After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
The company is listed on the NASDAQ and operates within the Tools & Accessories industry segment. The current market capitalization of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc is $10.91B. A total of 0.62 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 274.90K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Whitehead Michael J sold 1,100 shares of LECO for 175.96 per share on Sep 06 ’24. After the transaction, the SVP, PRESIDENT, GLOBAL AUTOMAT now owns 11,178 company shares. In a previous transaction on Sep 06 ’24, MICHAEL WHITEHEAD bought 1,100 shares at 175.96 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, MAPES CHRISTOPHER L disposed of 83,490 shares on Mar 14 ’24 at a per-share price of $247.20. This resulted in the EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN holding 107,267 shares of LECO after the transaction. In another insider transaction, MAPES CHRISTOPHER L sold 76,365 shares at $249.98 per share on Mar 13 ’24. Company shares held by the EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN now total 107,267.
Dividend
The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc pays an annual dividend of $2.84, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.47%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 21.77. LECO’s most recent ex-dividend date was 12/31/2024 when it declared a $0.75 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 1/15/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 10/15/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 9/30/2024. The LECO stock dividend was $0.71 per share in cash.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, LECO has a high of $261.13 and a low of $169.51.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. LECO’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $192.96M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $769.82M in debt and $755.90M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $23.17, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $863.91M.
Analysts Opinion
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for LECO is Buy with a score of 4.00.
