Investors are on the edge of their collective seats, hoping that Lincoln Electric Holdings
What analysts say:
- Buy, sell, or hold?: Analysts generally think investors should hang on to Lincoln Electric Holdings, with half rating the stock a hold. Wall Street has warmed to the stock over the past three months, with analysts increasing their endorsement from "hold" to "moderate buy."
- Revenue forecasts: On average, analysts predict $632.5 million in revenue this quarter. That would represent a rise of 22.7% from the year-ago quarter.
- Wall Street earnings expectations: The average analyst estimate calls for earnings of $0.55 per share. Estimates range from $0.52 to $0.59.
What our community says:
CAPS All Stars are solidly backing the stock with 100% assigning it an "outperform" rating. The community at large agrees with the All Stars with 98% giving it a rating of "outperform." Fools are bullish on Lincoln Electric Holdings, though the message boards have been quiet lately with only 85 posts in the past 30 days. Lincoln Electric Holdings has a bullish CAPS rating of five out of five stars that is about on par with the Fool community assessment.
Management:
Lincoln Electric Holdings' profit has risen year over year by an average of more than twofold.
Quarter | Q1 | Q4 | Q3 | Q2 |
Gross Margin | 26.9% | 26.2% | 27.7% | 28.8% |
Operating Margin | 9.9% | 9.3% | 9.3% | 9.9% |
Net Margin | 7.8% | 7.4% | 6.3% | 6.3% |
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