Boston Trust Walden Corp Acquires 48,097 Shares of Linde PLC $LIN

Boston Trust Walden Corp increased its holdings in Linde PLC (NASDAQ:LIN) by 319.7% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 63,141 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after acquiring an additional 48,097 shares during the quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp’s holdings in Linde were worth $31,303,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Darwin Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Linde during the second quarter valued at $25,000. Triumph Capital Management grew its position in shares of Linde by 69.2% in the 4th quarter. Triumph Capital Management now owns 66 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 27 shares during the period. KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp bought a new position in shares of Linde in the 3rd quarter worth about $29,000. Saranac Partners Ltd bought a new position in shares of Linde in the 3rd quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, Strengthening Families & Communities LLC increased its stake in shares of Linde by 134.5% in the 4th quarter. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC now owns 68 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 39 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 82.80% of the company’s stock.

Linde Price Performance

LIN stock opened at $546.64 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $252.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.30, a P/E/G ratio of 3.43 and a beta of 0.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a current ratio of 0.83. The business’s 50-day moving average is $511.51 and its two-hundred day moving average is $483.83. Linde PLC has a fifty-two week low of $387.78 and a fifty-two week high of $547.22.

Linde (NASDAQ:LIN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The basic materials company reported $4.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.27 by $0.06. Linde had a return on equity of 19.80% and a net margin of 20.44%.The business had revenue of $8.78 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.60 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $3.95 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 8.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Linde has set its FY 2026 guidance at 17.600-17.900 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 4.400-4.500 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Linde PLC will post 17.86 earnings per share for the current year.

Linde Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 18th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 4th were given a dividend of $1.60 per share. This represents a $6.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 4th. Linde’s payout ratio is 42.50%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently commented on LIN. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $600.00 price objective on shares of Linde in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd. Seaport Research Partners raised their target price on shares of Linde from $525.00 to $575.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, April 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Linde from $525.00 to $530.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $560.00 price target on shares of Linde in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and issued a $575.00 price target on shares of Linde in a research note on Monday, May 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $543.27.

Linde Profile

Linde (NASDAQ: LIN) is a multinational industrial gases and engineering company that supplies gases, related technologies and services to a wide range of industries. The company traces its current form to the 2018 combination of Germany’s Linde AG and U.S.-based Praxair, creating one of the largest global providers of industrial, specialty and medical gases. Linde’s business model centers on production, processing and distribution of gases as well as the design and construction of the plants and equipment needed to produce them.

Core products and services include atmospheric and process gases such as oxygen, nitrogen and argon; hydrogen and helium; carbon dioxide; and a portfolio of higher‑value specialty and electronic gases.