owns 68 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 39 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.80% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently commented on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Linde from $525.00 to $530.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and set a $575.00 price objective on shares of Linde in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Linde from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Seaport Research Partners lifted their price objective on shares of Linde from $525.00 to $575.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, April 17th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $560.00 target price on shares of Linde in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Linde has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $541.91.

Linde Trading Down 0.7%

NASDAQ:LIN opened at $512.15 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $236.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.01, a PEG ratio of 3.24 and a beta of 0.72. The company has a current ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $506.23 and its 200-day simple moving average is $475.01. Linde PLC has a 12-month low of $387.78 and a 12-month high of $525.87.

Linde (NASDAQ:LIN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The basic materials company reported $4.33 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.27 by $0.06. Linde had a return on equity of 19.80% and a net margin of 20.44%.The firm had revenue of $8.78 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.60 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $3.95 earnings per share. The company’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. Equities analysts anticipate that Linde PLC will post 17.86 EPS for the current year.

Linde Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 4th were given a dividend of $1.60 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 4th. This represents a $6.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. Linde’s dividend payout ratio is presently 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.