Zacks Research Has Bullish Estimate for LECO Q1 Earnings

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LECO) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Lincoln Electric in a research note issued on Monday, March 24th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings of $2.20 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate 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 subject of several other research reports. StockNews.com raised shares of Lincoln Electric from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Barclays boosted their price objective on Lincoln Electric from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on Lincoln Electric from $216.00 to $211.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 24th. Finally, KeyCorp boosted their price target on Lincoln Electric from $230.00 to $245.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, February 14th. Two equities 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.com, Lincoln Electric currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $233.60.

Lincoln Electric Stock Up 0.5 %

Shares of NASDAQ:LECO opened at $197.26 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 firm has a market cap of $11.07 billion, a PE ratio of 24.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $198.74 and a 200 day simple moving average of $197.45.

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

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 issued a dividend of $0.75 per share. This represents a $3.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.52%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 31st. Lincoln Electric’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 36.81%.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Steven B. Hedlund sold 21,054 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 54,660 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,777,590.20. This represents a 27.81 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 2.63% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Elios Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Lincoln Electric during the third quarter valued at approximately $999,000. Vestcor Inc raised its stake in Lincoln Electric by 85.5% during the 3rd quarter. Vestcor Inc now owns 8,180 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,571,000 after acquiring an additional 3,771 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. raised its stake in Lincoln Electric by 28.7% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 431 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $83,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Lincoln Electric during the 3rd quarter worth $499,000. Finally, Financial Counselors Inc. grew its stake in shares of Lincoln Electric by 20.3% in the third quarter. Financial Counselors Inc. now owns 31,290 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $6,008,000 after purchasing an additional 5,274 shares in the last quarter. 79.61% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.