LindeLIN
LIN
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Funds holding %
of 7,390 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
82% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 248 | Existing positions closed: 136
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,891 [Q3] → 1,959 (+68) [Q4]
4% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 737 | Existing positions reduced: 712
0.18% more ownership
Funds ownership: 81.58% [Q3] → 81.75% (+0.18%) [Q4]
12% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 69 [Q3] → 61 (-8) [Q4]
12% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $186B [Q3] → $163B (-$22.3B) [Q4]
53% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $883M | Put options by funds: $1.9B
Research analyst outlook
1 Wall Street Analyst provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$515
12%
upside
Avg. target
$515
12%
upside
High target
$515
12%
upside
1 analyst rating
1 positive
100%
0 neutral
0%
0 negative
0%
TD Cowen Marc Bianchi 50% 1-year accuracy 16 / 32 met price target | 12%upside $515 | Buy Upgraded | 13 Jan 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 3 articles about LIN published over the past 30 days
Positive
Seeking Alpha
20 hours ago
The Linde Investment Case Is Continuing To Deliver
Linde offers long-term investors a solid 10-12% return potential, backed by a 20% CAGR since 2017 and a 340% total return. The company's stability, geographical diversification, and crucial role in various industries make it a resilient and essential investment. Despite a forward PE ratio of 27, Linde's strong EPS growth, strategic location, and robust supply chain ensure continued profitability and shareholder returns.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
4 days ago
Strategically Building A $100,000 Dividend Portfolio For Attractive Income And Strong Risk-Adjusted Returns
The Dividend Income Accelerator Portfolio focuses on financially healthy companies with strong balance sheets, aiming to generate sustainable dividend income and reduce portfolio volatility. Recent additions like Canadian Natural Resources and NextEra Energy enhance dividend growth potential and diversify sector allocation, reducing Financials Sector concentration. The portfolio boasts a Weighted Average Dividend Yield [FWD] of 3.98% and a 5-Year Weighted Average Dividend Growth Rate [CAGR] of 7.82%, ensuring attractive income and growth.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
The Highest-Quality Dividend Champions By Quality Scores
The article presents the highest-quality Dividend Champions, which are companies listed on U.S. exchanges that have consistently higher annual dividend payouts for at least 25 years. I use a quality scoring system with six quality indicators, each worth five points, for a maximum score of 30. The highest-quality Dividend Champions score four or five points for each quality indicator. Only 15 of 137 Dividend Champions made the list of highest-quality Dividend Champions.
Neutral
Accesswire
1 month ago
Linde Increases Dividend 8%
WOKING, GB / ACCESS Newswire / February 25, 2025 / Linde plc (Nasdaq:LIN) today announced its Board of Directors has declared an 8% increase in the company's quarterly dividend to $1.50 per share. This marks the 32nd consecutive year of quarterly dividend increases on the company's common stock.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
5 Best CEFs This Month: Average Yield Of 10% (February 2025)
For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers various asset classes and promises high distributions and reasonable total returns. Closed-end funds, or CEFs, are generally characterized by higher volatility and deeper drawdowns than the broader market. For these reasons, they are not suited for everyone. In this monthly series, we highlight five CEFs with solid track records that pay high distributions and offer "excess" discounts. We try to separate the wheat from the chaff using our filtering process to select just five CEFs every month from around 500 closed-end funds.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Linde's Q4 Earnings Top on Promising Americas Business Unit
Higher pricing from the Americas business segment backs LIN's Q4 earnings beat.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
LIN's Q4 Earnings Beat on Higher Americas Pricing, Revenues Miss
Linde's Q4 earnings gain on higher pricing and increased volumes from the Americas segment. Higher project start-up volumes in the APAC segment also aid profits.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
Linde plc (LIN) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Linde plc (NASDAQ:LIN ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call February 6, 2025 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Juan Pelaez - VP, IR Sanjiv Lamba - CEO & Director Matthew White - EVP & CFO Conference Call Participants Mike Leithead - Barclays Steven Haynes - Morgan Stanley Patrick Fischer - Goldman Sachs Laurent Favre - BNP Paribas Jeff Zekauskas - JPMorgan Steve Byrne - Bank of America Merrill Lynch John McNulty - BMO Capital Markets Peter Clark - Bernstein Patrick Cunningham - Citi John Roberts - Mizuho Daniel Rizzo - Jefferies Operator Ladies and gentlemen, good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Linde Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Earnings Teleconference and Webcast.
Neutral
The Motley Fool
1 month ago
Linde: Q4 Sales Flat, but Margins Widen
Linde (LIN 0.57%), a leading industrial gases company, revealed its fourth-quarter results on Feb. 6. While it exceeded bottom-line estimates by reporting earnings per share (EPS) of $3.97 against the $3.94 that analysts forecast, it fell short on revenue, posting $8.28 billion compared to the expected $8.42 billion.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Linde (LIN) Reports Q4 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
Although the revenue and EPS for Linde (LIN) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended December 2024, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
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