NASDAQ · LIN
Basic Materials · Chemicals - Specialty
$462.96
Down-$1.45 (-0.31%)
Updated Sep 16, 2026, 9:59 AM
SID Score
5.6/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
59/100
Neutral
Price performance
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
LIN closed at $462.96 after 20 trading sessions, down 3.29% for the selected period.
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | $462.185 | $464.04 | $459.58 | $462.96 | 1.64M |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $467.88 | $467.88 | $461.35 | $464.41 | 1.44M |
| Sep 11, 2026 | $462.83 | $467.66 | $460.69 | $466.22 | 1.63M |
| Sep 10, 2026 | $465.41 | $467.125 | $460.20 | $461.62 | 2.15M |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $468.38 | $468.38 | $463.37 | $466.65 | 2.1M |
| Sep 8, 2026 | $474.01 | $474.01 | $466.00 | $468.38 | 2.58M |
| Sep 4, 2026 | $479.25 | $482.96 | $476.48 | $477.57 | 2.27M |
| Sep 3, 2026 | $487.90 | $491.98 | $480.05 | $482.19 | 1.83M |
| Sep 2, 2026 | $487.99 | $490.98 | $485.52 | $487.45 | 1.15M |
| Sep 1, 2026 | $488.50 | $488.955 | $482.16 | $486.76 | 1.64M |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $489.05 | $492.49 | $486.45 | $489.58 | 2.11M |
| Aug 28, 2026 | $487.00 | $489.60 | $486.70 | $489.51 | 1.24M |
| Aug 27, 2026 | $484.57 | $486.69 | $481.00 | $485.35 | 1.9M |
| Aug 26, 2026 | $488.55 | $494.50 | $488.0101 | $490.33 | 1.84M |
| Aug 25, 2026 | $489.20 | $490.62 | $485.12 | $487.20 | 1.79M |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $488.44 | $491.49 | $485.00 | $490.03 | 2.18M |
| Aug 21, 2026 | $486.35 | $491.77 | $482.47 | $487.57 | 2.05M |
| Aug 20, 2026 | $481.25 | $489.795 | $479.3699 | $481.29 | 1.81M |
| Aug 19, 2026 | $478.49 | $483.97 | $478.00 | $481.13 | 2.85M |
| Aug 18, 2026 | $481.67 | $483.48 | $477.71 | $478.705 | 2.4M |
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Company profile and research snapshot.
Linde is the largest industrial gas supplier in the world, with operations in over 100 countries. The firm's main products are atmospheric gases (including oxygen, nitrogen, and argon) and process gases (including hydrogen, carbon dioxide, and helium), as well as equipment used in industrial gas production. Linde serves a wide variety of end markets, including chemicals, manufacturing, healthcare, and steelmaking. Linde generated approximately $33 billion in revenue in 2024.
Visit company websiteConsensus and target data currently published for this company.
| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | Keybanc | Overweight | — |
| Aug 10, 2026 | BMO Capital | Outperform | — |
| Aug 3, 2026 | RBC Capital | Outperform | — |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Citigroup | Buy | — |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Bernstein | Outperform | — |
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Yahoo · Sep 11, 2026
Billionaire Daniel Sundheim founded D1 Capital Partners in July 2018 and runs it as chief investment officer. He spent 15 years at Viking Global Investors under billionaire Andreas Halvorsen. D1’s Q2 filings show that the fund bought over 340,000 shares of Linde plc (NASDAQ:LIN), a stake worth about $177.2 million and 0.51% of the portfolio. […]
Benzinga · Sep 11, 2026
Keybanc analyst Salvator Tiano initiates coverage on Linde (NASDAQ:LIN) with a Overweight rating and announces Price Target of $542.
Benzinga · Sep 9, 2026
Scotts Miracle-Gro, Linde and Graphic Packaging are oversold materials stocks with RSI near 30, potentially offering undervalued buying opportunities.
SeekingAlpha · Sep 9, 2026
Linde Q2 results: solid demand but margins slipped as CapEx rises and projects lag.
Interpretive context generated from the platform’s current data sources.
Linde plc shares traded at $462.96, reflecting a modest daily decline of 0.24% per SID market data. The stock has experienced notable short-term weakness, falling 4.1% over the past month and 11.22% over the trailing three-month period. Despite this recent pullback, Linde has delivered a positive 14.79% return over the past twelve months, underscoring its longer-term resilience within the Basic Materials sector. Technically, the stock is trading well below both its 50-day moving average of $493.91 and its 200-day moving average of $492.20, signaling sustained downward momentum according to SID market data. The 14-day RSI stands at 25.5, placing the stock firmly in oversold territory. Linde carries a beta of 0.858, indicating lower volatility relative to the broader market. Average daily trading volume sits at approximately 2.4 million shares, supporting consistent liquidity for institutional participants.
Linde plc maintains a market capitalization of approximately $188.3 billion, positioning it as one of the largest companies in the Basic Materials sector per SID market data. The stock trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.66, reflecting a premium valuation relative to many industrial gas peers. The PEG ratio of 4.33 suggests the current earnings multiple significantly exceeds the company's expected earnings growth rate, indicating limited growth-adjusted value at present levels. Linde's price-to-book ratio stands at 4.90, consistent with a capital-intensive industrial business that commands premium asset pricing according to SEC filings. The company offers a dividend yield of 1.49%, providing a modest income component to total shareholder returns. Taken together, these metrics reflect a high-quality franchise that the market continues to value at a premium, even amid the recent price correction that has brought shares below key technical support levels.
Linde plc registers a composite smart money score of 59 out of 100, corresponding to a Neutral signal per SID market data. Institutional ownership activity scored a perfect 25 out of 25, reflecting strong and sustained commitment from large asset managers and funds as reported in 13F institutional filings. In contrast, dark pool activity scored just 8.5 out of 25, suggesting limited off-exchange accumulation in recent periods. Congressional trading activity received a score of 12.8 out of 25, indicating moderate but unremarkable positioning by lawmakers. Insider activity scored 12.5 out of 25, though recent filings reveal a constructive pattern. According to SEC Form 4 filings, there have been 2 insider transactions over the past 90 days, both of which were purchases with zero insider sales recorded during that window. This buy-only insider pattern at a time when the stock is trading in oversold territory is a data point that warrants monitoring alongside institutional positioning trends.
Linde plc has demonstrated a consistent pattern of exceeding analyst expectations across its most recent reported quarters. In the quarter reported February 2026, Linde posted earnings per share of $4.20 versus a consensus estimate of $4.17, a positive surprise of $0.03 per company earnings reports. The following quarter saw EPS of $4.33 against estimates of $4.27, representing a $0.06 beat. Most recently, Linde reported $4.50 per share versus the $4.48 consensus, again topping expectations by $0.02. This streak of three consecutive beats highlights management's disciplined cost control and pricing power within the industrial gases market. Looking ahead, analysts estimate $4.26 for the upcoming quarter per analyst estimates. The sequential earnings progression from $4.17 estimated to $4.50 actual reflects a steady upward trajectory, suggesting stable underlying demand across Linde's diversified end markets including healthcare, electronics, and manufacturing.
Wall Street consensus on Linde plc remains decisively bullish, with recent analyst activity uniformly favoring positive ratings per SID consensus data. On September 11, 2026, Keybanc initiated coverage with an Overweight rating, adding a new voice to the bull case. BMO Capital maintained its Outperform rating on August 10, while RBC Capital and Bernstein both reiterated Outperform ratings on August 3, according to Wall Street analyst reports. Citigroup also maintained its Buy rating on the same date, reinforcing broad institutional conviction. Notably, all five of the most recent analyst actions carry bullish designations — either Buy, Outperform, or Overweight — with no downgrades or neutral initiations recorded in the current cycle. This unanimity is particularly significant given the stock's 11.22% decline over three months, as analysts appear to view the selloff as inconsistent with fundamentals. The absence of any bearish revisions suggests Wall Street views current price levels as an attractive entry point relative to Linde's earnings trajectory.
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