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LIN
$515.59+13.67 (+2.72%)
After Hours$515.59+0.00 (+0.00%)· Last close Jun 9
Linde plc operates as an industrial gas company worldwide.
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Whystock Brain
The Narrative
Linde plc in the Basic Materials sector is trading at $515.59. Wall Street consensus targets $545.04 (25 analysts), implying a +5.7% move over the next 12 months. The stock is currently near its 52-week high of $521.28, remaining 11.3% above its 200-day moving average. On fundamentals, Piotroski 5/9 shows mixed financial quality, Altman Z in the distress zone. The Whystock Score of 80/100 reflects bullish alignment across trend, valuation and analyst targets.
Ecosystem Influences
Sell-side targets imply +5.7% upside over 12 months
Long-term trend bullish (price vs 200-day SMA)
Macro-economic sensitivity to interest rate and inflation shifts
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Peer Comparison
Whystock Valuation Model
Anchored to each ticker's own 5-year median trailing P/E, tilted by current ROE and growth. Fair P/E = own median P/E + (ROE × 10) + (max(revenue growth, earnings growth) × 15), capped at ±30% around the historical anchor. Fair Value = (Current Price ÷ Trailing P/E) × Fair P/E. Premium compounders like COST/MSFT are judged against their own multi-year norm rather than a sector median. Falls back to the sector-anchored formula (Tech ≈ 28, Comm Services ≈ 24, Utilities ≈ 18, Financials ≈ 14, etc.) for recent IPOs and tickers with insufficient history (< 24 monthly samples). Result is a normalised multiple gauge — not a price target.
Current Price$515.59
Potential Downside
0%
Whystock Fair Value$515.59
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Analyst Consensus25 analysts
Buy
Mean target$545.04+5.7%
Range$400.00 – $600.00
Fundamentals
Linde plc operates as an industrial gas company worldwide. It offers atmospheric gases, including oxygen, nitrogen, argon, and rare gases; and process gases, such as hydrogen, helium, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, electronic gases, specialty gases...
Market Cap
Total dollar market value of a company's outstanding shares of stock (Price * Shares).
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P/E Ratio
Priced for growth. Investors expect sustained double-digit expansion.
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Beta
High-beta play. Expect amplified moves vs. the broad market.
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Div Yield
Low to zero yield. Return is entirely dependent on price appreciation.
1.18%
ROE
Elite ROE. Management converts capital into profit efficiently.
18.36%
Volume
Today's trading volume
2.95M
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