What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for LECO Q1 Earnings?

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LECO) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research upped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Lincoln Electric in a research report issued on Monday, March 24th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now forecasts that the industrial products company will earn $2.20 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $2.15. The consensus estimate for Lincoln Electric’s current full-year earnings is $9.36 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Lincoln Electric’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.52 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $9.33 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.32 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.56 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.68 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $10.12 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $10.59 EPS.

LECO has been the subject of a number of other reports. KeyCorp boosted their price objective on Lincoln Electric from $230.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 14th. StockNews.com raised shares of Lincoln Electric from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price objective on shares of Lincoln Electric from $216.00 to $211.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Barclays increased their target price on Lincoln Electric from $220.00 to $235.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $233.60.

Lincoln Electric Stock Performance

NASDAQ:LECO opened at $194.86 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $10.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a quick ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87. Lincoln Electric has a 52 week low of $169.51 and a 52 week high of $258.55. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $198.76 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $197.43.

Lincoln Electric (NASDAQ:LECO) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The industrial products company reported $2.57 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.03 by $0.54. Lincoln Electric had a return on equity of 40.19% and a net margin of 11.63%. The business had revenue of $1.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $995.94 million.

Institutional Trading of Lincoln Electric

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of LECO. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in Lincoln Electric by 19.3% in the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 2,178 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $408,000 after purchasing an additional 352 shares during the period. Wood Tarver Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in Lincoln Electric in the 4th quarter valued at about $68,000. Parr Mcknight Wealth Management Group LLC purchased a new stake in Lincoln Electric during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $848,000. Woodline Partners LP acquired a new stake in Lincoln Electric during the 4th quarter worth approximately $551,000. Finally, Sovereign s Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Lincoln Electric in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,772,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.61% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Lincoln Electric

In other Lincoln Electric news, CEO Steven B. Hedlund sold 21,054 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $215.47, for a total value of $4,536,505.38. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 54,660 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,777,590.20. The trade was a 27.81 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 2.63% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Lincoln Electric Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st will be paid a $0.75 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 31st. This represents a $3.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.54%. Lincoln Electric’s dividend payout ratio is presently 36.81%.

Lincoln Electric Company Profile

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.