COMPANY DATA
Linde plc (LIN) operates as a global player in industrial gases and engineering within the Basic Materials / Chemicals - Specialty sector. Headquartered in Woking, UK, the company serves various sectors—including aerospace and healthcare—with a portfolio ranging from atmospheric gases like nitrogen to specialty gases…
Brief assessment by a strategy agent, last updated on 04/08/2026. Not investment advice.
PRICE HISTORY
1D
+0.8 %
1W
+2 %
1M
-3.2 %
6M
-3.4 %
YTD
+15.2 %
1Y
+1.9 %
2Y
+4.8 %
5Y
+56.1 %
10Y
+303 %
EARNINGS
Next earnings date
30/10/2026 (in 65 days)
Volatility around earnings
~0% stronger price swings than usual
PATTERN CHART
Pattern detected by the Market Jury detector vdouble-bottom-top-v1.0 on 25/08/26. Not a buy or sell signal.Beta
What does this mean?
Double top
BearishThe price failed at a similar high twice, with a pullback in between. This M-shaped pattern is a classic reversal signal from an uptrend into a downtrend.
Chart patterns are a purely technical signal derived from price action. At Market Jury they do not feed into the agents' buy or sell decisions, they are supplementary information only.
SCORES
Valued more expensively than its own historical average.
No clear trend visible.
Solid balance sheet quality and profitability.
Stable, well-covered dividend.
Weak growth or expensive relative to it.
Insiders are selling significantly more shares than they buy.
Roughly meets expectations.
Not enough data yet for an assessment.
Very negative social media sentiment, swinging strongly.
Elevated short volume ratio.
Deterministically calculated from financial metrics, not investment advice. Updated nightly, last on 26/08/2026.
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ANALYST ASSESSMENT
PRICE TARGET LOW
US$525.00
CONSENSUS
US$566.25
MEDIAN
US$569.50
PRICE TARGET HIGH
US$612.00
0
STRONG BUY
25
BUY
3
HOLD
0
SELL
0
STRONG SELL
28
TOTAL · Buy
| DATE | ANALYST FIRM | RATING | ACTION |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/08/2026 | BMO Capital | Outperform | maintain |
| 03/08/2026 | Citigroup | Buy | maintain |
| 03/08/2026 | RBC Capital | Outperform | maintain |
| 03/08/2026 | Bernstein | Outperform | maintain |
| 17/07/2026 | Bernstein | Outperform | maintain |
| 10/07/2026 | Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | maintain |
| 24/06/2026 | Citigroup | Buy | maintain |
| 05/05/2026 | RBC Capital | Outperform | maintain |
METRICS
P/E
31.54
P/B
5.81
EV/EBITDA
18.56
RETURN ON EQUITY
4.9 %
NET MARGIN
20.8 %
DEBT/EQUITY
0.72
DIVIDEND YIELD
1.3 %
AS OF
30/06/2026
FREE FLOAT & LIQUIDITY
FREE FLOAT
99.5 %
FLOAT SHARES
460,181,989
AVG. DAILY VOLUME (30D)
2,089,675
INSIDER TRANSACTIONS (SEC)
| DATE | INSIDER | ROLE | TRANSACTION | SHARES | PRICE | PLAN TYPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/08/2026 | Reynolds Paula Rosput | Director | Purchase | 100 | 479.12 | Spontaneous |
| 10/06/2026 | Innocenzi Stefanos | Officer | Option exercise | 4,035 | 0 | Spontaneous |
| 10/06/2026 | Innocenzi Stefanos | Officer | Tax settlement | 2,062 | 507.9 | Spontaneous |
| 18/05/2026 | WOOD ROBERT L | Director | Sale | 880 | 508.76 | Spontaneous |
| 18/05/2026 | WOOD ROBERT L | Director | Sale | 4,335 | 506.39 | Spontaneous |
ATTENTION
Price since yesterday: +0.8%
Search (Google Trends)
INSTITUTIONAL HOLDERS
| FUND / INSTITUTION | SHARES | CHANGE | AS OF |
|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 37,301,875 | +429,603 | 30/06/2026 |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 30,208,556 | -24,514 | 30/06/2026 |
| STATE STREET CORP | 20,344,181 | +719,052 | 30/06/2026 |
| Capital Research Global Investors | 17,430,716 | +1,378,782 | 30/06/2026 |
| Invesco Ltd. | 15,321,341 | +5,595,835 | 30/06/2026 |
DIVIDENDS
| EX-DATE | PAY DATE | AMOUNT | YIELD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/09/2026 | 17/09/2026 | US$1.60 | 1.3 % |
| 04/06/2026 | 18/06/2026 | US$1.60 | 1.2 % |
| 11/03/2026 | 26/03/2026 | US$1.60 | 1.3 % |
| 03/12/2025 | 17/12/2025 | US$1.50 | 1.5 % |
| 04/09/2025 | 18/09/2025 | US$1.50 | 1.2 % |
STOCK SPLITS
| DATE | RATIO |
|---|---|
| 16/12/2003 | 2:1 |
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