Linde plc (LIN) Stock Analysis
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Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $504.00, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (2.6% away).
Linde is the largest industrial gas company worldwide and is a major technological innovator in the industrial gases industry. Its primary products in its industrial gases business are atmospheric gases (oxygen, nitrogen, argon, and rare gases) and process gases (hydrogen,... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $504.00, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (2.6% away). Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 49, MACD bullish. Downgraded from BUY WAIT — price $502.31 has reached target $505.32. No upside to wait for. Score 4.9/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 4/7 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio and earnings proximity 0d<=7d. Suitability: moderate.
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2 floor-breakers
Growth below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Priced at a premium — multiples above sector norms. Needs delivery on growth + margins to justify.static
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $504.00, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (2.6% away). Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 49, MACD bullish. Downgraded from BUY WAIT — price $502.31 has reached target $505.32. No upside to wait for. Target $505.32 (+0.3%), stop $460.61 (−9.4%), A.R:R -1.2:1. Score 4.9/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $505.32 (+5.9% upside). Target $505.32 (+0.3%), stop $460.61 (−9.4%), A.R:R -1.2:1. Stop-loss: $460.61.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (2.6% away).
Linde plc trades at a P/E of 34.6 (forward 25.9). TrendMatrix value score: 3.9/10. Verdict: Hold.
31 analysts cover LIN with a consensus score of 4.0/5. Average price target: $525.
What does Linde plc do?Linde is the largest industrial gas company worldwide and is a major technological innovator in the industrial gases...
Linde is the largest industrial gas company worldwide and is a major technological innovator in the industrial gases industry. Its primary products in its industrial gases business are atmospheric gases (oxygen, nitrogen, argon, and rare gases) and process gases (hydrogen, helium, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, electronic gases, specialty gases, and acetylene).