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Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc has a consensus price target of $213.25 based on the ratings of 13 analysts. The high is $265 issued by Loop Capital on May 24, 2024. The low is $157 issued by Morgan Stanley on May 1, 2023. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Morgan Stanley, Stifel, and Keybanc on May 6, 2025, May 1, 2025, and May 1, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $195 between Morgan Stanley, Stifel, and Keybanc, there's an implied 1.82% upside for Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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05/06/2025 | Buy Now | -6.02% | Morgan Stanley | Angel Castillo53% | $179 → $180 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
05/01/2025 | Buy Now | -6.02% | Stifel | Nathan Jones78% | $178 → $180 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
05/01/2025 | Buy Now | 17.48% | Keybanc | Justin Patterson68% | $245 → $225 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
05/01/2025 | Buy Now | 10.69% | Baird | Mircea Dobre75% | $242 → $212 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
04/16/2025 | Buy Now | -6.54% | Morgan Stanley | Angel Castillo53% | $187 → $179 | Maintains | Underweight | Get Alert |
04/14/2025 | Buy Now | -7.06% | Stifel | Nathan Jones78% | $220 → $178 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
02/18/2025 | Buy Now | 22.7% | Barclays | Adam Seiden51% | $220 → $235 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
02/14/2025 | Buy Now | 27.92% | Keybanc | Jason Celino62% | $230 → $245 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
01/24/2025 | Buy Now | 10.17% | Stifel | Nathan Jones78% | $216 → $211 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
12/11/2024 | Buy Now | 12.78% | Stifel | Nathan Jones78% | $195 → $216 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
11/14/2024 | Buy Now | 20.09% | Keybanc | Steve Barger72% | $210 → $230 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
10/16/2024 | Buy Now | -3.4% | Stifel | Nathan Jones78% | $184 → $185 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
09/04/2024 | Buy Now | 10.69% | Baird | Mircea Dobre75% | $220 → $212 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
08/01/2024 | Buy Now | 14.87% | Barclays | Adam Seiden51% | $185 → $220 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
08/01/2024 | Buy Now | 14.87% | Baird | Mircea Dobre75% | $213 → $220 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
07/18/2024 | Buy Now | 11.22% | Stifel | Nathan Jones78% | $209 → $213 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
05/24/2024 | Buy Now | 38.37% | Loop Capital | Chris Dankert68% | $285 → $265 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
05/24/2024 | Buy Now | 23.22% | Baird | Mircea Dobre75% | $252 → $236 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
05/24/2024 | Buy Now | 25.31% | Keybanc | Steve Barger72% | $280 → $240 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
04/29/2024 | Buy Now | — | Oppenheimer | Bryan Blair70% | — | Maintains | Perform | Get Alert |
04/26/2024 | Buy Now | 24.27% | Stifel | Nathan Jones78% | $241 → $238 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
04/26/2024 | Buy Now | 31.58% | Baird | Mircea Dobre75% | $257 → $252 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
04/17/2024 | Buy Now | 25.84% | Stifel | Nathan Jones78% | $239 → $241 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
02/16/2024 | Buy Now | 24.79% | Stifel | Nathan Jones78% | $208 → $239 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
02/16/2024 | Buy Now | 46.2% | Keybanc | Steve Barger72% | $232 → $280 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
01/11/2024 | Buy Now | 30.53% | Jefferies | Saree Boroditsky47% | $215 → $250 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
01/08/2024 | Buy Now | -7.06% | Morgan Stanley | Angel Castillo53% | → $178 | Initiates | → Underweight | Get Alert |
12/19/2023 | Buy Now | 8.6% | Stifel | Nathan Jones78% | $192 → $208 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
10/31/2023 | Buy Now | 9.65% | Seaport Global | Walt Liptak64% | → $210 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
10/30/2023 | Buy Now | 0.25% | Stifel | Nathan Jones78% | $210 → $192 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
09/27/2023 | Buy Now | -11.24% | UBS | Robert Jamieson36% | → $170 | Initiates | → Sell | Get Alert |
07/21/2023 | Buy Now | — | Oppenheimer | Bryan Blair70% | — | Downgrade | Outperform → Perform | Get Alert |
07/19/2023 | Buy Now | 10.17% | Stifel | Nathan Jones78% | $176 → $211 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
06/28/2023 | Buy Now | 21.14% | Keybanc | Steve Barger72% | → $232 | Upgrade | Sector Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
05/30/2023 | Buy Now | 4.43% | Baird | Mircea Dobre75% | $184 → $200 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
05/02/2023 | Buy Now | -3.4% | Barclays | Adam Seiden51% | $145 → $185 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
05/01/2023 | Buy Now | -18.02% | Morgan Stanley | Dillon Cumming50% | $151 → $157 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
04/28/2023 | Buy Now | -6.02% | Oppenheimer | Bryan Blair70% | $177 → $180 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
04/28/2023 | Buy Now | -3.93% | Baird | Mircea Dobre75% | $180 → $184 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
04/10/2023 | Buy Now | -7.58% | Oppenheimer | Bryan Blair70% | → $177 | Reiterates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
03/28/2023 | Buy Now | 1.82% | Loop Capital | Chris Dankert68% | $185 → $195 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
02/22/2023 | Buy Now | -21.16% | Morgan Stanley | Dillon Cumming50% | $149 → $151 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
02/22/2023 | Buy Now | -6.02% | Baird | Mircea Dobre75% | $174 → $180 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
01/26/2023 | Buy Now | -11.24% | Oppenheimer | Bryan Blair70% | $167 → $170 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
01/20/2023 | Buy Now | -18.55% | Stifel | Nathan Jones78% | $149 → $156 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
10/28/2022 | Buy Now | -26.9% | Morgan Stanley | Dillon Cumming50% | $135 → $140 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
10/13/2022 | Buy Now | -29.51% | Morgan Stanley | Dillon Cumming50% | $136 → $135 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
08/01/2022 | Buy Now | -28.99% | Morgan Stanley | Dillon Cumming50% | $126 → $136 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
07/18/2022 | Buy Now | -34.21% | Morgan Stanley | Dillon Cumming50% | $143 → $126 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
07/18/2022 | Buy Now | -36.3% | Stifel | Nathan Jones78% | $134 → $122 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
The latest price target for Lincoln Electric Holdings (NASDAQ:LECO) was reported by Morgan Stanley on May 6, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $180.00 expecting LECO to fall to within 12 months (a possible -6.02% downside). 16 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Lincoln Electric Holdings (NASDAQ:LECO) was provided by Morgan Stanley, and Lincoln Electric Holdings maintained their underweight rating.
The last upgrade for Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc happened on October 31, 2023 when Seaport Global raised their price target to $210. Seaport Global previously had a neutral for Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc.
The last downgrade for Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc happened on July 21, 2023 when Oppenheimer changed their price target from N/A to N/A for Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Lincoln Electric Holdings, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Lincoln Electric Holdings was filed on May 6, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around May 6, 2026.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) rating was a maintained with a price target of $179.00 to $180.00. The current price Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) is trading at is $191.52, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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