LIN - Linde plc Ordinary Shares - Stock Forecast

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LIN is currently covered by 20 analysts with an average price target of $505.18. This is a potential upside of $59.21 (13.28%) from yesterday's end of day stock price of $445.97.

Linde plc Ordinary Shares's activity chart (see below) currently has 183 price targets and 159 ratings on display. The stock rating distribution of LIN is 73.21% BUY and 26.79% HOLD.

Stock Analyst Price Targets - Review

Analysts average stock forecasts to be materialized ratio is 90.59% with an average time for these price targets to be met of 271.65 days.

Highest price target for LIN is $530, Lowest price target is $465, average price target is $486.67.

Most recent stock forecast was given by MARC BIANCHI from TD COWEN on 12-Jan-2025. First documented stock forecast 03-Jun-2014.

Best performing analysts who are covering LIN - Linde plc Ordinary Shares:

Peter Clark Steve Byrne Michael Leithead Bill Selesky Laurence Alexander Geoff Haire Josh Silverstein Pj Juvekar Andrew Stott David Begleiter

Currently out of the existing stock ratings of LIN, 41 are a BUY (73.21%), 15 are a HOLD (26.79%).

Analyst name

Rating

Current price target

Potential Upside

Previous price target

Date

Price targets met ratio

Average potential upside

Average Time (Days) For PT To Be Met

Performance score

Marc Bianchi (TD COWEN)

Buy

$515

$62.34 (13.77%)

4 months 1 days ago
(12-Jan-2025)

3/4 (75%)

$93.57 (22.20%)

362

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David Begleiter (DEUTSCHE BANK)

Buy

$515

$62.34 (13.77%)

$470

5 months 23 days ago
(20-Nov-2024)

20/21 (95.24%)

$61.31 (13.51%)

309

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John Roberts (MIZUHO)

Buy

$530

$77.34 (17.09%)

$512

6 months 13 days ago
(31-Oct-2024)

2/7 (28.57%)

$74.07 (16.25%)

217

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John Mcnulty (BMO)

Buy

$507

$54.34 (12.00%)

$477

6 months 13 days ago
(31-Oct-2024)

13/15 (86.67%)

$51.07 (11.20%)

175

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Jeffrey Zekauskas (JPMORGAN)

Buy

$480

$27.34 (6.04%)

$420

9 months 9 days ago
(04-Aug-2024)

11/11 (100%)

$39.14 (8.88%)

207

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What is LIN (Linde plc Ordinary Shares) average time for price targets to be met?

On average it took 271.65 days on average for the stock forecasts to be realized with a an average price target met ratio 90.59

Which analyst has the current highest performing score on LIN (Linde plc Ordinary Shares) with a proven track record?

PETER CLARK

Which analyst has the most public recommendations on LIN (Linde plc Ordinary Shares)?

Peter Clark works at SOCGEN and has 6 price targets and 3 ratings on LIN

Which analyst is the currently most bullish on LIN (Linde plc Ordinary Shares)?

Michael Sison with highest potential upside - $87.34

Which analyst is the currently most reserved on LIN (Linde plc Ordinary Shares)?

Rick Patel with lowest potential downside - -$127.41

Linde plc Ordinary Shares in the News

Linde PLC (LIN) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Margins and Dividend Growth Amidst ...

Revenue: $8.1 billion, flat compared to the prior year and down 2% sequentially. Operating Margin: Expanded by 120 basis points to 30.1%. Return on Capital (ROC): Maintained at 25.7%. Earnings Per Share (EPS): $3.95, a 5% increase over the prior year, or 8% excluding currency effects. Capital Expenditure (CapEx): $1.3 billion, split equally between base...

Linde Reports First-Quarter 2025 Results

Q1 2025 Earnings Release Tables First-Quarter Highlights Sales $8.1 billion, flat YoY, underlying sales up 1% Operating profit $2.2 billion, adjusted operating profit $2.4 billion, up 4% Operating profit margin 26.9%; adjusted operating profit margin 30.1%, up 120 basis points EPS $3.51, up 5%; adjusted EPS $3.95, up 5% YoY or 8% ex. FX First-quarter...