In a report released today, Gunther Zechmann from Bernstein maintained a Sell rating on Linde plc (LIN). The company’s shares opened today at $181.59, close to its 52-week high of $185.92.
According to TipRanks.com, Zechmann is ranked #3580 out of 5181 analysts.
The word on The Street in general, suggests a Moderate Buy analyst consensus rating for Linde plc with a $192.13 average price target, a 5.8% upside from current levels. In a report released today, Baader Bank also maintained a Sell rating on the stock.
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Based on Linde plc’s latest earnings release for the quarter ending December 31, the company reported a quarterly revenue of $5.82 billion and net profit of $2.98 billion. In comparison, last year the company earned revenue of $3 billion and had a net profit of $462 million.
Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 37 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is negative on the stock.
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Linde Plc engages in the production of industrial gas. It operates through the following segments: Americas; EMEA (Europe/Middle East/Africa); APAC (Asia/Pacific), Engineering, and Other. The company was founded on April 18, 2017 and is headquartered in Surrey, the United Kingdom.