<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Fifth Third Bancorp decreased its position in shares of  Linde PLC (NASDAQ:LIN - Free Report) by 4.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor  owned 269,529 shares of the basic materials company's stock after selling 11,507 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp owned about 0.06% of Linde worth $114,924,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.</p><ul><li>Helium Stocks Soar on Conflict and Chip Demand: 5 Names to Know</li></ul><p>A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of LIN. Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in  Linde during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $25,000.  Marquette Asset Management LLC bought a new position in  Linde in the 3rd quarter valued at $27,000.  KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp acquired a new position in  Linde in the third quarter worth $29,000.  Saranac Partners Ltd acquired a new position in  Linde in the third quarter worth $29,000.  Finally, Guerra Advisors Inc bought a new stake in shares of  Linde during the third quarter worth $30,000. Institutional investors own  82.80% of the company's stock. </p><h2>Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades</h2><p>LIN has been the subject of a number of research reports. Weiss Ratings lowered Linde from a &#34;buy (b)&#34; rating to a &#34;buy (b-)&#34; rating in a research note on Wednesday. DZ Bank lowered shares of Linde from a &#34;buy&#34; rating to a &#34;hold&#34; rating and set a $460.00 price objective on the stock. in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Mizuho  set a $525.00 price objective on shares of Linde in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Seaport Research Partners upped their target price on shares of Linde from $525.00 to $575.00 and gave the stock a &#34;buy&#34; rating in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets  reissued an &#34;outperform&#34; rating on shares of Linde in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. One research analyst  has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned  a Buy rating and one  has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of &#34;Buy&#34; and a consensus price target of $527.80.</p><ul><li>Up in the Air: A Helium Shortage Could Lift Linde</li></ul><p><b>Check Out Our Latest Stock Analysis on Linde</b></p><h2>Linde Price Performance</h2><p>Linde stock opened at $501.14 on Friday. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $496.93 and its 200 day simple moving average is $456.09. The company has a quick ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. The stock has a market cap of $232.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.35, a P/E/G ratio of 3.18 and a beta of 0.78. Linde PLC has a 12-month low of $387.78 and a 12-month high of $515.63. </p><ul><li>Institutions Love These 3 Companies, Should You As Well?</li></ul><p>Linde (NASDAQ:LIN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The basic materials company reported $4.20 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.18 by $0.02. Linde had a return on equity of 19.52% and a net margin of 20.30%.The firm had revenue of $8.76 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.64 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $3.97 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was up 6.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Linde has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 4.200-4.300 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 17.400-17.900 EPS.  As a group, research analysts anticipate that  Linde PLC will post 17.8 earnings per share for the current year. </p><h2>Linde Announces Dividend</h2><p>The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 18th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 4th will be paid a dividend of $1.60 per share. This represents a $6.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 4th. Linde's payout ratio is 43.87%. </p><h2>Insider Activity at Linde</h2><p>In other Linde news, EVP Sean Durbin sold 6,520 shares of Linde stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $477.27, for a total transaction of $3,111,800.40. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 8,151 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,890,227.77. The trade was a 44.44% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities &amp; Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, VP Guillermo Bichara sold 9,455 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $480.45, for a total transaction of $4,542,654.75. Following the sale, the vice president owned 22,138 shares of the company's stock, valued at $10,636,202.10. The trade was a 29.93% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 20,332 shares of company stock worth $9,749,257 over the last 90 days. 0.70% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders. </p><h2>Linde 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>See Also</h2><ul><li>Five stocks we like better than Linde</li></ul><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. 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<p>Fifth Third Bancorp reduced its stake in Linde PLC by 4.1% in Q4, holding 269,529 shares valued at $114.92 million. Other institutional investors have also increased their positions in Linde. Analysts have mixed ratings on Linde, with a consensus rating of "Buy" and a price target of $527.80. Linde reported Q4 earnings of $4.20 per share, exceeding estimates, and announced a quarterly dividend of $1.60 per share. Insider activity includes the sale of shares by EVP Sean Durbin.</p>

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