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LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC (LECO) Price Targets From Analysts
The tables below show the price targets and recommendations analysts covering LECO.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Current Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-23 | 7 | $165 | $138 | $147.142 | $178.89 | -17.75% |
| 2021-12-09 | 7 | $165 | $140 | $147.571 | $178.89 | -17.51% |
| 2021-12-20 | 7 | $165 | $140 | $149.142 | $178.89 | -16.63% |
| 2022-02-10 | 8 | $170 | $140 | $151.75 | $178.89 | -15.17% |
| 2022-03-04 | 8 | $170 | $140 | $150.5 | $178.89 | -15.87% |
| 2022-04-18 | 8 | $170 | $140 | $151.714 | $178.89 | -15.19% |
| 2022-04-29 | 8 | $170 | $132 | $151.666 | $178.89 | -15.22% |
| 2022-06-13 | 7 | $170 | $134 | $153.166 | $178.89 | -14.38% |
| 2022-07-28 | 8 | $170 | $122 | $147.6 | $178.89 | -17.49% |
| 2022-07-29 | 7 | $170 | $126 | $150.6 | $178.89 | -15.81% |
| 2022-10-07 | 8 | $170 | $136 | $153.6 | $178.89 | -14.14% |
| 2022-10-11 | 8 | $170 | $136 | $153.4 | $178.89 | -14.25% |
| 2022-10-27 | 8 | $170 | $135 | $153.2 | $178.89 | -14.36% |
| 2022-10-31 | 8 | $170 | $137 | $154.8 | $178.89 | -13.47% |
| 2022-11-17 | 8 | $170 | $137 | $155.4 | $178.89 | -13.13% |
| 2022-12-06 | 8 | $170 | $137 | $155.8 | $178.89 | -12.91% |
| 2022-12-14 | 8 | $170 | $137 | $157.6 | $178.89 | -11.9% |
| 2022-12-18 | 8 | $170 | $149 | $160 | $178.89 | -10.56% |
| 2023-01-03 | 8 | $170 | $149 | $158.75 | $178.89 | -11.26% |
| 2023-01-19 | 7 | $170 | $149 | $160.5 | $178.89 | -10.28% |
| 2023-01-26 | 7 | $170 | $149 | $161.25 | $178.89 | -9.86% |
| 2023-02-22 | 8 | $190 | $151 | $174.2 | $178.89 | -2.62% |
| 2023-04-09 | 9 | $195 | $151 | $177.666 | $178.89 | -0.68% |
| 2023-04-27 | 9 | $195 | $151 | $178.166 | $178.89 | -0.4% |
| 2023-04-28 | 9 | $195 | $151 | $178.666 | $178.89 | -0.13% |
| 2023-05-01 | 10 | $195 | $157 | $179.666 | $178.89 | 0.43% |
| 2023-05-02 | 10 | $195 | $157 | $180.428 | $178.89 | 0.86% |
| 2023-05-18 | 11 | $195 | $157 | $180.428 | $178.89 | 0.86% |
| 2023-05-30 | 10 | $200 | $157 | $183.285 | $178.89 | 2.46% |
| 2023-06-28 | 9 | $232 | $176 | $194 | $178.89 | 8.45% |
| 2023-07-27 | 9 | $232 | $180 | $199 | $178.89 | 11.24% |
| 2023-07-30 | 9 | $232 | $185 | $209.333 | $178.89 | 17.02% |
| 2023-09-27 | 10 | $232 | $170 | $203.714 | $178.89 | 13.88% |
The Trend in the Analyst Price Target
Over the past 22 months, LECO's average price target has gone up $54.57.
Over the past 51 weeks, LECO's average upside potential has been 8.61%.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Share Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-11 | 8 | 170 | 136 | 153.400 | 123.37 | 24.34% |
| 2022-10-13 | 8 | 170 | 135 | 153.200 | 124.68 | 22.87% |
| 2022-11-17 | 8 | 170 | 137 | 155.400 | 145.83 | 6.56% |
| 2023-01-26 | 7 | 170 | 149 | 161.250 | 160.71 | 0.34% |
| 2023-05-18 | 11 | 195 | 157 | 180.428 | 170.40 | 5.88% |
LECO Broker Recommendations Summary
| Average Broker Rating | Strong Buy | Buy | Hold | Sell | Strong Sell | Analysts Issuing Recs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
The Trend in the Broker Recommendations
LECO's average broker recommendation rating improved by 0.62 over the prior 44 months.
The points below can provide you with additional insight regarding what the price target and recommendations metrics in the table above mean for investors.
- To contextualize these metrics, consider that out of all US stocks, LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC's upside potential (average analyst target price relative to current price) is higher than 438.16% of them.
- LECO has a higher average analyst price target than 3343.69% of all US stocks.
- In terms of how LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC fares relative to stocks in the large market cap category, note that its variance in analysts' estimates is lower than -429.16% of that group.
- To contextualize these metrics, consider that out of stocks in the large market cap category, LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC's number of analysts covering the stock is greater than 707.09% of them.
In terms of price targets and recommendations offered by analysts, the stocks in the Machinery industry with the ratings most similar to LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC are LRCX, CNHI, and CAT.
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