Linde stock: RBC cuts Linde stock target to USD 549.00 from USD 553.00
Published on 10/16/2026 at 16:37 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSAnalyst target and reporting date
- Royal Bank of Canada lowered its Linde target from USD 553.00 to USD 549.00 on October 15, 2026.
- Linde will release third-quarter 2026 results on October 29, 2026.
- Linde stock costs EUR 445.10 at Lang & Schwarz on October 16, 2026 at 4:31 p.m. CEST, plus 0.98 percent versus the Xetra close of October 15, 2026.
- Linde's market capitalization stood at USD 231.1 billion on October 16, 2026.
Royal Bank of Canada lowered its Linde target from USD 553.00 to USD 549.00 on October 15, 2026, while maintaining an Outperform rating, according to MarketBeat. The revised target is 9.49 percent above Linde's Nasdaq price of USD 501.43 on October 16, 2026.
RBC target remains above price
The target reduction was limited to USD 4.00, or 0.72 percent, from the earlier USD 553.00 level. The new target still sits above the market price, leaving the analyst view constructive despite the cut.
Price stays below yearly high
Linde traded at USD 501.43 on the Nasdaq at 10:35 a.m. ET on October 16, 2026. Volume was 367,039 shares against an average of 2,092,460 shares, while the 52-week range ran from USD 387.78 to USD 548.20. The Nasdaq price was 8.53 percent below the yearly high and 29.31 percent above the yearly low.
Results date is October 29
Linde says it will release third-quarter 2026 results by 6:00 a.m. EDT on October 29, 2026, followed by a conference call at 9:00 a.m. EDT, according to Linde. The event gives investors the next fixed checkpoint after the second-quarter report.
Linde's market capitalization was USD 231.1 billion and its price-to-earnings ratio was 32.39 on October 16, 2026. The company operates in specialty chemicals and supplies industrial gases, engineering services and related technologies.
Comparison with peers
Linde (Nasdaq, USD): plus 0.98 percent, P/E 32.39, market capitalization USD 231.1 billion
Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE, USD): plus 1.41 percent, P/E minus 1,446.08, market capitalization USD 67.0 billion
Ecolab (NYSE, USD): plus 0.12 percent, P/E 39.16, market capitalization USD 81.6 billion
Euro quote and Xetra close
The German-market quote was EUR 445.10 at Lang & Schwarz on October 16, 2026 at 4:31 p.m. CEST, plus 0.98 percent versus the Xetra close of October 15, 2026 at EUR 440.80. The Nasdaq price and the euro quote represent separate venues and currencies.
The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Linde stock.
Linde market and valuation
- Company: Linde plc
- ISIN: IE000S9YS762
- Ticker: LIN
- Primary exchange: Nasdaq
- Price Lang & Schwarz (as of October 16, 2026, 4:31 p.m. CEST): EUR 445.10
- Change versus Xetra close: plus 0.98 percent
- Xetra close (October 15, 2026): EUR 440.80
- Market capitalization: USD 231.1 billion (as of October 16, 2026)
- 52-week range: USD 387.78-548.20 (as of October 16, 2026)
- Sector / Industry: Basic Materials / Specialty Chemicals
- Index membership: Nasdaq Composite
- Next earnings date: October 29, 2026
Market context: Market report Nasdaq Composite.
