Linde plc (LIN) fair value analysis
S&P 500 & Nasdaq · Updated 2026-09-07
Linde plc is a multinational industrial gas and engineering company that produces and distributes gases such as oxygen, nitrogen, and hydrogen, along with related equipment and services for various industries including manufacturing, healthcare, and energy. The company operates globally across numerous countries and serves customers in sectors ranging from petrochemicals and refining to semiconductor manufacturing and medical applications.
Forward Fair Value verdict
Fairly valuedBased on TickrTrends' weekly Forward Fair Value model, LIN is trading at within about 10% of estimated fair value.
LIN currently ranks #16 of 27 Basic Materials stocks by discount to Forward Fair Value. It has screened as Fairly valued for 3 consecutive weekly runs.
- Last price
- $477.57
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- 12-month range
- $405.65–$509.34
Derived indicators
Coarse bands from TickrTrends' weekly models; exact figures are part of the full report.
- Quality grade
- D
- Leverage
- Moderate
- Margin trend
- Expanding
- Revenue growth
- Declining
- RSI zone
- Neutral
- 50/200-day trend
- Mixed
- 52-week position
- The upper-middle quarter of its range
What our data shows for LIN
- Our model validated 17 trailing price-to-earnings windows for LIN, built from quarterly earnings records.
- Shares are trading in the upper third of their 12-month price range of $405.65–$509.34.
- The 14-day relative strength index sits at a neutral 39.
The exact numbers are one step away
- The precise Forward Fair Value dollar figure for LIN
- Exact discount / premium to today's price
- The normalized historical P/E behind the estimate, and how many quarters support it
- Forward EPS input and fiscal-year basis
- Screeners and rankings across the full S&P 500 and Nasdaq universes
How Forward Fair Value works
TickrTrends computes a Forward Fair Value for every covered stock each week: a conservatively normalized historical price-to-earnings multiple is applied to the analyst-consensus earnings estimate for the next full fiscal year. Every input window is validated for continuity and every result is screened for plausibility before publication.
Recent LIN news
TickrTrends' derived news-sentiment signal for LIN is currently leaning positive, computed from recent coverage.
- Is LIN Overvalued? DCF Says Worth $335 (gurufocus.com, 2026-08-31)
TickrTrends take: A DCF analysis suggesting LIN trades at $335 per share provides a specific benchmark against which investors can compare the current market price to assess whether the stock aligns with TickrTrends' fairly valued assessment. The gap between this DCF valuation and LIN's actual trading price will be an important metric to monitor, as material divergence could signal that market conditions or company fundamentals have shifted relative to the model's assumptions. For investors focused on valuation in the Basic Materials sector, watching how LIN's actual performance tracks against this $335 DCF figure may help determine whether the fairly valued rating remains appropriate over time.
What people are saying
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TickrTrends weekly updates
- 2026-09-07 — No material change this week: the verdict, bands and grades all held steady.
- 2026-09-06 — LIN's momentum indicator declined this week, moving from a C rating to none, suggesting a weakening of directional price movement. With the stock maintaining a fairly valued assessment, the reduction in momentum reflects decreased buying or selling pressure in the Basic Materials sector holding.
- 2026-08-31 — TickrTrends initiated weekly Forward Fair Value coverage of this stock.
Frequently asked questions
Is LIN stock undervalued?
Based on TickrTrends' Forward Fair Value model (updated 2026-09-07), LIN is trading at within about 10% of estimated fair value and screens as fairly valued. The exact fair value and discount are available to subscribers.
What is LIN's TickrTrends verdict?
LIN's current verdict is Fairly valued, refreshed with every weekly Forward Fair Value run.
How does LIN compare to other Basic Materials stocks?
LIN ranks #16 of 27 Basic Materials stocks in TickrTrends' coverage when sorted by discount to Forward Fair Value.
Is LIN overbought or oversold?
LIN's 14-day RSI is in neutral territory - neither overbought nor oversold.
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