A share price of Linde Plc [LIN] is currently trading at $428.64, down -0.07%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The LIN shares have gain 3.21% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -5.05%, and not 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 November 11, 2025, when UBS upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $500 for it. Previously, Seaport Research Partners upgraded its rating to Buy on November 03, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $500. On June 30, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy but maintained its price target of $535 on the stock. RBC Capital Mkts started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and suggested a price target of $576 on June 13, 2025. TD Cowen upgraded its rating to a Buy. Mizuho upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on April 18, 2024, but kept the price target unchanged to $510. In a note dated April 10, 2024, Citigroup downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $475 to $500.
Linde Plc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $408.65 and $486.38. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $523 within the next 12 months. Linde Plc [NASDAQ: LIN] shares were valued at $428.64 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 22.01% based on the average LIN price forecast.
Analyzing the LIN fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Linde Plc [NASDAQ:LIN] were 33.50B which represents 3.10% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.31% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.27%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.28%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.21%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.08, Equity is 0.19 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 0.61.
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 423.37 points at the first support level, and at 418.11 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 431.45, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 434.27.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Linde Plc [NASDAQ:LIN] is 0.82. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.69, and the Cash Ratio is 0.28. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 5.97, the price to book ratio is 5.18 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 28.70.
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.
