Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc’s filing revealed that its Officer MICHELE KUHRT acquired Company’s shares for reported $0.46 million on Mar 10 ’25. In the deal valued at $201.62 per share,2,268 shares were bought.
Then, Bruno Gabriel sold 6,682 shares, generating $1,360,052 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $203.54, the EVP, CFO & TREASURER now owns 32,451 shares.
Before that, Ansberry Jennifer I sold 11,124 shares. Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc shares valued at $2,282,771 were divested by the EVP, GENERAL COUNSEL & SECY at a price of $205.21 per share. As a result of the transaction, Ansberry Jennifer I now holds 22,173 shares, worth roughly $4.08 million.
Morgan Stanley initiated its Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc [LECO] rating to an Underweight in a research note published on January 08, 2024; the price target was $178. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Seaport Research Partners’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in late October from “a Neutral” to “a Buy”. UBS began covering LECO with “Sell” recommendation on September 27, 2023. Oppenheimer revised its rating on July 21, 2023. It rated LECO as “a Perform” which previously was an “an Outperform”.
Price Performance Review of LECO
On Tuesday, Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc [NASDAQ:LECO] saw its stock fall -0.11% to $184.00. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 3.95%. Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc shares have fallen nearly -1.85% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -19.27% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $238.47 was reached on 02/13/25, a 52-week low of $161.11 was recorded on 04/07/25. SMA at 50 days reached $191.30, while 200 days put it at $195.30.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For LECO Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 182.30, which if violated will result in even more drops to 180.60. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 185.56. A further resistance level may holdings at 187.13. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 50.07, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 4.09, which suggests price will go up in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bullish at 18.27%. Stochastics %K at 85.65% indicates the stock is a selling.
How much short interest is there in Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc stocks on 2025-04-15, dropping by -0.16 million shares to a total of 0.86 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-03-14 was 1.02 million shares. There was a decline of -18.68%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
