Aviso Financial Inc. Buys 1,700 Shares of Linde PLC $LIN

Aviso Financial Inc. increased its position in Linde PLC (NASDAQ:LIN) by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 123,605 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,700 shares during the quarter. Linde comprises approximately 2.4% of Aviso Financial Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 14th largest holding. Aviso Financial Inc.’s holdings in Linde were worth $58,712,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Trivium Point Advisory LLC raised its position in Linde by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Trivium Point Advisory LLC now owns 5,303 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $2,519,000 after purchasing an additional 28 shares in the last quarter. Boston Research & Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Linde by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Boston Research & Management Inc. now owns 15,942 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $7,572,000 after buying an additional 86 shares in the last quarter. Huntington National Bank increased its stake in shares of Linde by 1.5% during the third quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 212,109 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $100,752,000 after buying an additional 3,050 shares during the period. Argent Trust Co raised its holdings in shares of Linde by 1.3% in the third quarter. Argent Trust Co now owns 6,309 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $2,997,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mosaic Family Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Linde in the third quarter valued at about $219,000. 82.80% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Linde

In related news, VP Guillermo Bichara sold 9,455 shares of Linde stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $480.45, for a total value of $4,542,654.75. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly 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 document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Insiders own 0.70% of the company’s stock.

Linde Price Performance

Shares of LIN opened at $508.08 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $454.42 and a two-hundred day moving average of $449.46. The company has a quick ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. Linde PLC has a twelve month low of $387.78 and a twelve month high of $510.65. The company has a market cap of $235.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.34 and a beta of 0.84.

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. The firm had revenue of $8.76 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.64 billion. Linde had a return on equity of 19.52% and a net margin of 20.30%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $3.97 EPS. Linde has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 4.200-4.300 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 17.400-17.900 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Linde PLC will post 16.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Linde Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 11th will be issued a $1.60 dividend. This is a boost from Linde’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.50. This represents a $6.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 11th. Linde’s dividend payout ratio is 41.12%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have issued reports on LIN. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Linde from $500.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $516.00 price objective on shares of Linde in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of Linde from $540.00 to $545.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. CICC Research began coverage on shares of Linde in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $510.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their target price on Linde from $540.00 to $490.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, December 12th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Linde has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $508.20.

About Linde

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.