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Stocks Info
Linde Plc is listed on the NASDAQ in the Basic Materials sector while operating in the Specialty Chemicals industry. The current market capitalization of Linde Plc is $216.06B. A total of 1.65 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.30M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Durbin Sean bought 7,262 shares of LIN for 456.40 per share on May 22 ’25. In a previous transaction on May 16 ’25, Strauss David P sold 1,987 shares at 457.04 per share. LIN shares that Executive VP, Chief HR Officer owns now total 22,639.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Strauss David P acquired of 1,988 shares on May 16 ’25 at a per-share price of $456.75. In another insider transaction, Bichara Guillermo sold 4,833 shares at $461.65 per share on Mar 11 ’25. Company shares held by the Exec VP & Chief Legal Officer now total 22,778.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Linde Plc pays an annual dividend of $5.67, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.24%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 33.31. LIN’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1.34% when it declared a $1.50 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 6/4/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 3/13/2025 with an ex-dividend date of 1.2%. The LIN stock dividend was $1.50 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, LIN has a high of $487.49 and a low of $408.65.
As of this writing, LIN has an earnings estimate of $4.03 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 18.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $4.08 per share and a lower estimate of $3.95.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future 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 $80.70, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $45.44B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. 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 4.46.
