Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (LECO)

Lincoln Electric Holdings Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 7 analysts that cover Lincoln Electric Holdings stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $215.29, which forecasts a 7.07% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $180 and the highest is $245.

Price Target: $215.29 (+7.07%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$180	$215.29	$225	$245
Change	-10.48%	+7.07%	+11.90%	+21.84%

* Price targets were last updated on May 6, 2025.

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Lincoln Electric Holdings stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Jan '25	Feb '25	Mar '25	Apr '25	May '25	Jun '25
Strong Buy	1	1	1	1	1	0
Buy	3	4	4	4	5	5
Hold	2	2	2	2	1	1
Sell	0	0	0	1	1	1
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	6	7	7	8	8	7

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Angel Castillo Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Sell Maintains $179 → $180	Sell	Maintains	$179 → $180	-10.48%	May 6, 2025
Nathan Jones Stifel	Stifel	Hold Maintains $178 → $180	Hold	Maintains	$178 → $180	-10.48%	May 1, 2025
Justin Patterson Keybanc	Keybanc	Buy Maintains $245 → $225	Buy	Maintains	$245 → $225	+11.90%	May 1, 2025
Mircea Dobre Baird	Baird	Buy Maintains $242 → $212	Buy	Maintains	$242 → $212	+5.43%	May 1, 2025
Angel Castillo Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Sell Maintains $187 → $179	Sell	Maintains	$187 → $179	-10.98%	Apr 16, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

4.15B

Increased by 3.60%

from 4.01B

Revenue Next Year

4.34B

Increased by 4.48%

from 4.15B

EPS This Year

9.19

Increased by 12.80%

from 8.15

EPS Next Year

10.16

Increased by 10.47%

from 9.19

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	2.66B	3.23B	3.76B	4.19B	4.01B	4.15B	4.34B	4.52B
Revenue Growth	-11.58%	21.80%	16.30%	11.44%	-4.37%	3.60%	4.48%	4.24%
EPS	3.42	4.60	8.04	9.37	8.15	9.19	10.16	10.92
EPS Growth	-26.92%	34.50%	74.78%	16.54%	-13.02%	12.80%	10.47%	7.49%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	21.87	19.80	18.42
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	14	14	7

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	4.3B	4.6B	4.8B
Avg	4.2B	4.3B	4.5B
Low	3.9B	4.0B	4.2B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	8.4%	10.2%	10.3%
Avg	3.6%	4.5%	4.2%
Low	-1.7%	-3.9%	-2.6%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	9.66	11.24	12.05
Avg	9.19	10.16	10.92
Low	8.53	9.07	9.78

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	18.5%	22.2%	18.7%
Avg	12.8%	10.5%	7.5%
Low	4.6%	-1.4%	-3.7%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.