Linde plc is +2.7% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 16 points behind the market. 1-year return: +2.7% (S&P 500 +18%). vs 200-day average: +1.1%, close to trend. RSI (14): 73, overbought, bought harder than it has been sold. Below its 52-week high: 8.7%.

LINLinde plc

Basic Materials

$483.78+2.7% 1Y

$483.78

$386.8552 weeks$529.66

What is the market doing?

Good

The market is with it: in an uptrend and insiders net buying.

2 good, 1 neutral

TrendUptrendderived · Oct 9, 2026

In an uptrend, above its rising 50- and 200-day averages. Overbought (RSI 73). Price is +1% vs its 200-day average.

Insider conviction+$48K (90 days to Oct 8, 2026)SEC EDGAR · Oct 8, 2026

Insiders were net buyers over the 90 days ending Oct 8, 2026.

Short interest1.3% of sharesFINRA · Sep 15, 2026

Lightly shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Up 8.8% since the previous count, down from 1.6% of shares outstanding three months ago.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

1-year returnmiddle of the market

vs 200-day avgmiddle of the market

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How LIN is trading

Linde plc is +2.7% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 16 points behind the market.

+2.7%

1-year return · S&P 500 +18%

vs 200-day average: +1.1%
vs 200-day average · close to trend
RSI (14): 73
RSI (14) · overbought, bought harder than it has been sold
Below its 52-week high: 8.7%
Below its 52-week high

Sep 17, 2024$386.85 – $529.66 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 9, 2026

Details›

Last close2026-10-09: $483.78
1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%: +4.8%
1 yearS&P 500 +18%: +2.7%
5 yearsS&P 500 +88%: +65%
vs 50-day average$479.10: +0.98%
52-week high: $529.65
52-week low: $386.85
Annualised volatility: 19%
Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08: −$2.6M

Calendar-year price return
Year	Return
2026 (year to date)	+14%
2025	+3.2%
2024	+3.2%
2023	+28%
2022	−4.4%
2021	+33%
2020	+26%
2019	+39%
2018	+3.0%
2017	+35%

Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
Month	Years	Positive	Average
Jan	10	6 of 10	+0.42%
Feb	10	6 of 10	+1.7%
Mar	10	7 of 10	+1.9%
Apr	10	7 of 10	+1.7%
May	10	7 of 10	+2.5%
Jun	10	8 of 10	+1.8%
Jul	11	7 of 11	+3.0%
Aug	11	6 of 11	+0.18%
Sep	11	4 of 11	−1.0%
Oct	11	7 of 11	+0.60%
Nov	10	7 of 10	+4.5%
Dec	10	5 of 10	+0.60%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

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