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After finishing at $474.14 in the prior trading day, Linde Plc (NASDAQ: LIN) closed at $471.78, down -0.50%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.50 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.4 million shares were traded. LIN stock price reached its highest trading level at $474.23 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $470.0.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of LIN by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 46.22 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 43.64. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.78 and its Current Ratio is at 0.93. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.67 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.51.
On June 13, 2025, RBC Capital Mkts started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $576.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 07 ’25 when ANGEL STEPHEN F sold 50,309 shares for $473.38 per share. The transaction valued at 23,815,274 led to the insider holds 480,543 shares of the business.
ANGEL STEPHEN F bought 50,309 shares of LIN for $23,815,303 on Aug 07 ’25. On May 22 ’25, another insider, Durbin Sean, who serves as the Executive VP, North America of the company, sold 7,261 shares for $456.42 each. As a result, the insider received 3,314,272 and left with 8,151 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, LIN now has a Market Capitalization of 221222371328 and an Enterprise Value of 243827146752. As of this moment, Linde’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 33.54, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 26.27. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.10. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.65 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.74. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.334 whereas that against EBITDA is 18.801.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LIN is 0.95, which has changed by 0.013447285 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1716845 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LIN has reached a high of $487.49, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $408.65. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.05%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.52%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.67M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1683560 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 468.91M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 465.88M. Insiders hold about 0.65% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 83.62% stake in the company. Shares short for LIN as of 1755216000 were 5270769 with a Short Ratio of 3.16, compared to 1752537600 on 5138435. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5270769 and a Short% of Float of 1.13.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, LIN’s forward annual dividend rate was 5.78, compared to 5.78 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.012190492The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.33. The current Payout Ratio is 40.83% for LIN, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-04 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-04. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2003-12-16 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Linde Plc (LIN) is currently in the spotlight, with 18.0 analysts actively rating and assessing its market standing.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $4.24, with high estimates of $4.31 and low estimates of $4.16.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $16.55 and $16.33 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $16.45. EPS for the following year is $18.0, with 24.0 analysts recommending between $18.87 and $17.3.
Revenue Estimates
15 analysts predict $8.61B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $8.91B to a low estimate of $8.46B. As of the current estimate, Linde Plc’s year-ago sales were $8.36BFor the next quarter, 15 analysts are estimating revenue of $8.65B. There is a high estimate of $9.02B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $8.38B.
A total of 21 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LIN’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $34.54B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $33.31B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $33.83B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $33.01BBased on 22 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $35.74B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $36.85B and the low estimate is $34.6B.
