Negative sentiment towards LIN reflected by a jump of 4.13% in short interest

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Linde Plc shares valued at $3,314,272 were sold by Durbin Sean on May 22 ’25. At $456.42 per share, Durbin Sean sold 7,261 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 8,151 shares worth approximately $3.84 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Durbin Sean purchased 7,262 shares, netting a total of over 3,314,351 in proceeds.

Before that, Strauss David P had sold 1,987 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $908,212, the Executive VP, Chief HR Officer traded Linde Plc shares for $457.04 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,987 shares, worth approximately $10.65 million.

As published in a research note from TD Cowen on January 13, 2025, Linde Plc [LIN] has been rated up from a Hold to a Buy. Analysts at Mizuho upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid April. As of April 10, 2024, Citigroup has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” for LIN. Earlier on March 27, 2024, UBS downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for LIN stock which previously was a “a Buy”.

Analyzing LIN Stock Performance

On last trading session,, Linde Plc [NASDAQ: LIN] rose 0.42% to $470.53. The stock’s lowest price that day was $466.77, but it reached a high of $472.145 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.06%. Over the course of the year, Linde Plc shares have jumped approximately 12.39%.

Support And Resistance Levels for Linde Plc (LIN)

RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 56.87 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Linde Plc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Linde Plc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 0.21 million shares to 5.09 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 4.88 million shares. A jump of 4.13% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.58 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.58.

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