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LECO Insider Trading

Insider Ownership Percentage: 2.63%
Insider Buying (Last 12 Months): $0.00
Insider Selling (Last 12 Months): $10,281,653.80

Lincoln Electric Insider Trading History Chart

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Lincoln Electric Share Price & Price History

Current Price: $284.66
Price Change: ▼ Price Decrease of -1.16 (-0.41%)
As of 02/5/2026 05:00 PM ET

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Lincoln Electric Insider Trading History

Transaction DateInsider NameTitleBuy/SellNumber of SharesAverage Share PriceTotal TransactionShares Held After TransactionDetails
9/16/2025Michael J. WhiteheadSVPSell1,000$233.23$233,230.009,177View SEC Filing Icon  
9/11/2025Steven B HedlundCEOSell12,387$243.36$3,014,500.3255,866View SEC Filing Icon  
8/12/2025Jennifer I AnsberryEVPSell3,000$242.18$726,540.0019,173View SEC Filing Icon  
8/8/2025Gabriel BrunoEVPSell7,305$242.42$1,770,878.1029,927View SEC Filing Icon  
2/19/2025Steven B HedlundCEOSell21,054$215.47$4,536,505.3854,660View SEC Filing Icon  
9/6/2024Michael J. WhiteheadSVPSell1,100$175.96$193,556.0011,178View SEC Filing Icon  
2/27/2024Geoffrey P. AllmanSVPSell3,306$252.33$834,202.989,150View SEC Filing Icon  
2/23/2024Gabriel BrunoCFOSell12,820$247.95$3,178,719.0022,402View SEC Filing Icon  
12/12/2023Christopher L. MapesCEOSell68,610$207.09$14,208,444.90114,620View SEC Filing Icon  
12/7/2023Steven B HedlundCOOSell12,880$203.59$2,622,239.2040,122View SEC Filing Icon  
11/10/2023Michele R KuhrtEVPSell4,290$184.86$793,049.4016,660View SEC Filing Icon  
8/21/2023Michael J. WhiteheadSVPSell1,100$185.64$204,204.0011,716View SEC Filing Icon  
8/1/2023Jennifer I AnsberryEVPSell8,962$200.27$1,794,819.7419,570View SEC Filing Icon  
6/14/2023Christopher L. MapesCEOSell89,030$194.22$17,291,406.60180,384View SEC Filing Icon  
6/13/2023Steven B HedlundCOOSell2,180$195.77$426,778.6038,943View SEC Filing Icon  
6/12/2023Kathryn Jo LincolnDirectorSell6,000$191.58$1,149,480.0034,077View SEC Filing Icon  
6/8/2023Peter M. PletcherSVPSell1,845$190.92$352,247.404,429View SEC Filing Icon  
5/12/2023Michele R KuhrtEVPSell3,505$168.10$589,190.5016,660View SEC Filing Icon  
5/11/2023Steven B HedlundCOOSell8,235$166.52$1,371,292.2041,123View SEC Filing Icon  
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SEC Filings (Institutional Ownership Changes) for Lincoln Electric (NASDAQ:LECO)

79.61% of Lincoln Electric stock is owned by institutions. Institutional ownership can be a sign of analyst confidence in the fundamentals of the stock.

Institutional Buying and Selling by Quarter

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Lincoln Electric Institutional Trading History

Reporting DateHedge FundShares HeldMarket Value% of PortfolioQuarterly Change in SharesOwnership in CompanyDetails
2/5/2026North Dakota State Investment Board1,909$0.46M0.0%N/A0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2026Elyxium Wealth LLC112$27K0.0%N/A0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2026Beese Fulmer Investment Management Inc.1,084$0.26M0.0%N/A0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2026WealthPlan Investment Management LLC25,919$6.21M0.4%-40.6%0.047%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2026Arjuna Capital6,494$1.56M0.4%+2.1%0.012%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2026Wakefield Asset Management LLLP2,031$0.49M0.1%N/A0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2026Thrivent Financial for Lutherans373,387$89.48M0.2%-0.4%0.679%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2026New York Life Investment Management LLC2,628$0.63M0.0%-53.2%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2026Allworth Financial LP6,488$1.56M0.0%+10.2%0.012%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/4/2026Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund10,984$2.63M0.0%-0.9%0.020%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/4/2026World Investment Advisors3,748$0.90M0.0%+6.9%0.007%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/4/2026VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al1,500$0.36M0.0%-21.1%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/4/2026Versor Investments LP1,563$0.38M0.1%+4.2%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/4/2026First National Advisers LLC1,981$0.48M0.1%-4.6%0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/4/2026Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd3,869$0.93M0.0%+48.6%0.007%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/4/2026Naples Global Advisors LLC11,384$2.74M0.2%+18.0%0.021%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/4/2026Securian Asset Management Inc.4,033$0.97M0.0%-2.4%0.007%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/4/2026Midwest Trust Co31,049$7.44M0.1%+1.1%0.056%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/3/2026NewEdge Wealth LLC1,079$0.26M0.0%N/A0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/3/2026Crossmark Global Holdings Inc.3,184$0.76M0.0%-1.2%0.006%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/3/2026Ethic Inc.6,521$1.56M0.0%-15.3%0.012%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/3/2026Ballentine Partners LLC1,534$0.37M0.0%-23.0%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/3/2026Diversify Wealth Management LLC4,835$1.21M0.1%+6.9%0.009%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/3/2026MGO One Seven LLC51,164$12.26M0.2%+2.2%0.093%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/3/2026Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC5,540$1.33M0.0%+62.6%0.010%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/3/2026Gateway Investment Advisers LLC1,207$0.29M0.0%N/A0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/3/2026K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc7,000$1.68M0.2%N/A0.013%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/3/2026Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd.2,350$0.57M0.0%+12.9%0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/3/2026Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd4,361$1.05M0.0%+1.2%0.008%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/2/2026Alliance Wealth Advisors LLC UT2,550$0.61M0.1%-27.5%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/2/2026Principal Financial Group Inc.338,792$81.19M0.0%-2.3%0.616%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/2/2026QRG Capital Management Inc.5,340$1.28M0.0%+85.0%0.010%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/2/2026Truist Financial Corp10,892$2.61M0.0%-48.0%0.020%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/2/2026Mcdonald Partners LLC3,664$0.88M0.3%+103.8%0.007%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/2/2026VELA Investment Management LLC37,840$9.07M2.1%+7.9%0.069%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/2/2026Benjamin Edwards Inc.2,631$0.63M0.0%+5.6%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/2/2026Horizon Investments LLC25,054$6M0.1%+16.3%0.046%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/2/2026Fifth Third Bancorp827$0.20M0.0%-26.1%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/2/2026Danske Bank A S500$0.12M0.0%-89.5%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/2/2026Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.2,566$0.62M0.0%-3.2%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/2/2026Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc.6,310$1.51M0.0%-3.6%0.011%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/30/2026New York State Teachers Retirement System64,631$15.49M0.0%+7.8%0.117%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/30/2026Delta Investment Management LLC1,092$0.26M0.0%+10.5%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/30/2026State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D18,039$4.32M0.0%-4.5%0.033%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/30/2026Shaker Investments LLC OH1,059$0.25M0.1%N/A0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/30/2026Interchange Capital Partners LLC1,094$0.26M0.0%+26.9%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/30/2026Keybank National Association OH586,109$140.46M0.5%-2.7%1.065%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/30/2026Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC406$97K0.0%N/A0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/30/2026Skylands Capital LLC15,080$3.61M0.5%-0.7%0.027%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/30/2026Vest Financial LLC13,948$3.34M0.0%-25.0%0.025%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/30/2026United Community Bank271$65K0.0%N/A0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/30/2026Certuity LLC2,535$0.61M0.0%+17.5%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/30/2026Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp33,336$7.99M0.0%-43.3%0.061%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/30/2026M&T Bank Corp21,913$5.25M0.0%+2.8%0.040%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/29/2026Comerica Bank15,165$3.63M0.0%-85.9%0.028%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/29/2026Pictet Asset Management Holding SA8,355$2M0.0%+5.5%0.015%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/29/2026State of Michigan Retirement System12,989$3.11M0.0%-1.5%0.024%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/29/2026Inscription Capital LLC3,696$0.89M0.1%+2.0%0.007%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/29/2026UBS Group AG268,791$64.41M0.0%-23.6%0.488%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/29/2026Sanctuary Advisors LLC5,068$1.21M0.0%+8.1%0.009%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/29/2026Vanguard Group Inc.5,315,691$1.27B0.0%-1.6%9.660%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/29/2026Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC3,934$0.94M0.0%N/A0.007%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/28/2026Absher Wealth Management LLC156,040$37.39M4.4%-0.1%0.284%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/28/2026Arizona State Retirement System15,411$3.69M0.0%-6.6%0.028%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/28/2026Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC3,934$1.02M0.0%+49.1%0.007%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/28/2026Teacher Retirement System of Texas15,687$3.76M0.0%-20.0%0.029%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/28/2026HB Wealth Management LLC1,453$0.35M0.0%+68.0%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/28/2026Caprock Group LLC8,569$2.06M0.0%+27.0%0.016%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/28/2026Boston Trust Walden Corp303,755$72.79M0.5%-1.6%0.552%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/28/2026M&T Bank Corp1,271,364$304.67M0.9%+5,862.4%2.310%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/28/2026Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH54,117$13.08M0.0%+56.3%0.098%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/27/2026Optas LLC1,107$0.27M0.0%N/A0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/27/2026Evergreen Capital Management LLC1,400$0.34M0.0%-14.0%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/27/2026Checchi Capital Advisers LLC1,005$0.24M0.0%-4.8%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/27/2026TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.350$84K0.0%-10.7%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/27/2026Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank 16,313$3.91M0.0%+4.8%0.030%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/27/2026Krilogy Financial LLC3,780$0.97M0.0%+11.9%0.007%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/27/2026Earned Wealth Advisors LLC1,134$0.27M0.0%+15.2%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/27/2026Farrow Financial Inc.11,080$2.66M1.5%-1.5%0.020%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/27/2026Seeds Investor LLC1,116$0.27M0.1%+12.7%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/27/2026Tributary Capital Management LLC3,575$0.86M0.1%-1.8%0.006%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/27/2026Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC200,860$48.13M2.0%+1.4%0.365%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/27/2026Asset Management One Co. Ltd.16,490$4.04M0.0%-5.5%0.030%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/27/2026GHP Investment Advisors Inc.77,489$18.57M0.8%-0.2%0.141%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/26/2026Moran Wealth Management LLC1,851$0.44M0.0%-26.5%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/26/2026Merit Financial Group LLC4,459$1.07M0.0%+31.2%0.008%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/26/2026CM Wealth Advisors LLC141,331$33.98M7.7%-0.4%0.257%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/26/2026Parcion Private Wealth LLC1,587$0.38M0.0%+13.2%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/26/2026Cornerstone Wealth Group LLC44,587$10.69M0.7%+0.1%0.081%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/26/2026CWM LLC26,110$6.26M0.0%+7.1%0.047%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/26/2026Childress Capital Advisors LLC902$0.22M0.0%N/A0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/26/2026Reyes Financial Architecture Inc.333$80K0.0%N/A0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/23/2026Farther Finance Advisors LLC1,311$0.31M0.0%+104.8%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/23/2026Assetmark Inc.11,390$2.73M0.0%-3.8%0.021%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/23/2026State of Alaska Department of Revenue26,456$6.34M0.1%-2.2%0.048%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/23/2026FSM Wealth Advisors LLC9,268$2.22M0.3%+3.1%0.017%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/23/2026Deprince Race & Zollo Inc.38,462$9.22M0.2%-21.6%0.070%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/23/2026Burney Co.931$0.22M0.0%N/A0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/23/2026Cambiar Investors LLC18,005$4.32M0.2%-26.8%0.033%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/23/2026Choreo LLC3,097$0.75M0.0%+11.7%0.006%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
Data available starting January 2016

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Lincoln Electric logo
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells welding, cutting, and brazing products worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Americas Welding, International Welding, and The Harris Products Group. It offers brazing and soldering filler metals, arc welding equipment, plasma and oxyfuel cutting systems, wire feeding systems, fume control equipment, welding accessories, and specialty gas regulators, and education solutions, as well as a portfolio of automated solutions for joining, cutting, material handling, module assembly, and end of line testing, as well as involved in brazing and soldering alloys, and in the retail business in the United States. In addition, the company manufactures copper and aluminum headers, distributor assemblies, and manifolds for the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning sector in the United States and Mexico; provides specialty welding consumables, wear plates and maintenance and repair services for alloy and wear-resistant products used in mining, steel, agricultural, and industrial mill applications; and designs and manufactures robotic assembly and arc welding systems that automate the tacking and welding of steel beams. Further, the company serves general fabrication, oil and gas, power generation, process, automotive and transportation, and construction and infrastructure industries, as well as heavy fabrication, ship building, and maintenance and repair markets. It sells its products directly to users of welding products, as well as through industrial distributors, retailers, and agents. The company was founded in 1895 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Today's Range

Now: $284.66
Low: $280.45
High: $289.30

50 Day Range

MA: $251.29
Low: $236.81
High: $285.99

52 Week Range

Now: $284.66
Low: $161.11
High: $289.30

Volume

537,741 shs

Average Volume

327,736 shs

Market Capitalization

$15.66 billion

P/E Ratio

30.48

Dividend Yield

1.11%

Beta

1.26

Who are the company insiders with the largest holdings of Lincoln Electric?

Lincoln Electric's top insider shareholders include:
  1. Steven B Hedlund (CEO)
  2. Gabriel Bruno (EVP)
  3. Gabriel Bruno (CFO)
  4. Jennifer I Ansberry (EVP)
  5. Michael J Whitehead (SVP)
  6. Geoffrey P Allman (SVP)
Learn More about top insider investors at Lincoln Electric.

Who are the major institutional investors of Lincoln Electric?

Lincoln Electric's top institutional shareholders include:
  1. Vanguard Group Inc. — 9.66%
  2. M&T Bank Corp — 2.31%
  3. Park Edge Advisors LLC — 1.21%
  4. Keybank National Association OH — 1.07%
  5. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. — 0.85%
  6. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans — 0.68%
Learn More about top institutional investors of Lincoln Electric stock.

Which major investors are selling Lincoln Electric stock?

Within the previous quarter, LECO stock was sold by these institutional investors:
  1. Comerica Bank
  2. Vanguard Group Inc.
  3. UBS Group AG
  4. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp
  5. Keybank National Association OH
  6. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC
  7. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc.
  8. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P.
Within the previous year, company insiders that have sold Lincoln Electric company stock include:
  1. Steven B Hedlund (CEO)
  2. Gabriel Bruno (EVP)
  3. Gabriel Bruno (CFO)
  4. Jennifer I Ansberry (EVP)
Learn More investors selling Lincoln Electric stock.

Which major investors are buying Lincoln Electric stock?

Within the previous quarter, LECO stock was acquired by institutional investors including:
  1. M&T Bank Corp
  2. SG Americas Securities LLC
  3. Carnegie Investment Counsel
  4. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH
  5. Congress Asset Management Co.
  6. K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc
  7. New York State Teachers Retirement System
  8. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC