Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Estimate for LECO Earnings

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LECO) – Analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Lincoln Electric in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, March 24th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $2.20 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $2.15. The consensus estimate for Lincoln Electric’s current full-year earnings is $9.36 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Lincoln Electric’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.52 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $9.33 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.32 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.56 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.68 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $10.12 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $10.59 EPS.

LECO has been the topic of a number of other reports. Barclays lifted their price target on Lincoln Electric from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. KeyCorp lifted their target price on shares of Lincoln Electric from $230.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, February 14th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on shares of Lincoln Electric from $216.00 to $211.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 24th. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Lincoln Electric from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $233.60.

Lincoln Electric Stock Down 0.6 %

LECO opened at $196.35 on Wednesday. Lincoln Electric has a 12 month low of $169.51 and a 12 month high of $258.62. The company has a current ratio of 1.87, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $198.64 and its 200-day moving average price is $197.45. The company has a market cap of $11.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.09, a P/E/G ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.18.

Lincoln Electric (NASDAQ:LECO) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The industrial products company reported $2.57 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.03 by $0.54. Lincoln Electric had a net margin of 11.63% and a return on equity of 40.19%. The company had revenue of $1.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $995.94 million.

Lincoln Electric Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.75 per share. This represents a $3.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.53%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 31st. Lincoln Electric’s payout ratio is 36.81%.

Insider Activity at Lincoln Electric

In other Lincoln Electric news, CEO Steven B. Hedlund sold 21,054 shares of Lincoln Electric stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $215.47, for a total transaction of $4,536,505.38. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 54,660 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,777,590.20. The trade was a 27.81 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 2.63% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Advisors Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in Lincoln Electric by 221.9% in the third quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 721 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $138,000 after purchasing an additional 497 shares in the last quarter. Citigroup Inc. lifted its position in Lincoln Electric by 14.4% during the 3rd quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 19,021 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $3,652,000 after acquiring an additional 2,400 shares during the period. Larson Financial Group LLC lifted its position in Lincoln Electric by 11.4% during the 3rd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,332 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $256,000 after acquiring an additional 136 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can boosted its stake in Lincoln Electric by 1.9% during the third quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 11,034 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,134,000 after acquiring an additional 206 shares in the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its holdings in Lincoln Electric by 22.9% in the third quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 47,326 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $9,088,000 after purchasing an additional 8,819 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.61% of the company’s stock.

Lincoln Electric Company Profile

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.