Yahoo · Aug 20, 2026
3 Reasons Why Growth Investors Shouldn't Overlook Lincoln Electric (LECO)
Lincoln Electric (LECO) is well positioned to outperform the market, as it exhibits above-average growth in financials.
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NASDAQ · LECO
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.
Industrials · Manufacturing - Tools & Accessories
$281.23
Down-$3.67 (-1.29%)
Updated Sep 1, 2026, 3:48 AM
SID Score
6.5/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
58/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 13.81B
- P/E ratio
- 26.3
- Dividend yield
- 1.35%
- 52-week range
- $216.22 – $310.00
- Volume
- 302.89K
- Avg. volume
- 348.56K
Price performance
LECO price history
1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
LECO closed at $281.23 after 21 trading sessions, up 5.02% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $281.23
- Period change
- +5.02%
- Period low
- $267.79
- Period high
- $290.12
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | $283.83 | $285.08 | $276.98 | $281.23 | 302.89K |
| Aug 28, 2026 | $290.00 | $292.63 | $283.335 | $284.895 | 345.95K |
| Aug 27, 2026 | $288.82 | $291.24 | $286.74 | $289.73 | 338.59K |
| Aug 26, 2026 | $280.32 | $292.5399 | $280.28 | $290.12 | 742.82K |
| Aug 25, 2026 | $286.18 | $286.18 | $277.70 | $280.15 | 608.51K |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $283.23 | $285.77 | $280.2175 | $282.24 | 554.23K |
| Aug 21, 2026 | $278.20 | $283.64 | $274.49 | $281.82 | 396.39K |
| Aug 20, 2026 | $276.68 | $281.645 | $275.595 | $276.88 | 303.25K |
| Aug 19, 2026 | $283.65 | $284.67 | $278.69 | $279.56 | 426.89K |
| Aug 18, 2026 | $285.24 | $286.365 | $279.17 | $281.97 | 537.38K |
| Aug 17, 2026 | $284.92 | $288.50 | $282.97 | $286.02 | 923.72K |
| Aug 14, 2026 | $284.00 | $287.33 | $281.0601 | $286.87 | 317.56K |
| Aug 13, 2026 | $286.53 | $288.41 | $278.30 | $284.63 | 536.43K |
| Aug 12, 2026 | $285.80 | $287.95 | $281.60 | $286.97 | 605.39K |
| Aug 11, 2026 | $283.15 | $285.97 | $281.515 | $284.27 | 485.38K |
| Aug 10, 2026 | $283.95 | $285.00 | $276.51 | $277.33 | 338.31K |
| Aug 7, 2026 | $279.31 | $283.22 | $277.00 | $281.96 | 272.54K |
| Aug 6, 2026 | $281.08 | $283.3499 | $277.57 | $278.91 | 223.69K |
| Aug 5, 2026 | $279.03 | $280.02 | $275.88 | $279.37 | 224.26K |
| Aug 4, 2026 | $270.39 | $279.605 | $266.10 | $277.64 | 510.06K |
| Aug 3, 2026 | $263.06 | $268.48 | $261.735 | $267.79 | 409.88K |
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Company profile
Lincoln Electric is a leading manufacturer of welding, cutting, and brazing products. Its portfolio includes arc-welding solutions, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting systems, brazing and soldering alloys, and automation solutions. Lincoln Electric serves clients across general fabrication, heavy industries, automotive, construction, shipbuilding, energy, and process industries, among others. Based in Cleveland, Lincoln Electric operates in 19 countries and employs 11,000 worldwide. The company generated roughly $4 billion in sales in 2024.
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- —
- Average target
- $272.50
- Implied upside
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| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2026 | UBS | Buy | — |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | — |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Underweight | — |
| Jun 16, 2026 | DA Davidson | Buy | — |
| May 5, 2026 | Barclays | Overweight | — |
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