Titan Investment Solutions Ltd Purchases New Holdings in Linde PLC $LIN

Titan Investment Solutions Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Linde PLC (NASDAQ:LIN) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 43,276 shares of the basic materials company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,452,000. Linde comprises about 2.2% of Titan Investment Solutions Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 19th largest holding.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Linde during the second quarter valued at approximately $25,000. KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp acquired a new position in Linde during the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Saranac Partners Ltd bought a new stake in Linde in the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Triumph Capital Management raised 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 period. Finally, Caitlin John LLC bought a new stake in Linde in the third quarter valued at approximately $32,000. 82.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

LIN has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Citigroup upped their price objective on Linde from $580.00 to $585.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on Linde from $552.00 to $570.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and issued a $575.00 price objective on shares of Linde in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Linde from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Erste Group Bank upgraded Linde from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $541.91.

Linde Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ LIN opened at $523.57 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $242.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.77, a price-to-earnings-growth 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. Linde PLC has a 1-year low of $387.78 and a 1-year high of $525.82. The business’s 50 day moving average is $504.86 and its 200-day moving average is $471.51.

Linde (NASDAQ:LIN) last announced its earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The basic materials company reported $4.33 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.27 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $8.78 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.60 billion. Linde had a return on equity of 19.80% and a net margin of 20.44%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 8.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $3.95 earnings per share. 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 research analysts predict that Linde PLC will post 17.86 earnings per share for the current year.

Linde Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 4th will be paid a dividend of $1.60 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 4th. This represents a $6.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Linde’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 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.