-- 獨立研究機構CFRA向提供了以下研究報告。 CFRA分析師的觀點摘要如下：我們將LIN的12個月目標股價調高48美元至537美元，本益比為27.1倍，與LIN過去三年的平均預期本益比持平。我們將2026年每股盈餘預期調高0.05美元至18.03美元，2027年每股盈餘預期調高0.26美元至19.81美元。 LIN公佈的第一季調整後每股收益為4.33美元，超出市場預期0.06美元，30%的營業利潤率和24%的資本回報率表明其商業模式具有韌性。管理層將全年業績指引的下限上調至17.60美元至17.90美元（成長7%至9%），並表示儘管面臨地緣政治逆風，但仍對公司充滿信心。預計到年底，71億美元的項目積壓訂單將超過80億美元，這主要得益於支援人工智慧晶片製造的電子項目。美洲地區的銷量年增2%，其中硬商品銷量實現了兩位數成長，但歐洲、中東和非洲地區（EMEA）仍受工業活動疲軟的挑戰。商用航太領域正成為重要的成長動力，航空航太銷售額實現了兩位數成長。氦氣供應緊張帶來了超出預期的上漲機會。我們認為，目前股價已充分反映在我們2027年每股盈餘預期的25.6倍，短期內上漲空間有限。
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