Zacks Research Issues Positive Forecast for LECO Earnings

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LECO) – Zacks Research increased their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Lincoln Electric in a note issued to investors on Monday, March 24th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now anticipates that the industrial products company will earn $2.34 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $2.33. 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $2.27 EPS and Q2 2026 earnings at $2.57 EPS.

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

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Lincoln Electric from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. StockNews.com upgraded Lincoln Electric from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on Lincoln Electric from $216.00 to $211.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Finally, KeyCorp raised their price target on Lincoln Electric from $230.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, February 14th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $233.60.

Lincoln Electric Price Performance

NASDAQ:LECO opened at $194.86 on Thursday. Lincoln Electric has a 12-month low of $169.51 and a 12-month high of $258.55. The firm has a market cap of $10.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.18. The company’s 50-day moving average is $198.76 and its two-hundred day moving average is $197.43. The company has a current ratio of 1.87, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87.

Lincoln Electric Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be given a dividend of $0.75 per share. This represents a $3.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.54%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 31st. Lincoln Electric’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 36.81%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

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 shares were sold at an average price of $215.47, for a total transaction of $4,536,505.38. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 54,660 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $11,777,590.20. The trade was a 27.81 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 2.63% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Lincoln Electric

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

About Lincoln Electric

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.