UBS Upgrade Sparks Optimism: Social media discussions lit up after UBS raised its price target on Linde plc from $550 to $579, reaffirming a Buy rating amid steady performance. Traders noted the stock trading near $506 with strong buy signals and consensus targets around $516, fueling bullish chatter on potential upside.
Congressional Purchase Draws Eyes: Investors highlighted Representative Thomas H. Kean Jr.'s acquisition of up to $15,000 in LIN shares, tying it to the company's critical helium supply for semiconductor manufacturing. This political endorsement amid insider activity added to the positive buzz, despite mentions of some selling.
Hydrogen Tailwinds Boost Sentiment: Linde featured prominently in talks on the exploding hydrogen market, projected to surge with government backing and infrastructure buildout. The stock climbed 2.4% in a mixed chemicals sector, reflecting resilience and trader interest in long-term growth plays.
Note: This discussion summary was generated from an AI condensation of post data.
Linde plc Insider Trading Activity
Linde plc insiders have traded $LIN stock on the open market 6 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 5 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $LIN stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- GUILLERMO BICHARA (Exec VP & Chief Legal Officer) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 13,812 shares for an estimated $6,637,456.
- SEAN DURBIN (EVP, Chief Operating Officer) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 6,520 shares for an estimated $3,111,829.
- SANJIV LAMBA (Chief Executive Officer) purchased 2,520 shares for an estimated $999,633
- BINOD PATWARI (Senior Vice President - APAC) sold 999 shares for an estimated $502,262
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.
Linde plc Revenue
Linde plc had revenues of $8.8B in Q4 2025. This is an increase of 5.82% from the same period in the prior year.
You can track LIN financials on Quiver Quantitative's LIN stock page.
Linde plc Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $LIN stock 4 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 4 have been purchases and 0 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $LIN stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE THOMAS H. KEAN, JR. has traded it 2 times. They made 2 purchases worth up to $30,000 on 03/26, 02/18 and 0 sales.
- REPRESENTATIVE GILBERT RAY CISNEROS, JR. has traded it 2 times. They made 2 purchases worth up to $30,000 on 01/09, 12/19 and 0 sales.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard.
Linde plc Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 891 institutional investors add shares of Linde plc stock to their portfolio, and 1,015 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS removed 9,031,735 shares (-85.6%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $3,851,041,486
- UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC removed 8,974,022 shares (-68.1%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $3,826,433,240
- SG AMERICAS SECURITIES, LLC added 2,401,894 shares (+10454.4%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $1,024,143,582
- WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP removed 2,080,107 shares (-28.6%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $886,936,823
- FMR LLC removed 1,686,539 shares (-13.6%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $719,123,364
- ASSENAGON ASSET MANAGEMENT S.A. removed 1,668,478 shares (-99.1%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $711,422,334
- CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD removed 1,558,022 shares (-46.6%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $664,325,000
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
Linde plc Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $LIN in the last several months. We have seen 3 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Citigroup issued a "Buy" rating on 01/21/2026
- CICC issued a "Outperform" rating on 12/03/2025
- Seaport Global issued a "Buy" rating on 11/03/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for Linde plc, check out Quiver Quantitative's $LIN forecast page.
Linde plc Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $LIN recently. We have seen 6 analysts offer price targets for $LIN in the last 6 months, with a median target of $517.5.
Here are some recent targets:
- Patrick Cunningham from Citigroup set a target price of $580.0 on 04/13/2026
- Joshua Spector from UBS set a target price of $579.0 on 04/09/2026
- Jeffrey Zekauskas from JP Morgan set a target price of $525.0 on 03/13/2026
- Arun Viswanathan from RBC Capital set a target price of $490.0 on 12/12/2025
- Shanshan Shen from CICC set a target price of $510.0 on 12/03/2025
- Michael J. Harrison from Seaport Global set a target price of $500.0 on 11/03/2025
This article is not financial advice. See Quiver Quantitative's disclaimers for more information. Note that there may be inaccuracies due to mistakes in ticker-mapping, and other anomalies.
