Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc’s recently made public that its SVP, PRESIDENT, AMERICAS WELD Whitehead Michael J unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.23 million on Sep 16 ’25. In the deal valued at $233.23 per share,1,000 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Whitehead Michael J now holds 9,177 shares worth roughly $2.19 million.
Then, MICHAEL WHITEHEAD bought 1,000 shares, generating $233,229 in total proceeds.
Before that, Hedlund Steven B sold 12,387 shares. Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc shares valued at $3,014,514 were divested by the CHAIR, PRESIDENT & CEO at a price of $243.36 per share. As a result of the transaction, Hedlund Steven B now holds 55,866 shares, worth roughly $13.31 million.
Roth Capital initiated its Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc [LECO] rating to a Buy in a research note published on September 05, 2025; the price target was $279. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Morgan Stanley’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in early January with a ‘”an Underweight”‘ rating. Seaport Research Partners also remained covering LECO and has increased its forecast on October 31, 2023 with a “Buy” recommendation from previously “Neutral” rating. UBS started covering the stock on September 27, 2023. It rated LECO as “a Sell”.
Price Performance Review of LECO
On Friday, Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc [NASDAQ:LECO] saw its stock fall -0.61% to $238.29. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -0.35%. Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc shares have risen nearly 29.14% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 27.11% over the past one year.
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 2025-08-29, dropping by 20401.0 shares to a total of 0.85 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-07-31 was 0.87 million shares. There was a decline of -2.41%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
