Linde PLC $LIN Holdings Boosted by Parcion Private Wealth LLC

Parcion Private Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in Linde PLC (NASDAQ:LIN) by 7.8% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 18,223 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,321 shares during the quarter. Parcion Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in Linde were worth $8,650,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of LIN. Atwood & Palmer Inc. raised its holdings in Linde by 12.9% during the second quarter. Atwood & Palmer Inc. now owns 175 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $91,000 after buying an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Linde by 0.5% in the first quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 4,159 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $2,062,000 after buying an additional 22 shares in the last quarter. Principia Wealth Advisory LLC grew its holdings in shares of Linde by 74.2% during the second quarter. Principia Wealth Advisory LLC now owns 54 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 23 shares during the last quarter. Towercrest Capital Management grew its holdings in shares of Linde by 2.8% during the third quarter. Towercrest Capital Management now owns 918 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $436,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Creative Capital Management Investments LLC grew its holdings in shares of Linde by 55.6% during the third quarter. Creative Capital Management Investments LLC now owns 70 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 82.80% of the company’s stock.

Key Linde News

Here are the key news stories impacting Linde this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q3 results exceeded expectations: Adjusted EPS was $4.59, above the $4.52 consensus and up 9% year over year, while sales rose 9.3% to $9.40 billion, topping the $9.16 billion estimate. Linde Reports Third-Quarter 2026 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Growth drivers remain intact: Higher pricing, volume growth in the Americas, strong electronics demand and AI-related semiconductor investment supported the quarter. Management also cited a $7.9 billion project backlog, providing visibility into future growth. LIN Q3 Earnings Call Highlights Restructuring and Growth Outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts raised their valuation targets: Barclays lifted its target from $577 to $591 and maintained an “overweight” rating, while RBC raised its target from $549 to $568 and upgraded or maintained an “outperform” view. The revisions signal continued confidence in Linde’s earnings durability and growth prospects.
• Neutral Sentiment: Underlying performance was stronger than reported GAAP results: GAAP net income declined 12% because of purchase-accounting effects and restructuring-related items, but adjusted net income increased 7% to $2.12 billion. Linde plc Q3 2026 Earnings Call Summary
• Negative Sentiment: Restructuring and near-term uncertainty temper the outlook: Linde expects a $425 million restructuring charge and guided fourth-quarter EPS to $4.40–$4.50. Uneven industrial demand, margin pressure and an evaluation of options for Lincare could limit near-term upside.

Linde Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:LIN opened at $514.24 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $483.53 and its 200 day moving average is $492.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 0.75 and a current ratio of 0.86. The company has a market capitalization of $237.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 0.71. Linde PLC has a fifty-two week low of $387.78 and a fifty-two week high of $548.20.

Linde (NASDAQ:LIN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 29th. The basic materials company reported $4.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.52 by $0.07. Linde had a net margin of 19.34% and a return on equity of 20.32%. The business had revenue of $9.40 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.16 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $4.21 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 9.3% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Linde PLC will post 17.88 earnings per share for the current year.

Linde Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 17th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 3rd will be paid a $1.60 dividend. This represents a $6.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 3rd. Linde’s payout ratio is presently 41.34%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on LIN shares. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Linde in a research report on Monday, October 5th. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Linde in a research report on Thursday, October 8th. DZ Bank reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Linde in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Mizuho set a $583.00 price objective on Linde in a report on Thursday. Finally, Argus dropped their target price on Linde from $563.00 to $538.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, September 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $550.14.

Linde Profile

Linde plc (NASDAQ:LIN) is a global industrial gases and engineering company. It produces and distributes atmospheric gases such as oxygen, nitrogen and argon, as well as hydrogen, helium, carbon dioxide and specialty gases. The company serves customers through packaged gases, bulk deliveries, on-site production and pipeline systems.

Linde’s products and services support a broad range of industries, including healthcare, food and beverage, manufacturing, chemicals, energy, refining, electronics and metals.