Q1 EPS Forecast for Lincoln Electric Decreased by Analyst

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LECO) – Seaport Res Ptn decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Lincoln Electric in a research note issued to investors on Friday, February 14th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst W. Liptak now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $2.09 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.24. The consensus estimate for Lincoln Electric’s current full-year earnings is $8.72 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Lincoln Electric’s Q2 2025 earnings at $2.25 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.42 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $9.45 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.45 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $10.30 EPS.

Lincoln Electric (NASDAQ:LECO) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The industrial products company reported $2.57 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.03 by $0.54. The company had revenue of $1.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $995.94 million. Lincoln Electric had a return on equity of 40.03% and a net margin of 11.93%.

Several other research firms also recently commented on LECO. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price objective on shares of Lincoln Electric from $216.00 to $211.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 24th. KeyCorp raised their price target on Lincoln Electric from $230.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded Lincoln Electric from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Lincoln Electric currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $233.25.

Lincoln Electric Price Performance

LECO opened at $213.82 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $194.55 and a 200-day moving average price of $195.79. Lincoln Electric has a twelve month low of $169.51 and a twelve month high of $261.13. The company has a quick ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 1.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. The company has a market capitalization of $12.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.52, a PEG ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 1.18.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Lincoln Electric

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. CWM LLC raised its holdings in shares of Lincoln Electric by 87.9% in the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,340 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $257,000 after acquiring an additional 627 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd increased its position in shares of Lincoln Electric by 1.9% in the third quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 11,088 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,129,000 after purchasing an additional 204 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. raised its stake in Lincoln Electric by 308.5% in the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 335 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $63,000 after purchasing an additional 253 shares in the last quarter. Vest Financial LLC lifted its position in Lincoln Electric by 38.0% during the third quarter. Vest Financial LLC now owns 8,157 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,566,000 after purchasing an additional 2,244 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sharkey Howes & Javer purchased a new position in Lincoln Electric in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,712,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.61% of the company’s stock.

About Lincoln Electric

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc, through its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells welding, cutting, and brazing products worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Americas Welding, International Welding, and The Harris Products Group. It offers brazing and soldering filler metals, arc welding equipment, plasma and oxyfuel cutting systems, wire feeding systems, fume control equipment, welding accessories, and specialty gas regulators, and education solutions, as well as a portfolio of automated solutions for joining, cutting, material handling, module assembly, and end of line testing, as well as involved in brazing and soldering alloys, and in the retail business in the United States.