After Hours
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. The stock was recently discussed on Yahoo Finance as it revealed that Linde plc to Join the Nasdaq-100 Index® Beginning March 18, 2024.
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Stocks Info
This NASDAQ-listed company operates within the Specialty Chemicals industry segment, falling under the Basic Materials sector. The current market capitalization of Linde Plc. is $222.75B. A total of 2.47 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.80M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Lamba Sanjiv sold 8,306 shares of LIN for 462.04 per share on Mar 06 ’24. After the transaction, the Chief Executive Officer now owns 56,398 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 05 ’24, Nowicki Juergen sold 13,134 shares at 459.14 per share. LIN shares that Executive VP, Engineering owns now total 6,920.
Among the insiders who sold shares, White Matthew J disposed of 51,231 shares on Mar 04 ’24 at a per-share price of $455.84. This resulted in the Chief Financial Officer holding 57,634 shares of LIN after the transaction. In another insider transaction, ANGEL STEPHEN F sold 39,590 shares at $453.66 per share on Mar 04 ’24. Company shares held by the Director now total 374,457.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Linde Plc. pays an annual dividend of $5.10, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.10%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 36.72.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, LIN has a high of $467.77 and a low of $324.11.
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 15 estimates, with a high estimate of $3.71 per share and a lower estimate of $3.63. 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
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its 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 $82.33, 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 4.45.
