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After finishing at $184.00 in the prior trading day, Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc (NASDAQ: LECO) closed at $176.20, down -4.24%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.24 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.89 million shares were traded. LECO stock price reached its highest trading level at $179.35 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $170.01.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of LECO 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 26.17 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 20.47. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.25 and its Current Ratio is at 1.87. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.99 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.90.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Morgan Stanley on January 08, 2024, initiated with a Underweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $178.
On October 31, 2023, Seaport Research Partners Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $210.
On September 27, 2023, UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Sell rating and target price of $170.UBS initiated its Sell rating on September 27, 2023, with a $170 target price.
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 Mar 10 ’25 when MICHELE KUHRT bought 2,268 shares for $201.62 per share.
Bruno Gabriel sold 6,682 shares of LECO for $1,360,052 on Mar 03 ’25. The EVP, CFO & TREASURER now owns 32,451 shares after completing the transaction at $203.54 per share. On Mar 03 ’25, another insider, Ansberry Jennifer I, who serves as the EVP, GENERAL COUNSEL & SECY of the company, sold 11,124 shares for $205.21 each. As a result, the insider received 2,282,771 and left with 22,173 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, LECO now has a Market Capitalization of 9872467968 and an Enterprise Value of 11260588032. As of this moment, Lincoln’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.63, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.54. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.63. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.46 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.46. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.809 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.067.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LECO is 1.18, which has changed by -0.20830339 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.09969199 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LECO has reached a high of $238.47, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $161.11. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.50%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -9.73%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 345.35K shares per day over the past 3-months and 378060 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 56.21M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 53.54M. Insiders hold about 4.44% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 79.80% stake in the company. Shares short for LECO as of 1744675200 were 859506 with a Short Ratio of 2.49, compared to 1741910400 on 1020030. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 859506 and a Short% of Float of 1.7399999999999998.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, LECO’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.0, compared to 2.92 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.55. The current Payout Ratio is 35.34% for LECO, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-31 with an ex-dividend date of 1751241600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2011-06-01 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
