Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LECO - Free Report) - Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Lincoln Electric in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, February 14th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Liptak now expects that the industrial products company will earn $2.09 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.24. The consensus estimate for Lincoln Electric's current full-year earnings is $8.72 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Lincoln Electric's Q2 2025 earnings at $2.25 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.42 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $9.45 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.45 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $10.30 EPS.
A number of other equities analysts have also commented on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on shares of Lincoln Electric from $216.00 to $211.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 24th. KeyCorp lifted their target price on Lincoln Electric from $230.00 to $245.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, StockNews.com raised Lincoln Electric from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Lincoln Electric has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $233.25.
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NASDAQ LECO opened at $213.82 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $12.07 billion, a PE ratio of 25.52, a PEG ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 1.18. Lincoln Electric has a 12 month low of $169.51 and a 12 month high of $261.13. The company's 50-day moving average price is $194.44 and its 200-day moving average price is $195.68. The company has a current ratio of 1.85, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86.
Lincoln Electric (NASDAQ:LECO - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The industrial products company reported $2.57 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.03 by $0.54. Lincoln Electric had a return on equity of 40.03% and a net margin of 11.93%. The company had revenue of $1.02 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $995.94 million.
Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of LECO. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV lifted its stake in shares of Lincoln Electric by 15.8% during the 4th quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 1,908 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $358,000 after purchasing an additional 260 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Lincoln Electric by 95.1% during the fourth quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 23,311 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $4,370,000 after buying an additional 11,360 shares during the last quarter. Voleon Capital Management LP bought a new stake in shares of Lincoln Electric in the 4th quarter valued at about $575,000. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Lincoln Electric by 752.2% in the 4th quarter. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC now owns 10,107 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $1,895,000 after buying an additional 8,921 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp raised its stake in shares of Lincoln Electric by 29.5% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 508,686 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $95,363,000 after acquiring an additional 115,813 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 79.61% of the company's stock.
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc, through its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells welding, cutting, and brazing products worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Americas Welding, International Welding, and The Harris Products Group. It offers brazing and soldering filler metals, arc welding equipment, plasma and oxyfuel cutting systems, wire feeding systems, fume control equipment, welding accessories, and specialty gas regulators, and education solutions, as well as a portfolio of automated solutions for joining, cutting, material handling, module assembly, and end of line testing, as well as involved in brazing and soldering alloys, and in the retail business in the United States.
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