Linde PLC $LIN Stock Position Raised by Tower Bridge Advisors

Tower Bridge Advisors increased its holdings in shares of Linde PLC (NASDAQ:LIN) by 449.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 11,109 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,088 shares during the quarter. Tower Bridge Advisors’ holdings in Linde were worth $5,277,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Brighton Jones LLC bought a new stake in shares of Linde in the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,752,000. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in Linde by 14.1% in the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 777 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $325,000 after buying an additional 96 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC lifted its stake in Linde by 19.8% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,569 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $736,000 after buying an additional 259 shares during the last quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. boosted its holdings in shares of Linde by 19.3% during the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 897 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $421,000 after acquiring an additional 145 shares during the period. Finally, Westside Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Linde by 591.7% during the second quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 166 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $79,000 after acquiring an additional 142 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 82.80% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently weighed in on LIN shares. DZ Bank cut shares of Linde from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $460.00 price objective on the stock. in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of Linde from $540.00 to $545.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 6th. UBS Group lifted their price target on Linde from $500.00 to $550.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. Mizuho set a $525.00 price objective on Linde in a report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $455.00 target price on shares of Linde in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $508.20.

Linde Trading Down 0.5%

Linde stock opened at $499.19 on Thursday. Linde PLC has a 12-month low of $387.78 and a 12-month high of $510.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.74. The stock has a market capitalization of $231.32 billion, a PE ratio of 34.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.30 and a beta of 0.82. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $459.24 and a 200-day simple moving average of $449.99.

Linde (NASDAQ:LIN) last released its 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 during 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 firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $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. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Linde PLC will post 16.54 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Linde Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 11th will be paid a dividend of $1.60 per share. This is an increase 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 (DPR) is 43.87%.

Insider Transactions at Linde

In related news, VP Guillermo Bichara sold 9,455 shares of Linde stock in a transaction dated 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 directly owned 22,138 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,636,202.10. The trade was a 29.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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 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.