<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH boosted its stake in shares of  Linde PLC (NASDAQ:LIN - Free Report) by 26.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 107,360 shares of the basic materials company's stock after acquiring an additional 22,336 shares during the quarter. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH's holdings in Linde were worth $50,996,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.</p><ul><li>Institutions Love These 3 Companies, Should You As Well?</li></ul><p>Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of  Linde during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $25,000.  eCIO Inc. bought a new stake in  Linde in the first quarter worth $45,000.  Howard Hughes Medical Institute purchased a new position in  Linde during the second quarter worth $48,000.  Nova Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in  Linde during the first quarter valued at $52,000.  Finally, Hanson &amp; Doremus Investment Management raised its stake in shares of  Linde by 24.5% in the third quarter. Hanson &amp; Doremus Investment Management now owns 122 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $58,000 after acquiring an additional 24 shares during the period. 82.80% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. </p><h2>Analyst Ratings Changes</h2><p>LIN has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. UBS Group  reaffirmed a &#34;buy&#34; rating on shares of Linde in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Mizuho  set a $495.00 target price on Linde in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Weiss Ratings cut Linde from a &#34;buy (b-)&#34; rating to a &#34;hold (c+)&#34; rating in a research note on Monday, December 22nd. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded Linde from a &#34;hold&#34; rating to a &#34;strong-buy&#34; rating in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. dropped their price objective on Linde from $475.00 to $455.00 and set an &#34;overweight&#34; rating for the company in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating and one  has issued  a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company  has an average rating of &#34;Buy&#34; and an average target price of $501.00.</p><ul><li>Shield Your Portfolio From Aug. 1 Tariffs With This Low-Vol ETF</li></ul><p><b>View Our Latest Analysis on Linde</b></p><h2>Linde Price Performance</h2><p>Linde stock opened at $426.54 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 0.82 and a quick ratio of 0.69. The stock has a market cap of $199.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.26 and a beta of 0.85. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $419.01 and a two-hundred day moving average of $452.02. Linde PLC has a 1 year low of $387.78 and a 1 year high of $486.38. </p><ul><li>Fed Rate Cuts on the Horizon: Why These 2 Stocks Stand to Benefit</li></ul><p>Linde (NASDAQ:LIN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, October 31st. The basic materials company reported $4.21 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.18 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $8.62 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.62 billion. Linde had a net margin of 21.17% and a return on equity of 19.38%. The company's revenue was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $3.94 earnings per share. Linde has set its FY 2025 guidance at 16.350-16.450 EPS and its Q4 2025 guidance at 4.100-4.200 EPS.  On average, research analysts forecast that  Linde PLC will post 16.54 earnings per share for the current year. </p><h2>Linde Announces Dividend</h2><p>The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 17th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 3rd were given a dividend of $1.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 3rd. This represents a $6.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. Linde's payout ratio is 40.19%. </p><h2>Linde Company Profile</h2> (Free Report)<p>Linde <span>NASDAQ: LIN<span></span></span> is a multinational industrial gases and engineering company that supplies gases, related technologies and services to a wide range of industries. The company traces its current form to the 2018 combination of Germany's Linde AG and U.S.-based Praxair, creating one of the largest global providers of industrial, specialty and medical gases. Linde's business model centers on production, processing and distribution of gases as well as the design and construction of the plants and equipment needed to produce them.  </p><p>Core products and services include atmospheric and process gases such as oxygen, nitrogen and argon; hydrogen and helium; carbon dioxide; and a portfolio of higher‑value specialty and electronic gases.</p><h2>Further Reading</h2><ul><li>Five stocks we like better than Linde</li><li>Wall Street Stockpicker Names #1 Stock of 2026</li><li>Do not delete, read immediately</li><li>How a Family Trust May Be Able To Help Preserve Your Wealth</li><li>Your “birthright claim” just got activated</li><li>Turn your &#34;dead money&#34; into $306+ monthly (starting this month)</li></ul><p><strong>Want to see what other hedge funds are holding LIN?</strong> Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for Linde PLC (NASDAQ:LIN - Free Report).</p><p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/scripts/SECFilingChart.ashx/query-UHJlZml4PU5BU0RBUSZTeW1ib2w9TElO?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="650" height="350" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/scripts/SECFilingChart.ashx/query-UHJlZml4PU5BU0RBUSZTeW1ib2w9TElO"/></p><p><em>This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. Please send any questions or comments about this story to contact@marketbeat.com.</em></p><h2>Should You Invest $1,000 in Linde Right Now?</h2><p>Before you consider Linde, you'll want to hear this.</p><p>MarketBeat keeps track of Wall Street's top-rated and best performing research analysts and the stocks they recommend to their clients on a daily basis. MarketBeat has identified the five stocks that top analysts are quietly whispering to their clients to buy now before the broader market catches on... and Linde wasn't on the list.</p><p>While Linde currently has a Buy rating among analysts, top-rated analysts believe these five stocks are better buys.</p><p>View The Five Stocks Here</p>                  </div>

<p>Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH increased its stake in Linde PLC by 26.3% in Q3, acquiring an additional 22,336 shares, bringing its total to 107,360 shares valued at approximately $50.99 million. Other institutional investors have also adjusted their stakes in Linde. The stock has received various analyst ratings, with an average target price of $501.00. Linde reported Q3 earnings of $4.21 per share, exceeding estimates, and announced a quarterly dividend of $1.50 per share, yielding 1.4%.</p>

Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH Acquires 22,336 Shares of Linde PLC $LIN