In the latest trading session,, 0.74 million Linde Plc (NASDAQ:LIN) shares changed hands as the company’s beta touched 0.98. With the company’s most recent per share price at $469.83 changed hands at -$5.73 or -1.20% at last look, the market valuation stands at $221.16B. LIN’s current price is a discount, trading about -3.76% off its 52-week high of $487.49. The share price had its 52-week low at $408.65, which suggests the last value was 13.02% up since then.
Analysts gave the Linde Plc (LIN) stock a consensus recommendation rating of Buy, calculated at a mean rating of 1.83. If we narrow down to specifics, the data shows that 0 out of 10 analysts rate the stock as a Sell, with a further 0 assigning it an Overweight rating. Of the remaining, 1 recommended LIN as a Hold, 9 felt it is a Buy and 0 rated the stock as Underweight.
Linde Plc (NASDAQ:LIN) trade information
Instantly LIN was in red as seen in intraday trades today. With action -0.83%, the performance over the past five days has been red. The company’s shares are showing year-to-date upside of 12.22%, with the 5-day performance at -0.83% in the red. However, in the 30-day time frame, Linde Plc (NASDAQ:LIN) is 3.39% up.
The consensus price target for the stock as assigned by Wall Street analysts is 490, meaning bulls need an upside of 4.12% from its recent market value. According to analyst projections, LIN’s forecast low is 490 with 490 as the target high. To hit the forecast high, the stock’s price needs a -4.29% plunge from its current level, while the stock would need to soar -4.29% for it to hit the projected low.
Looking at the company’s year-on-year earnings, data shows that the past 5-year has an earnings growth rate of 26.58%. The 2025 estimates are for Linde Plc earnings to increase by 5.76%, but the outlook for the next 5-year period is at 8.15% per year.
LIN Dividends
Linde Plc is expected to release its next quarterly earnings report in July. The 1.23% annual yield figure for the share gives it an annual dividend of 5.78. It is important to note, however, that the 1.23% dividend yield ratio should serve as a guide only, as you should also take into consideration many other aspects of a company’s operations and fundamentals before making any investment decision.
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Among Mutual Funds, the top two as of Mar 31, 2025 were VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund and VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard 500 Index Fund . With 14.95 shares estimated at $7.02 billion under it, the former controlled 3.08% of total outstanding shares. On the other hand, VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard 500 Index Fund held about 2.73% of the shares, roughly 13.23 shares worth around $6.22 billion.
