Linde plc (LIN) Stock Analysis
Breakout setup
Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $511.97 — A.R:R is negative (-1.3) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Near 52-week high (0.7% 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
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $511.97 — A.R:R is negative (-1.3) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Near 52-week high (0.7% away). Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 52, MACD bullish. Score 4.8/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/7 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, earnings proximity no date, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
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Rating Breakdown
3 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
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $511.97 — A.R:R is negative (-1.3) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Near 52-week high (0.7% away). Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 52, MACD bullish. Prior stop was $493.03. Score 4.8/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $510.85 (-0.2% upside). Prior stop was $493.03. Stop-loss: $493.03.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (0.7% away); Weak overall score: 4.8/10.
Linde plc trades at a P/E of 34.3 (forward 25.7). TrendMatrix value score: 3.9/10. Verdict: Sell.
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).