Linde PLC $LIN Shares Acquired by Impax Asset Management Group plc

Impax Asset Management Group plc boosted its stake in Linde PLC (NASDAQ:LIN) by 0.5% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,908,814 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,683 shares during the quarter. Linde accounts for about 5.3% of Impax Asset Management Group plc’s portfolio, making the stock its biggest holding. Impax Asset Management Group plc owned 0.41% of Linde worth $906,686,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in LIN. Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Linde in the second quarter valued at about $25,000. Marquette Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Linde in the 3rd quarter valued at about $27,000. YANKCOM Partnership boosted its holdings in Linde by 195.2% in the 3rd quarter. YANKCOM Partnership now owns 62 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 41 shares during the last quarter. Guerra Advisors Inc acquired a new stake in Linde in the 3rd quarter worth about $30,000. Finally, Albion Financial Group UT increased its stake in Linde by 87.8% during the 3rd quarter. Albion Financial Group UT now owns 77 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 36 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.80% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on LIN shares. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $530.00 target price on shares of Linde in a research report on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $455.00 price objective on shares of Linde in a report on Friday, February 6th. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $516.00 target price on shares of Linde in a report on Monday, November 3rd. CICC Research began coverage on shares of Linde in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $510.00 target price for the company. Finally, BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Linde in a research report on Tuesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Linde currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $508.20.

Linde Stock Up 0.9%

Shares of NASDAQ:LIN opened at $460.51 on Wednesday. Linde PLC has a 52-week low of $387.78 and a 52-week high of $486.38. The stock has a market cap of $215.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.56, a PEG ratio of 3.00 and a beta of 0.84. The business has a fifty day moving average of $433.10 and a two-hundred day moving average of $447.31. 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 (NASDAQ:LIN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The basic materials company reported $4.20 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 firm had revenue of $8.76 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.64 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $3.97 EPS. The company’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, research analysts expect that Linde PLC will post 16.54 earnings per share for the current year.

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.