Analyst Consensus ?
ConsensusBuy29 ratings
Bullish2689.7%
Neutral310.3%
Bearish00.0%
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Linde plc (LIN) analyst consensus, price targets, and firm-level rating history from FN2 Research.
Analyst 52W Price Targets
$507.56Current
$293.65Low
$470.14Average
$612High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 26, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 7, 2026 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 28, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 10, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | May 4, 2026 |
| Seaport Global | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 17, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 3, 2025 |
| Mizuho | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Feb 7, 2025 |
| TD Cowen | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jan 13, 2025 |
| Erste Group | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Nov 19, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 1, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Feb 8, 2023 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Dec 15, 2022 |
| HSBC | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 15, 2022 |
| Societe Generale | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 17, 2022 |
| Stifel | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Aug 10, 2022 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 16, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jan 11, 2022 |
| Wolfe Research | Outperform | Peer Perform | Upgrade | Dec 9, 2021 |
| Vertical Research | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | May 18, 2021 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Equal Weight | Upgrade | Dec 7, 2020 |
| CFRA | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 7, 2020 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 18, 2020 |
| KeyBanc | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 9, 2019 |
| Evercore Partners | Equal Weight | Overweight | Downgrade | Aug 25, 2014 |
| Gabelli & Co. | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Mar 24, 2014 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $507.56. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $549 | $496.17 | +8.2% | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $577 | $487.35 | +13.7% | Oct 12, 2026 |
| UBS | Joshua Spector | $574 | $479.48 | +13.1% | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Analyst unavailable | $538 | $471.79 | +6.0% | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Bernstein | James Hooper | $563 | $463.92 | +10.9% | Sep 11, 2026 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $542 | $461.62 | +6.8% | Sep 10, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $580 | $487.37 | +14.3% | Aug 10, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $546 | $488.14 | +7.6% | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Bernstein | James Hooper | $564 | $482.46 | +11.1% | Aug 3, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Arun Viswanathan | $553 | $482.25 | +9.0% | Aug 3, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $612 | $478.38 | +20.6% | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Analyst unavailable | $559 | $520.74 | +10.1% | Jul 17, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $525 | $531.79 | +3.4% | Jul 10, 2026 |
| UBS | Joshua Spector | $600 | $494.4 | +18.2% | Jun 2, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $560 | $495.09 | +10.3% | May 5, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $570 | $493.55 | +12.3% | May 5, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | David Begleiter | $575 | $499.45 | +13.3% | May 4, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Arun Viswanathan | $552 | $505.73 | +8.8% | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Seaport Global | Analyst unavailable | $575 | $492.8 | +13.3% | Apr 17, 2026 |
| UBS | Joshua Spector | $579 | $503.3 | +14.1% | Apr 9, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $530 | $451.85 | +4.4% | Feb 6, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $550 | $452.28 | +8.4% | Feb 6, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | John Roberts | $525 | $459.69 | +3.4% | Feb 6, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | John McNulty | $501 | $423.51 | -1.3% | Dec 17, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Arun Viswanathan | $490 | $412.97 | -3.5% | Dec 12, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $495 | $403.32 | -2.5% | Dec 11, 2025 |
| UBS | Joshua Spector | $500 | $420.67 | -1.5% | Nov 11, 2025 |
| Bernstein | James Hooper | $516 | $418.3 | +1.7% | Nov 3, 2025 |
| Seaport Global | Michael Harrison | $500 | $418.3 | -1.5% | Nov 3, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $507 | $467.61 | -0.1% | Oct 6, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Arun Viswanathan | $576 | $465.98 | +13.5% | Jun 13, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Eric Boyes | $490 | $430.2 | -3.5% | Dec 17, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | John McNulty | $507 | $457.31 | -0.1% | Nov 1, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | John McNulty | $477 | $449.94 | -6.0% | Aug 6, 2024 |
| Bank of America Securities | Steve Byrne | $516 | $454 | +1.7% | Aug 5, 2024 |
| Barclays | Michael Leithead | $510 | $454 | +0.5% | Aug 5, 2024 |
| Citigroup | Pat Cunningham | $480 | $443.5 | -5.4% | Aug 5, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | David Begleiter | $510 | $443.5 | +0.5% | Aug 5, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Laurence Alexander | $523 | $440.02 | +3.0% | Jun 20, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | John McNulty | $475 | $425.8 | -6.4% | May 6, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | John Roberts | $512 | $419.62 | +0.9% | May 3, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | John Roberts | $510 | $446.79 | +0.5% | Apr 18, 2024 |
| UBS | Joshua Spector | $510 | $467.55 | +0.5% | Mar 27, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $375 | $339.83 | -26.1% | Feb 8, 2023 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $418 | $337.12 | -17.6% | Feb 8, 2023 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $375 | $330.07 | -26.1% | Dec 15, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $402 | $342.01 | -20.8% | Dec 15, 2022 |
| HSBC | Analyst unavailable | $375 | $335.04 | -26.1% | Nov 15, 2022 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $320 | $293.37 | -37.0% | Sep 12, 2022 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $355 | $290.73 | -30.1% | Jun 16, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Tim Jones | $351.29 | $292.34 | -30.8% | Feb 14, 2022 |
| BMO Capital | John McNulty | $365 | $292.34 | -28.1% | Feb 14, 2022 |
| Mizuho Securities | Chris Parkinson | $339 | $307.62 | -33.2% | Feb 10, 2022 |
| Alembic Global | Hassan Ahmed | $331.71 | $319.88 | -34.6% | Jan 18, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Vincent Andrews | $365 | $335.08 | -28.1% | Jan 11, 2022 |
| Citigroup | PJ Juvekar | $400 | $335.08 | -21.2% | Jan 11, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Michael Sison | $395 | $336.66 | -22.2% | Jan 6, 2022 |
| Societe Generale | Peter Clark | $400 | $343.43 | -21.2% | Jan 4, 2022 |
| Wolfe Research | Josh Silverstein | $404 | $330.79 | -20.4% | Dec 9, 2021 |
| Evercore ISI | Stephen Richardson | $355 | $329.33 | -30.1% | Dec 7, 2021 |
| Barclays | Duffy Fischer | $380 | $335.06 | -25.1% | Nov 8, 2021 |
| Norddeutsche Landesbank | Thorsten Strauss | $293.65 | $325.17 | -42.1% | Nov 2, 2021 |
| Vertical Research | Kevin McCarthy | $330 | $293.79 | -35.0% | May 18, 2021 |
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