After Hours
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. Most recently, Yahoo Finance reported about the stock as it publicized that Linde plc: Linde Reports Full-Year and Fourth-Quarter 2023 Results (Earnings Release Tables Attached).
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As a NASDAQ listed company, LIN falls under the Basic Materials sector while operating within the Specialty Chemicals industry segment. The current market capitalization of Linde Plc. is $215.75B. A total of 1.25 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.74M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Pfann Oliver sold 300 shares of LIN for 414.61 per share on Feb 08. After the transaction, the Senior Vice President, EMEA now owns 0 company shares. In a previous transaction on Sep 14, Durbin Sean sold 1,245 shares at 387.63 per share. LIN shares that Executive VP, North America owns now total 8,149.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Bichara Guillermo disposed of 12,484 shares on Sep 07 at a per-share price of $386.53. This resulted in the Exec VP& Chief Legal Officer holding 27,161 shares of LIN after the transaction. In another insider transaction, ANGEL STEPHEN F sold 39,695 shares at $391.62 per share on Aug 01. Company shares held by the Director now total 369,611.
Dividend
Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Linde Plc. pays an annual dividend of $5.10, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.15%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 35.32.
In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for LIN in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $455.81 with high estimates of $485.00 and low estimates of $385.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, LIN has a high of $448.54 and a low of $322.61.
As of this writing, LIN has an earnings estimate of $3.67 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 14 estimates, with a high estimate of $3.71 per share and a lower estimate of $3.64. The company reported an EPS of $3.63 in the last quarter, which was 1.70% higher than expectations of $3.57.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. 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
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. 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 4.53.
