What is Seaport Res Ptn’s Forecast for Linde Q2 Earnings?

Linde plc (NASDAQ:LIN) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Linde in a report issued on Tuesday, February 11th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now forecasts that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $4.11 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $4.13. The consensus estimate for Linde’s current full-year earnings is $16.55 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Linde’s Q4 2025 earnings at $4.20 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $16.45 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $4.33 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $4.51 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $4.63 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $4.62 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $18.10 EPS.

Linde (NASDAQ:LIN) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The basic materials company reported $3.97 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.93 by $0.04. Linde had a return on equity of 18.71% and a net margin of 19.89%.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Citigroup reduced their price objective on shares of Linde from $490.00 to $480.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, December 18th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price target on shares of Linde from $510.00 to $515.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. TD Cowen upgraded Linde from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $480.00 to $515.00 in a report on Monday, January 13th. Mizuho upped their target price on Linde from $520.00 to $530.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Finally, BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on Linde from $477.00 to $507.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $501.82.

Linde Stock Down 0.5 %

LIN stock opened at $458.56 on Thursday. Linde has a 1-year low of $410.69 and a 1-year high of $487.49. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $434.42 and its 200 day simple moving average is $453.89. The company has a current ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39. The firm has a market capitalization of $218.35 billion, a PE ratio of 33.69, a PEG ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 0.94.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Robert L. Wood sold 2,900 shares of Linde stock in a transaction on Monday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $456.26, for a total value of $1,323,154.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 14,013 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,393,571.38. This trade represents a 17.15 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, VP Guillermo Bichara sold 4,385 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $460.73, for a total value of $2,020,301.05. Following the sale, the vice president now owns 22,776 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,493,586.48. This represents a 16.14 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 9,503 shares of company stock worth $4,306,843. Company insiders own 0.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. AMF Tjanstepension AB lifted its stake in Linde by 108.7% in the 3rd quarter. AMF Tjanstepension AB now owns 784,477 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $374,086,000 after purchasing an additional 408,659 shares during the last quarter. CX Institutional lifted its stake in shares of Linde by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. CX Institutional now owns 2,440 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,164,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning boosted its holdings in shares of Linde by 16.8% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 60,292 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $28,751,000 after acquiring an additional 8,659 shares in the last quarter. Petredis Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Linde by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Petredis Investment Advisors LLC now owns 6,737 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $3,213,000 after acquiring an additional 31 shares in the last quarter. Finally, EdgeRock Capital LLC grew its position in Linde by 5.2% during the 3rd quarter. EdgeRock Capital LLC now owns 528 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $252,000 after acquiring an additional 26 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 82.80% of the company’s stock.

About Linde

Linde plc operates as an industrial gas company in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and South Pacific. It offers atmospheric gases, including oxygen, nitrogen, argon, and rare gases; and process gases, such as carbon dioxide, helium, hydrogen, electronic gases, specialty gases, and acetylene.