Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft Sells 7,261 Shares of Linde PLC $LIN

Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced its position in Linde PLC (NASDAQ:LIN) by 7.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 96,412 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after selling 7,261 shares during the period. Linde accounts for approximately 2.9% of Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest holding. Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft’s holdings in Linde were worth $45,812,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in LIN. Brighton Jones LLC acquired a new position in Linde during the 4th quarter valued at about $2,752,000. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Linde by 14.1% in the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 777 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $325,000 after buying an additional 96 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC boosted 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 acquiring an additional 259 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC boosted its stake in Linde by 2.1% in the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 11,417 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $5,357,000 after acquiring an additional 233 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Linde by 21.2% during the 2nd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 14,838 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $6,962,000 after acquiring an additional 2,596 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 82.80% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

LIN has been the topic of several recent research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price target on Linde from $540.00 to $490.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, December 12th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Linde in a report on Monday, December 29th. DZ Bank cut Linde from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $460.00 price target for the company. in a research note on Tuesday. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Linde in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a “neutral” rating and set a $455.00 price objective on shares of Linde in a report on Friday, February 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $508.20.

Linde Stock Performance

Shares of LIN stock opened at $460.51 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a current ratio of 0.88. Linde PLC has a 52 week low of $387.78 and a 52 week high of $486.38. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $433.10 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $447.31. The company has a market capitalization of $215.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.00 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 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.18 by $0.02. Linde had a net margin of 20.30% and a return on equity of 19.52%. The company had revenue of $8.76 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.64 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $3.97 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 6.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Linde has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 4.200-4.300 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 17.400-17.900 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Linde PLC will post 16.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.