Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI Takes Position in Linde PLC $LIN

Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI acquired a new stake in Linde PLC (NASDAQ:LIN) in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm acquired 16,295 shares of the basic materials company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,456,000.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Linde in the second quarter worth about $25,000. Legacy Wealth Managment LLC ID increased its holdings in shares of Linde by 96.6% during the 1st quarter. Legacy Wealth Managment LLC ID now owns 57 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 28 shares during the last quarter. Triumph Capital Management increased its holdings in shares of Linde by 69.2% during the 4th quarter. Triumph Capital Management now owns 66 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 27 shares during the last quarter. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC increased its holdings in shares of Linde by 134.5% during the 4th quarter. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC now owns 68 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 39 shares during the last quarter. Finally, High Note Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of Linde by 108.6% in the 4th quarter. High Note Wealth LLC now owns 73 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. 82.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Linde Stock Performance

NASDAQ:LIN opened at $474.33 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $510.78 and its 200-day moving average is $499.81. Linde PLC has a 52-week low of $387.78 and a 52-week high of $548.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 0.75 and a current ratio of 0.88. The company has a market cap of $218.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.64, a PEG ratio of 3.04 and a beta of 0.72.

Linde (NASDAQ:LIN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 31st. The basic materials company reported $4.50 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.49 by $0.01. Linde had a net margin of 20.43% and a return on equity of 20.09%. The business had revenue of $9.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.02 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $4.09 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.3% on a year-over-year basis. Linde has set its FY 2026 guidance at 17.700-17.900 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 4.450-4.550 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Linde PLC will post 17.85 earnings per share for the current year.

Linde Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 17th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 3rd will be issued a $1.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 3rd. This represents a $6.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. Linde’s dividend payout ratio is 41.34%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on LIN shares. BMO Capital Markets reduced their target price on Linde from $560.00 to $546.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, August 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $580.00 price target on Linde in a report on Monday, August 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Linde from $525.00 to $530.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price objective on shares of Linde from $576.00 to $553.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $525.00 price objective on shares of Linde in a report on Friday, July 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Linde currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $545.38.

Linde Company 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.