Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Forecast for LECO Earnings

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LECO) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Lincoln Electric in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, February 27th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings of $2.33 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.35. 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 $2.24 EPS and Q2 2026 earnings at $2.48 EPS.

Lincoln Electric (NASDAQ:LECO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The industrial products company reported $2.57 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $995.94 million.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. StockNews.com raised shares of Lincoln Electric from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. KeyCorp boosted their target price on Lincoln Electric from $230.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, February 14th. Barclays increased their target price on Lincoln Electric from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus reduced 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. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Lincoln Electric has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $233.60.

Lincoln Electric Trading Down 3.3 %

NASDAQ LECO opened at $193.61 on Monday. Lincoln Electric has a 12 month low of $169.51 and a 12 month high of $261.13. The company has a 50-day moving average of $196.45 and a 200-day moving average of $197.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 1.87 and a quick ratio of 1.25. The company has a market cap of $10.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.76, a P/E/G ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.18.

Lincoln Electric Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st will be given a dividend of $0.75 per share. This represents a $3.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.55%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 31st. Lincoln Electric’s dividend payout ratio is currently 36.81%.

Insider Activity at Lincoln Electric

In other Lincoln Electric news, CEO Steven B. Hedlund sold 21,054 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $215.47, for a total value 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 $11,777,590.20. This trade represents a 27.81 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Corporate insiders own 2.63% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of LECO. Parr Mcknight Wealth Management Group LLC bought a new position in Lincoln Electric during the fourth quarter valued at about $848,000. Woodline Partners LP bought a new position in Lincoln Electric during the fourth quarter valued at about $551,000. Sovereign s Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Lincoln Electric during the fourth quarter valued at about $1,772,000. Strategic Wealth Partners Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Lincoln Electric in the 4th quarter valued at $337,000. Finally, Sherbrooke Park Advisers LLC purchased a new position in Lincoln Electric in the 4th quarter worth about $256,000. 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.