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New target, same love
Seaport Global’s Michael J. Harrison didn’t change the vibe on Linde — he just turned the volume up a notch. The firm kept its Buy rating in place and raised the price target to $575, up from $525.
For a giant like Linde, that’s not exactly a rocket-launch headline. But it is the kind of thing that tells you Wall Street still sees room for the industrial gas heavyweight to keep grinding higher.
Why investors should care
When an analyst raises a target on a stock that’s already cruising near the top of its range, it usually means two things:
- The business is still executing well enough to keep the bulls interested
- The market may already be paying up for some of that optimism
And in this case, the stock’s not exactly on a bargain-rack sale. The article also points to GuruFocus’s GF Value estimate of $472.88 versus a current price around $490, which frames Linde as a little pricey rather than deeply discounted.
The not-so-secret subtext
There’s another wrinkle here: insider selling has reportedly totaled $10.3 million over the last three months. That doesn’t automatically mean trouble — insiders sell for all kinds of reasons — but it does mean you’re not looking at a group of people rushing to shout, “Everything is cheap, buy now!”
Big picture: Seaport’s move says Linde still has believers on Wall Street. The question for investors is whether the stock’s already gotten enough credit, or whether the next leg higher is still ahead of it.