LIN short interest jump by 11.49%, reflecting negative sentiment

Anna Perez

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Linde Plc shares valued at $23,815,274 were sold by ANGEL STEPHEN F on Aug 07 ’25. At $473.38 per share, ANGEL STEPHEN F sold 50,309 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 480,543 shares worth approximately $206.13 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, ANGEL STEPHEN F purchased 50,309 shares, netting a total of over 23,815,303 in proceeds.

Before that, Durbin Sean had sold 7,261 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $3,314,272, the Executive VP, North America traded Linde Plc shares for $456.42 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 7,261 shares, worth approximately $3.5 million.

As published in a research note from UBS on November 11, 2025, Linde Plc [LIN] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $500. Analysts at Seaport Research Partners upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early November. As of June 30, 2025, Citigroup has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” for LIN. Earlier on June 13, 2025, RBC Capital Mkts initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Outperform” for LIN stock.

Analyzing LIN Stock Performance

On last trading session, Linde Plc [NASDAQ: LIN] rose 0.54% to $428.96. The stock’s lowest price that day was $424.895, but it reached a high of $431.55 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.57%. Over the course of the year, Linde Plc shares have dropped approximately -6.64%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $486.38 on 08/20/25 and a 52-week low of $408.65 on 04/08/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Linde Plc (LIN)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 425.38, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 421.81. In the upper region, resistance lies at 432.05. The next price resistance is at 435.14. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 41.04 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 2025-10-31 jumping by 0.72 million shares to 6.29 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-30 was 5.57 million shares. A jump of 11.49% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.02 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.02.

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In terms of Linde Plc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 508 in the next 12 months, up nearly 19.07% from the previous closing price of $426.65. Analysts anticipate Linde Plc stock to reach 576 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 500. In spite of this, 10 analysts ranked Linde Plc stock as Buy at the end of 2025.

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