Linde stock slips after BMO cuts its price target to USD 546

Published on 09/10/2026 at 14:40 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Linde stock traded at USD 466.65 on September 9, 2026, after BMO Capital cut its target from USD 560 to USD 546. Q2 FY26 revenue was USD 9.29 billion, with profit margin at 20.76%.

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Linde plc stock (IE00BZ12WP82) traded at USD 466.65 on September 9, 2026, after the previous close at USD 468.38 and a 52-week range of USD 387.78 to USD 548.20. The latest analyst move came from Yahoo Finance, which showed BMO Capital on August 10, 2026, keeping an Outperform rating while cutting the price target from USD 560 to USD 546.

Q2 revenue stayed above USD 9 billion

In the second quarter of fiscal 2026, Linde reported revenue of USD 9.29 billion and earnings of USD 1.93 billion, with a profit margin of 20.76%, according to Yahoo Finance. MarketBeat also put the company's trailing EPS at USD 15.48 and its market capitalization at USD 213.89 billion, while listing a consensus Buy rating and a target of USD 545.38 on September 10, 2026.

Target sits close to the market

The gap between the MarketBeat consensus target of USD 545.38 and the September 9 close of USD 466.65 is USD 78.73, or about 16.9 percent. That leaves the stock trading below the average target even after a year-to-date gain of 10.52% on Yahoo Finance's snapshot from September 9, 2026.

Price and structure

For investors, the mix matters: the share price is still within the 52-week band, the latest quarterly margin remained above 20 percent, and the analyst average target stayed above the market price on September 9, 2026.