Weekly Analysts’ Ratings Changes for Linde (LIN)

Linde (NASDAQ: LIN) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 11/3/2026 – Linde was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b)” to “buy (b-)”.
• 10/30/2026 – Linde had its price target raised by KeyCorp from $542.00 to $545.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/30/2026 – Linde had its price target raised by UBS Group from $574.00 to $585.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/30/2026 – Linde had its price target raised by Citigroup from $560.00 to $580.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/30/2026 – Linde had its price target raised by Royal Bank Of Canada from $549.00 to $568.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/30/2026 – Linde had its price target raised by Barclays from $577.00 to $591.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/29/2026 – Linde was given a new $583.00 price target by Mizuho.
• 10/19/2026 – Linde had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 10/15/2026 – Linde had its price target lowered by Royal Bank Of Canada from $553.00 to $549.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/12/2026 – Linde is now covered by Barclays. They set an “overweight” rating and a $577.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/12/2026 – Linde was upgraded by Barclays to “strong-buy”.
• 10/8/2026 – Linde had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by BMO Capital Markets.
• 10/7/2026 – Linde had its price target lowered by Citigroup from $580.00 to $560.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/5/2026 – Linde had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Sanford C. Bernstein.
• 10/5/2026 – Linde had its price target lowered by UBS Group from $612.00 to $574.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 9/28/2026 – Linde had its price target lowered by Argus from $563.00 to $538.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 9/22/2026 – Linde had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by UBS Group. They now have a $579.00 price target on the stock, up from $550.00.
• 9/11/2026 – Linde had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by UBS Group.
• 9/11/2026 – Linde had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Sanford C. Bernstein. They now have a $563.00 price target on the stock, up from $559.00.
• 9/10/2026 – Linde is now covered by KeyCorp. They set an “overweight” rating and a $542.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/10/2026 – Linde was upgraded by KeyCorp to “strong-buy”.

Linde Stock Performance

Linde stock traded up $5.88 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $521.13. 860,155 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,312,538. Linde PLC has a 12-month low of $387.78 and a 12-month high of $548.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a current ratio of 0.86. The stock has a market cap of $239.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.00 and a beta of 0.67. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $486.57 and its 200 day simple moving average is $494.34.

Linde (NASDAQ:LIN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 29th. The basic materials company reported $4.59 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.52 by $0.07. Linde had a net margin of 19.34% and a return on equity of 20.32%. The company had revenue of $9.40 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.16 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $4.21 earnings per share. Linde’s quarterly revenue was up 9.3% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts predict that Linde PLC will post 17.89 EPS for the current year.

Linde Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 17th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 3rd will be paid a $1.60 dividend. This represents a $6.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 3rd. Linde’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 42.52%.

Insider Activity at Linde

In other news, CFO Matthew White sold 86,833 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $521.21, for a total transaction of $45,258,227.93. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 50,733 shares in the company, valued at $26,442,546.93. This represents a 63.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, VP Guillermo Bichara sold 9,350 shares of Linde stock in a transaction on Monday, November 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $518.91, for a total transaction of $4,851,808.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 22,138 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,487,629.58. This trade represents a 29.69% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Company insiders own 0.30% of the company’s stock.

Linde plc is a global industrial gases and engineering company. It produces and supplies atmospheric gases such as oxygen, nitrogen and argon, as well as hydrogen, helium and specialty gases. The company also designs and builds equipment and facilities used to produce and process gases.

Linde serves customers across industries including healthcare, manufacturing, chemicals, food and beverage, electronics and energy. Its operations span the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and Asia-Pacific.

The company was formed in 2018 through the merger of Germany’s Linde AG and U.S.-based Praxair, bringing together businesses with long histories in industrial gases and engineering.