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
Linde Plc is listed on the NASDAQ as a member of the Basic Materials sector and is a part of the Specialty Chemicals industry. The current market capitalization of Linde Plc is $203.46B. A total of 2.33 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.10M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Strauss David P sold 2,218 shares of LIN for 434.35 per share on Dec 16 ’24. After the transaction, the Executive VP, Chief HR Officer now owns 25,926 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 16 ’24, Strauss David P bought 2,218 shares at 434.24 per share.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Reynolds Paula Rosput acquired of 100 shares on Dec 12 ’24 at a per-share price of $441.34. This resulted in the Director holding 233 shares of LIN after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Bichara Guillermo sold 4,385 shares at $460.73 per share on Dec 04 ’24. Company shares held by the Exec VP & Chief Legal Officer now total 22,776.
Dividend
It is more appealing for investors to invest in companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook for the company. Linde Plc pays an annual dividend of $5.56, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.30%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 32.43. LIN’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1.2% when it declared a $1.39 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/3/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/4/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 1.23%. The LIN stock dividend was $1.39 per share in cash.
Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, LIN has a high of $487.49 and a low of $396.07.
As of this writing, LIN has an earnings estimate of $3.92 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 15.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $4.02 per share and a lower estimate of $3.86.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. LIN’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $2.82B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $15.22B in debt and $13.64B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $82.27, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $45.44B.
Analysts Opinion
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. 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 LIN is Buy with a score of 4.41.
