Erste Group Bank Estimates Linde FY2027 Earnings

Linde PLC (NASDAQ:LIN) – Erste Group Bank issued their FY2027 EPS estimates for shares of Linde in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 18th. Erste Group Bank analyst H. Engel expects that the basic materials company will earn $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.

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

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on LIN. CICC Research began coverage on shares of Linde in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. They set an “outperform” rating and a $510.00 price objective for the company. Mizuho set a $525.00 target price on shares of Linde in a research note on Friday, February 6th. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Linde in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a “neutral” rating and set a $455.00 price objective on shares of Linde in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, DZ Bank downgraded Linde from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $460.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $508.20.

Linde Stock Up 0.3%

LIN stock opened at $498.19 on Monday. Linde has a 1-year low of $387.78 and a 1-year high of $500.57. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $447.77 and its 200 day simple moving average is $448.38. The company has a current ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. The firm has a market capitalization of $232.63 billion, a PE ratio of 34.15, a PEG ratio of 3.26 and a beta of 0.84.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Linde during the 2nd quarter worth $25,000. Marquette Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Linde during the third quarter worth about $27,000. KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp bought a new position in shares of Linde in the third quarter worth about $29,000. YANKCOM Partnership lifted its holdings in shares of Linde by 195.2% in the third quarter. YANKCOM Partnership now owns 62 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Guerra Advisors Inc acquired a new stake in shares of Linde in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $30,000. 82.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Linde news, VP Guillermo Bichara sold 9,455 shares of the firm’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 in the company, valued at $10,636,202.10. This trade represents a 29.93% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.