Linde Plc [LIN] stock prices are up 2.30% to $483.59 at the moment. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The LIN shares have gain 2.37% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 2.19%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Linde Plc [NASDAQ: LIN] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on June 30, 2025, when Citigroup upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $535 for it. Previously, RBC Capital Mkts started tracking the stock with Outperform rating on June 13, 2025, and set its price target to $576. On January 13, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy. Mizuho upgraded its rating to a Buy but stick to its price target of $510 on April 18, 2024. Citigroup downgraded its rating to a Neutral and raised its price target to $500 on April 10, 2024. UBS downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on March 27, 2024, and upped its price target to $510. In a note dated March 01, 2024, Wolfe Research initiated an Peer Perform rating.
The stock price of Linde Plc [LIN] has been fluctuating between $408.65 and $487.49 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $576 within the next 12 months. Linde Plc [NASDAQ: LIN] shares were valued at $483.59 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 19.11% based on the average LIN price forecast.
Analyzing the LIN fundamentals
The Linde Plc [NASDAQ:LIN] reported sales of 33.24B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 2.76%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.4% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.27%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.27%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.2%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.08, Equity is 0.17 and Total Capital is 0.13. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.67.
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 475.90 points at the first support level, and at 468.21 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 487.86, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 492.13.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Linde Plc [NASDAQ:LIN]’s Current Ratio is 0.93. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.78, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.33. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 6.82, the price to book ratio is 5.89 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 34.38.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved ANGEL STEPHEN F, Director, that happened on Aug 07 ’25 when 50309.0 shares were sold. Director, ANGEL STEPHEN F completed a deal on Aug 07 ’25 to buy 50309.0 shares. Meanwhile, Executive VP, North America Durbin Sean sold 7261.0 shares on May 22 ’25.
