Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc shares valued at $457,269 were purchased by MICHELE KUHRT on Mar 10 ’25. At $201.62 per share, MICHELE KUHRT acquired 2,268 shares.
Also, Bruno Gabriel sold 6,682 shares, netting a total of over 1,360,052 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $203.54 each, the insider now holds 32,451 shares.
Before that, Ansberry Jennifer I had sold 11,124 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $2,282,771, the EVP, GENERAL COUNSEL & SECY traded Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc shares for $205.21 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 11,124 shares, worth approximately $5.4 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Morgan Stanley on January 08, 2024, Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc [LECO] has been an Underweight and the price target has been revised to $178. Analysts at Seaport Research Partners upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late October. As of September 27, 2023, UBS has initiated its “Sell” rating for LECO. Earlier on July 21, 2023, Oppenheimer downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Perform” for LECO stock which previously was a “an Outperform”.
Analyzing LECO Stock Performance
On last trading session, Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc [NASDAQ: LECO] rose 9.03% to $243.5. The stock’s lowest price that day was $228.785, but it reached a high of $244.3 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 8.76%. Over the course of the year, Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc shares have jumped approximately 17.04%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $244.30 on 07/31/25 and a 52-week low of $161.11 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc (LECO)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 233.42, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 223.35. In the upper region, resistance lies at 248.94. The next price resistance is at 254.38. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 75.74 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.
Is Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-15 dropping by -0.21 million shares to 0.92 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 1.13 million shares. A decline of -22.54% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.16 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.16.
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In terms of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 178 in the next 12 months, down nearly -20.3% from the previous closing price of $223.33. Analysts anticipate Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc stock to reach 178 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 178. In spite of this, 3 analysts ranked Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On June 28, 2023, KeyBanc Capital Markets assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $232.
