Large-cap Industrials company Linde has moved 1.7% so far today on a volume of 1,646,935, compared to its average of 1,523,712. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 0.0%.
Linde trades -4.7% away from its average analyst target price of $428.38 per share. The 25 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $347.0 to $480.0, and on average have given Linde a rating of buy.
Anyone interested in buying LIN should be aware of the facts below:
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Linde's current price is 169.8% above its Graham number of $151.29, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
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Linde has moved 19.4% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 15.4%
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Based on its trailing earnings per share of 12.08, Linde has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 33.8 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
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LIN has a forward P/E ratio of 26.5 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $15.43 per share
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The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 2.37 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Linde is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
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Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 5.09 compared to its sector average of 4.06
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Linde plc operates as an industrial gas company in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific.
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Based in Woking, the company has 66,442 full time employees and a market cap of $197.95 Billion. Linde currently returns an annual dividend yield of 1.2%.