Lincoln Electric (LECO) – Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes

Lincoln Electric (NASDAQ: LECO) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 10/31/2026 – Lincoln Electric was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 10/29/2026 – Lincoln Electric was given a new $340.00 price target by DA Davidson.
• 10/29/2026 – Lincoln Electric had its price target raised by Barclays from $300.00 to $350.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/28/2026 – Lincoln Electric was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b)” to “hold (c)”.
• 10/28/2026 – Lincoln Electric had its price target raised by UBS Group from $340.00 to $360.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/28/2026 – Lincoln Electric had its price target raised by Stifel Nicolaus from $271.00 to $290.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 10/28/2026 – Lincoln Electric had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $283.00 to $293.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 10/28/2026 – Lincoln Electric had its price target raised by Robert W. Baird from $317.00 to $322.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/19/2026 – Lincoln Electric was given a new $271.00 price target by Stifel Nicolaus.
• 10/10/2026 – Lincoln Electric was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
• 10/8/2026 – Lincoln Electric was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b-)” to “buy (b)”.
• 9/21/2026 – Lincoln Electric was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b)” to “buy (b-)”.
• 9/20/2026 – Lincoln Electric was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 9/12/2026 – Lincoln Electric was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.

Lincoln Electric Stock Down 0.4%

LECO traded down $1.28 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $283.27. 142,821 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 383,701. The stock has a market cap of $15.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 1.19. Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $216.22 and a fifty-two week high of $310.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 1.91 and a quick ratio of 1.18. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $268.08 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $266.24.

Lincoln Electric (NASDAQ:LECO) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 27th. The industrial products company reported $2.98 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.81 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $1.22 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.17 billion. Lincoln Electric had a return on equity of 40.06% and a net margin of 12.40%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 15.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.47 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. will post 11.38 EPS for the current year.

Lincoln Electric Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 15th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 31st will be given a dividend of $0.87 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 31st. This is a boost from Lincoln Electric’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.79. This represents a $3.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. Lincoln Electric’s payout ratio is 30.30%.

Insider Transactions at Lincoln Electric

In other Lincoln Electric news, CEO Steven B. Hedlund sold 14,371 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $281.95, for a total value of $4,051,903.45. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 63,483 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $17,899,031.85. The trade was a 18.46% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 1.68% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc (NASDAQ: LECO) is a global manufacturer of welding, cutting and industrial automation products. The company serves customers in industries including construction, manufacturing, energy, transportation and heavy equipment.

Its product portfolio includes arc-welding equipment, welding consumables such as electrodes and welding wire, plasma-cutting systems, welding accessories and personal protective equipment. Lincoln Electric also provides robotic and automated welding systems, industrial automation solutions, application engineering, training and maintenance services.