At the time of writing, Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc [LECO] stock is trading at $197.92, up 1.10%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The LECO shares have gain 5.72% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 9.89%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc [NASDAQ: LECO] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 08, 2024, when Morgan Stanley initiated its Underweight rating and assigned the stock a price target of $178. Previously, Seaport Research Partners upgraded its rating to Buy on October 31, 2023, and kept the price target unchanged to $210. On September 27, 2023, UBS initiated with a Sell rating and assigned a price target of $170 on the stock. Oppenheimer downgraded its rating to a Perform. KeyBanc Capital Markets upgraded its rating to a Overweight but $232 remained the price target by the analyst firm on June 28, 2023. In a note dated January 06, 2022, Loop Capital initiated an Buy rating and provided a target price of $170 on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc fluctuated between $161.11 and $232.75. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $178 within the next 12 months. Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc [NASDAQ: LECO] shares were valued at $197.92 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -10.06% based on the average LECO price forecast.
Analyzing the LECO fundamentals
According to Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc [NASDAQ:LECO], the company’s sales were 4.03B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 2.52% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.36% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.17%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.15%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.11%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.13, Equity is 0.35 and Total Capital is 0.25. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.94.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 196.28 points at the first support level, and at 194.65 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 198.97, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 200.03.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc [NASDAQ:LECO] has a current ratio of 1.78. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.19 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.41. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.74, the price to book ratio is 8.24 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 24.43.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved MICHELE KUHRT, Officer, that happened on Mar 10 ’25 when 2268.0 shares were purchased. EVP, CFO & TREASURER, Bruno Gabriel completed a deal on Mar 03 ’25 to sell 6682.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP, GENERAL COUNSEL & SECY Ansberry Jennifer I sold 11124.0 shares on Mar 03 ’25.
