Earned Wealth Advisors LLC Purchases Shares of 1,035 Linde PLC $LIN

Earned Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Linde PLC (NASDAQ:LIN) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 1,035 shares of the basic materials company’s stock, valued at approximately $513,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in LIN. Capital International Investors grew its stake in Linde by 20.1% in the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 7,610,387 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $3,245,255,000 after purchasing an additional 1,275,477 shares during the period. S.E.E.D. Planning Group LLC lifted its position in Linde by 8.9% during the fourth quarter. S.E.E.D. Planning Group LLC now owns 27,341 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $11,658,000 after buying an additional 2,234 shares during the period. J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG lifted its position in Linde by 3.0% during the fourth quarter. J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG now owns 83,262 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $35,493,000 after buying an additional 2,408 shares during the period. Boston Trust Walden Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Linde by 143.4% during the 4th quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp now owns 15,044 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $6,415,000 after buying an additional 8,863 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its position in shares of Linde by 177.2% in the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,263,064 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $538,558,000 after buying an additional 807,370 shares during the period. 82.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Linde Stock Performance

NASDAQ:LIN opened at $512.05 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $236.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.00, a PEG ratio of 3.22 and a beta of 0.72. Linde PLC has a 1 year low of $387.78 and a 1 year high of $548.20. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $516.10 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $492.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 0.83 and a quick ratio of 0.69.

Linde (NASDAQ:LIN) last posted its earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The basic materials company reported $4.33 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.27 by $0.06. Linde had a return on equity of 19.80% and a net margin of 20.44%.The firm had revenue of $8.78 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.60 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $3.95 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 8.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Linde has set its FY 2026 guidance at 17.600-17.900 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 4.400-4.500 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Linde PLC will post 17.88 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Linde Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 4th were given a dividend of $1.60 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 4th. This represents a $6.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. Linde’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 42.50%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

LIN has been the subject of several research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Linde in a research note on Friday. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $560.00 price objective on shares of Linde in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Linde from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Citigroup initiated coverage on Linde in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. They issued an “overweight” rating for the company. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein set a $559.00 price objective on Linde in a research report on Friday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $548.67.

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.