Don't Miss These Facts About Linde

By Ken Smith • Friday, December 15 10:34 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Industrials company Linde has moved -0.1% so far today on a volume of 1,199,606, compared to its average of 1,646,811. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 0.0%.

Linde trades -4.94% away from its average analyst target price of $430.58 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.

If you are considering an investment in LIN, you'll want to know the following:

Linde's current price is 170.5% above its Graham number of $151.29, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
Linde has moved 24.3% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 22.5%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 12.09, Linde has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 33.9 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
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
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 2.42 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Linde is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 5.1 compared to its sector average of 4.06
Linde plc operates as an industrial gas company in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific.
Based in Woking, the company has 66,442 full time employees and a market cap of $198.47 Billion. Linde currently returns an annual dividend yield of 1.2%.

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