After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Yahoo Finance discussed the stock recently as it posted Linde Announces Fourth Quarter 2023 Earnings and Conference Call Schedule.
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Stocks Info
The company is listed on the NASDAQ and operates within the Specialty Chemicals industry segment. The current market capitalization of Linde Plc. is $197.76B. A total of 1.23 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.67M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Durbin Sean sold 1,245 shares of LIN for 387.63 per share on Sep 14. After the transaction, the Executive VP, North America now owns 8,149 company shares. In a previous transaction on Sep 07, Bichara Guillermo sold 12,484 shares at 386.53 per share. LIN shares that Exec VP& Chief Legal Officer owns now total 27,161.
Among the insiders who sold shares, ANGEL STEPHEN F disposed of 39,695 shares on Aug 01 at a per-share price of $391.62. This resulted in the Director holding 369,611 shares of LIN after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Durbin Sean sold 1,966 shares at $373.46 per share on Jun 14. Company shares held by the Executive VP, EMEA now total 8,149.
Dividend
The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. Linde Plc. pays an annual dividend of $5.14, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.26%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 33.70.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, LIN has a high of $434.21 and a low of $318.88.
As of this writing, LIN has an earnings estimate of $3.49 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 14 estimates, with a high estimate of $3.54 per share and a lower estimate of $3.43. The company reported an EPS of $3.57 in the last quarter, which was 2.90% higher than expectations of $3.47.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. LIN’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $2.82B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $15.22B in debt and $13.64B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $80.22, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $45.44B.
Analysts Opinion
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for LIN is Buy with a score of 4.63.
