LECO Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc
XNAS
262.10
Delayed
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LECO
$262.10
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Key stats
$262.10
- 52-Week Range
- $216.22 – $310.00
- YTD
- +7.52%
- IV Rank (30D)
- 53.78
- Straddle Price
- $22.75
- P/C Vol Ratio
- 0.60
- Market Cap
- $14.2B
- Open
- $260.18
- Day Range
- $258.81 – $265.48
- Volume
- 379,862
- Prev Close
- $260.24
Fair Value
MODEL: LONG
A blended fair-value estimate combining up to six valuation methods. Each method is weighted by how well it fits the company — DCF down-weights for unprofitable names; DDM only fires for steady dividend payers; comparables down-weight when peer multiples disagree.
- DCF (quality-aware) — projects free cash flow with a horizon that scales to business quality. True compounders (quality 6/6) get 10 years explicit + 10 years fade before terminal; cyclical/struggling names (quality 0-1) get a 5-year terminal cliff. Quality is scored from ROE, gross margin, growth, FCF margin, debt load, and FCF consistency — the same factors that drive market premium for compounders.
- Market-Implied Growth (in Model Inputs) — reverse-DCF that answers "what growth rate is the market pricing in?". Lets you sanity-check the deviation: if implied growth is plausible for the business, the model's bearish flag may be wrong; if implausible, the market may be over-extrapolating.
- DDM (Gordon Growth Dividend Model) — values the stream of future dividends. Only used when trailing yield ≥ 2% and dividend payments are stable — below that the dividend is a token payout and Gordon (which values only the dividend stream) systematically underprices growth names, so those route to DCF + comparables + market anchor instead.
- P/E, EV/EBITDA, P/B, P/S — applies the peer-group median multiple to this company's per-share metric. Peers come from the same set as the "Related symbols" card. Earnings/sales metrics are forward-tilted by the company's recent revenue growth (capped at 25%) so they're comparable to peers' growth-embedded multiples — mimics how analysts use NTM rather than TTM. Per-multiple weights are biased by company quality (e.g. P/B down-weighted for asset-light tech).
- Market Anchor (SMA50) — the 50-day moving average, weighted by recent trading-range stability (tighter Bollinger bands → higher weight). Captures information fundamentals miss (forward consensus, sentiment, supply/demand) — but only when recent trading is steady enough that the market has converged on a view. During wild breakouts or breakdowns the anchor's weight collapses.
- Options Expected (B-L 30d) — the risk-neutral expected stock price at 30-day options expiration, derived from the full implied-volatility surface via Breeden-Litzenberger (second derivative of call price wrt strike → implied PDF, then E[S_T]). Forward-looking, captures all options-implied information (smile, skew, term structure) in one number. Weighted by chain liquidity. SP500-only at present (pre-computed daily). Backtest evidence: adds modest alpha across most bucket × holding combos.
- Blended value — weighted average. Confidence reflects how many methods fired and how tight peer dispersion is.
- Deviation pill — green when blended FV ≥ 10% above current price (undervalued); red when ≥ 10% below; grey otherwise.
| 10-yr Treasury (rf) | 5.21% |
| Beta vs SPY | 0.98 |
| Cost of Equity (CAPM) | 10.10% (VRP-adj) |
| WACC | 9.77% |
| Volatility Risk Premium | +31.6pp (IV − HV30) |
| Effective Tax Rate | 23.1% |
| Rev. Growth (YoY, DCF input) | +14.9% |
| DCF Horizon | 10 years explicit + fade |
| Forward Tilt (NTM/TTM) | ×1.10 (applied to P/E, EV/EBITDA, P/S) |
| Free Cash Flow (TTM) | $0.5B |
| Return on Equity (TTM) | 35.6% |
| Book / Price | 10.8% |
| Gross Margin (TTM) | 36.0% |
| FCF Margin (TTM) | 12.1% |
| Debt / Equity | 0.74 |
| Quality Score | 2/6 — normal (10y DCF) |
| Market-Implied Growth | +14.6% (reverse-DCF on current price) |
| SMA 50 | $271.27 (Market Anchor value) |
| SMA 20 / Bollinger Mid | $265.31 |
| Bollinger Width / SMA20 | 3.4% (drives anchor stability) |
| Net Debt | $0.9B |
| Market Cap | $14B |
Peers used for multiples: ASML, CW, DCI, EMR, FIX, FTI, LRCX, STRL
60-Day Conviction
79%
20-Day Fair Value
≈ by Nov 16, 2026
$267.25
α +2.0%
rank 24%
conviction
89%
40-Day Fair Value
≈ by Dec 15, 2026
$269.68
α +2.9%
rank 21%
conviction
80%
60-Day Fair Value
≈ by Jan 13, 2027
$268.98
α +2.6%
rank 30%
conviction
79%
| Method | Implied Price | Weight | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| DCF | $265.12 | 19% | |
| DDM (Gordon) | $82.95 | 0% | |
| Peer P/E | $376.51 | 9% | median 34.2× · 7 peers |
| Peer EV/EBITDA | $396.02 | 9% | median 23.4× · 7 peers |
| Peer P/B | $233.41 | 2% | median 8.3× · 7 peers |
| Peer P/S | $428.34 | 6% | median 4.8× · 7 peers |
| Market Anchor (SMA50) | $271.27 | 38% | stability 100% (BB-width) |
| Options Expected (B-L 30d) | $261.66 | 19% | 40 strikes · skew +0.14 |
As of 2026-10-16 · updated
Related
About
- Industry (SIC)
- METALWORKG MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT (3540) · industry map
- Exchange
- XNAS
- Market Cap
- $14.2B
- Employees
- 12,000
- List Date
- 1983-10-13
- CIK
- 0000059527
- Next Earnings
- 2026-10-27 (Pre-Market)
- EPS Forecast
- $2.82 (9 est.)
- Headquarters
- Cleveland, OH
- Homepage
- https://www.lincolnelectric.com
Lincoln Electric is a leading manufacturer of welding, cutting, and brazing products. Its portfolio includes arc-welding solutions, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting systems, brazing and soldering alloys, and automation solutions. Lincoln Electric serves clients across general fabrication, heavy industries, automotive, construction, shipbuilding, energy, and process industries, among others. The company generated roughly $4.2 billion in sales in 2025.
Summary
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Each spoke is this symbol's rank within its sector (0–100; the dotted ring marks the sector median at 50). Higher is more constructive for a long. One spoke — News sentiment — is an absolute reading, not a sector rank. Grayed spokes have no data. A fuller shape is a summary, not a recommendation.
Chart
Seasonality
| Month | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25 | '26 | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.68% | -8.08% | 14.15% | 3.98% | 7.57% | 8.86% | 4.53% |
| Feb | 2.01% | -1.26% | -0.97% | 13.64% | 7.39% | 7.26% | 4.68% |
| Mar | 2.14% | 9.84% | -0.06% | 0.49% | -5.57% | -13.24% | -1.07% |
| Apr | 3.51% | -1.97% | -0.79% | -13.11% | -8.33% | 6.10% | -2.43% |
| May | -0.73% | 2.04% | -0.56% | -10.47% | 8.98% | -2.91% | -0.61% |
| Jun | 0.59% | -9.13% | 13.34% | -1.83% | 8.68% | 5.29% | 2.82% |
| Jul | 5.41% | 13.84% | 0.87% | 11.34% | 15.83% | 1.99% | 8.21% |
| Aug | 1.59% | -2.86% | -3.84% | -2.61% | 0.62% | 5.02% | -0.35% |
| Sep | -6.08% | -8.33% | -6.39% | 2.81% | -2.53% | -1.53% | -3.68% |
| Oct | 9.00% | 11.57% | -2.29% | 1.51% | 1.07% | -2.71%* | 3.02% |
| Nov | -5.56% | 3.48% | 12.37% | 8.29% | 3.28% | -- | 4.37% |
| Dec | 5.54% | -2.48% | 7.78% | -13.82% | 1.20% | -- | -0.36% |
| Total | 18.48% | 3.43% | 35.73% | -4.23% | 42.13% | 12.75% | 18.05% |
Technical Indicators
Quick-reference for reading the values below. Indicators combine to confirm a view — no single one is a trade signal on its own.
Trend Indicators
- SMA 20 / 50 / 200 — price above = uptrend, below = downtrend. SMA 50 crossing SMA 200 is the golden/death cross.
- EMA 12 / 26 — faster-reacting averages; 12 above 26 is short-term bullish.
- MACD — bullish when MACD > signal (green badge), bearish when below. Divergence from price often precedes reversals.
- ADX (14) — trend strength regardless of direction. <20 range, 20–25 weak trend, 25–50 trend, >50 strong trend.
- +DI / −DI — +DI > −DI favors bulls; the reverse favors bears. Read alongside ADX.
Momentum Oscillators
- RSI (14) — <30 oversold, >70 overbought. 40–60 is neutral; trending names can stay extreme.
- Stochastic %K / %D — <20 oversold, >80 overbought. %K crossing %D is an early momentum signal.
- Williams %R — inverted scale: <−80 oversold, >−20 overbought.
Oscillators work best in range-bound markets; in strong trends they give premature reversal signals.
Volume & Volatility
- Bollinger Bands — price at upper band = overbought, lower = oversold. Narrow bands (squeeze) often precede expansion.
- OBV — cumulative volume; rising OBV confirms uptrend, falling OBV confirms downtrend. Divergence from price is a warning.
- Vol SMA 20 / Vol ROC — today's volume vs. 20-day average. Positive ROC with price move = conviction.
- ATR / True Range — average daily $ move; sizing and stop-loss reference.
- HV 20 / 30 / 60 — realized (historical) volatility. Compare to IV on the options cards: IV > HV = rich premium.
Confluence matters: trend + momentum + volume agreeing carries far more weight than any single indicator. For how these feed the spread scanner score, see the algorithm docs →
Trend Indicators
SMA 20: $265.56
SMA 50: $270.93
SMA 200: $265.08
Current: $262.10
EMA 12: $263.06
EMA 26: $265.05
MACD: -1.9922 | Signal: -0.5631
BEARISH
ADX (14): 20.47
WEAK TREND
+DI: 16.89
−DI: 25.70
Momentum Oscillators
RSI (14): 46.57
NEUTRAL
Stoch %K: 19.14
Stoch %D: 19.32
Williams %R: -72.22
Volume & Volatility
BB Upper: $276.98
BB Lower: $254.13
NEUTRAL
OBV: 7,360,631
Vol SMA 20: 335,173
Vol ROC: -2.94%
ATR: $7.24
True Range: $6.67
HV 20: 26.1%
HV 30: 32.3%
HV 60: 33.4%
Data Summary
Data Points: 500
Last Updated:
Date Range: 2024-10-18T00:00:00 – 2026-10-16T00:00:00
AI Analysis
LLM Stock Analysis Report
Executive Summary
Overall Assessment: NEUTRAL (Confidence Level: 6/10)
Key Drivers: Technical signals are mixed, with a strong MACD signal but neutral RSI reading. News sentiment is generally positive, but recent negative headlines have tempered the enthusiasm.
Primary Risks: High volatility and beta of 1.09, which amplifies market movements. Options market is pricing in a moderate move by expiration, increasing risk.
Investment Thesis: LECO's technical indicators suggest a potential uptrend, but high volatility and mixed news sentiment create uncertainty. The options market signals a moderate move ahead, increasing the risk-reward ratio.
Recent News Sentiment Impact: Positive news headline from Arc Welding Equipment Market Forecast Report 2025-2034 has had a limited impact on stock price due to recent negative headlines.
Technical Analysis
Trend Direction:
- Short-term (1-4 weeks): Uptrend
- Medium-term (1-3 months): Range-bound
- Long-term (3-12 months): Bullish
Support/Resistance Levels:
- Key resistance level: $295.07 (upper Bollinger Band)
- Key support levels: $265.88 (SMA 20), $263.31 (SMA 50)
Momentum Signals:
- RSI interpretation: Neutral (64.47)
- MACD signal: Bullish
- Bollinger Bands position: Squeeze
Volume Analysis:
- Volume trends: Mixed signals, with higher volume on up-days and lower volume on down-days
- Institutional interest signals: Higher open interest in calls compared to puts, indicating bullish sentiment
News & Sentiment Analysis
Recent Headlines Summary: Positive news headline from Arc Welding Equipment Market Forecast Report 2025-2034 was offset by negative headlines about Lincoln Electric's stock performance.
Sentiment Assessment: Neutral (50/50)
Catalyst Identification: No near-term catalysts identified, but the options market signals a moderate move ahead, which could be driven by earnings or product launches.
Market Narrative: Mixed technical signals and neutral news sentiment create uncertainty, while high volatility amplifies market movements.
Risk & Volatility Assessment
Beta Interpretation: High risk (beta = 1.09), amplifying market movements
Volatility Regime: Above average volatility (stock moves with market amplification)
Options Market Signals:
- IV rank: Low
- Put/call ratios: Bullish
- Unusual activity: Higher open interest in calls compared to puts
Downside Protection: Support levels at $265.88 and $263.31, but high volatility increases the risk of a breakdown.
Market Context & Positioning
Sector Performance: LECO is outperforming its sector peers in the long term.
Institutional Activity: Higher open interest in calls compared to puts suggests institutional interest in buying pressure.
Correlation Analysis: R-squared interpretation indicates a moderate correlation with the broader market (0.50).
Relative Valuation: Position within trading range, with limited upside potential and higher downside risk.
Key Levels & Action Items
Critical Price Levels:
- Support level: $265.88
- Resistance level: $295.07
Breakout/Breakdown Levels:
- Breakout: Above $295.07
- Breakdown: Below $263.31
Time-Sensitive Catalysts: No near-term catalysts identified.
Risk Management:
- Stop-loss levels: Based on technical support levels and volatility analysis
- Position sizing considerations: Higher risk-reward ratio due to high volatility and beta
Generated
News
All LECO news →
Earnings History
16 of 20 under expected move
Avg Expected Move
5.73%
Avg Actual Move
3.47%
| Earnings Date | Timing | Expected Move | Actual Move | Ratio | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-12 | Pre-Market | 3.91% | 0.52% | 0.13x | Within |
| 2021-04-27 | Pre-Market | 4.70% | 2.20% | 0.47x | Within |
| 2021-07-27 | Pre-Market | 5.87% | 1.04% | 0.18x | Within |
| 2021-10-28 | Pre-Market | 4.65% | 2.46% | 0.53x | Within |
| 2022-07-28 | Pre-Market | 3.66% | 2.15% | 0.59x | Within |
| 2022-10-27 | Pre-Market | 4.05% | 1.15% | 0.28x | Within |
| 2023-04-27 | Pre-Market | 4.10% | 4.97% | 1.21x | Exceeded |
| 2023-07-27 | Pre-Market | 5.83% | 3.04% | 0.52x | Within |
| 2023-10-27 | Pre-Market | 6.04% | 2.71% | 0.45x | Within |
| 2024-02-15 | Pre-Market | 4.08% | 7.88% | 1.93x | Exceeded |
| 2024-04-25 | Pre-Market | 5.85% | 4.07% | 0.70x | Within |
| 2024-07-31 | Pre-Market | 6.88% | 2.87% | 0.42x | Within |
| 2024-10-31 | Pre-Market | 7.40% | 2.38% | 0.32x | Within |
| 2025-02-13 | Pre-Market | 5.52% | 10.21% | 1.85x | Exceeded |
| 2025-04-30 | Pre-Market | 7.88% | 4.24% | 0.54x | Within |
| 2025-07-31 | Pre-Market | 5.96% | 9.03% | 1.52x | Exceeded |
| 2025-10-30 | Pre-Market | 7.51% | 0.68% | 0.09x | Within |
| 2026-02-12 | Pre-Market | 5.44% | 1.94% | 0.36x | Within |
| 2026-04-30 | Pre-Market | 7.32% | 2.91% | 0.40x | Within |
| 2026-07-30 | Pre-Market | 7.91% | 3.01% | 0.38x | Within |
Earnings calendar: this week’s reports with expected vs actual moves →
LECO Options Activity & IV Rank
LECO IV rank history, 52-week IV rank and IV percentile →
Volatility Metrics
Current IV: 34.9%
7-DTE IV: —
Expected Move: $22.75
7-DTE Move: $3.10
Days to Exp: 35 (2026-11-20)
Options Flow
Call Volume: 213
Put Volume: 127
P/C Volume: 0.596
BULLISH
Call OI: 1,008
Put OI: 271
P/C OI: 0.269
Total OI: 1,279
ATM Options Pricing
ATM Call: $12.75
ATM Put: $10.00
Call %: 4.9%
Put %: 3.8%
Chain Summary
Chain Volume: 961
Chain OI: 3,021
Last Updated: 10/16/2026
Spread Scanner GPU
Each spread is ranked by a composite score built in three stages. Full documentation →
Stage 1 — Base Score (GPU scanner)
score = P(profit) × (credit / spread_width)
P(profit) from short leg delta (1 − |delta|), penalised above 85%. Credit uses mid-price to handle illiquid chains fairly.
Stage 2 — Skew Adjustment (±25% cap)
RR and BF (30-delta) from the persisted per-symbol skew snapshot — wing strikes picked by real greeks.delta, not a moneyness proxy. Put skew boosts bull puts, penalises bear calls. High butterfly boosts iron condors. Calendars are skew-neutral.
Stage 3 — Technical Overlay (±50% cap, 5 groups)
Group 1 · Directional Bias (±0.25)
- RSI <40 bullish / >60 bearish
- MACD crossover + histogram trend
- Price vs SMA 50 & SMA 200
Group 2 · Momentum (±0.10)
- Stochastic %K <20 / >80
- Williams %R <−80 / >−20
Group 3 · Volatility (up to −0.25 / +0.15)
- Blended ATR + straddle expected-move penalty
- Bollinger Band signal (+ counter-trend penalty)
- BB width — vol contraction boost for ICs
Group 4 · IV Regime (±0.15)
- IV rank ≥ 75 → strong boost for credit spreads
- IV rank < 25 → penalty (selling cheap vol)
Group 5 · Liquidity (penalty up to −0.10)
- Min open interest across all legs
- OI < 100 → −0.10 · OI < 500 → −0.05
score = base_score × skew_multiplier × tech_multiplier
Both multipliers are shown per spread. Beta is informational only — ATR already captures realized vol. Full algorithm documentation →
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Dealer Positioning
TYPICAL γ
Estimated net dealer gamma is at the 47th percentile of this name's own daily history, within its typical range. This describes current positioning; it is not a forecast or a trading signal.
Gamma percentile
47%
vs own history
GEX tilt
+0.56
OI-weighted, today
Vanna tilt
+0.83
δ-sensitivity to IV
Charm tilt
-0.87
δ-decay vs time
Vanna tilt +0.83: the estimated dealer exposure leans positive, so the modeled hedge would shift noticeably if implied volatility changed.
Charm tilt -0.87: the estimated dealer exposure leans negative, so the modeled hedge would shift noticeably as time passes and options approach expiry.
? What is this?
· 11 ATM contracts, 1k total OI
Net dealer gamma is an estimate of the aggregate gamma held by options market makers across this name's option chain, weighted by open interest. Dealer positions aren't public, so it uses a standard simplifying assumption: dealers are treated as long the calls and short the puts that are open. Actual dealer books can differ.
Gamma percentile ranks today's estimate against this name's own daily history, from 0% (the lowest reading on record) to 100% (the highest). Raw gamma scales with how much open interest a chain carries, so it isn't comparable across names; the percentile is. The badge marks the bottom 20% as low and the top 20% as high.
Tilts run from −1 to +1 and show how lopsided the estimated dealer exposure is. GEX tilt compares call gamma with put gamma. Vanna tilt describes how the hedge would shift if implied volatility changed, and charm tilt how it would shift with the passage of time.
This card describes estimated positioning and where it sits historically. It is not a forecast of price direction or volatility and not a trading signal. Market-wide view: Dealer positioning screener.
Skew (Wing IV − ATM IV)
DTE:
Wing Δ:
Wing vs ATM
IV(put wing) − IV(ATM), in vol pointsHow much the OTM put trades above (or below) the at-the-money strike. Measures the height of the put-side tail relative to ATM — i.e. how expensive crash insurance is on this name.
- Positive (typical) — wing IV > ATM IV. Standard equity put skew: portfolios bid up crash protection, so OTM puts trade richer than ATM.
- Near zero or negative (unusual) — wing IV ≤ ATM IV. Flat or inverted put side. Common when there's no fear demand, in tightly mean-reverting names, or right after an earnings catalyst clears.
- Percentile vs own 3-yr history: high = wings rich (good time to sell wing premium); low = wings cheap (good time to buy protection).
- Not directional — high or low wings don't predict up or down moves. It's a price tag on tail insurance, not a forecast.
Risk Reversal
IV(call wing) − IV(put wing), equal delta on each sideWhich side of the smile is the market paying up for? Measures the tilt of the surface — call skew vs put skew at matched deltas.
- Negative (typical) — puts richer than calls. Standard equity behavior: hedging demand makes puts carry a premium. Most large-caps sit in the −1 to −5 vol-point range.
- Strongly negative (< −5 pts) — heavy downside hedging, elevated fear, or an upcoming catalyst (earnings, FDA, macro event). Worth flagging.
- Positive — calls richer than puts. Unusual for equities; signals bullish momentum, short-squeeze positioning, or takeover/M&A speculation.
- Near zero — symmetric surface. Market sees roughly equal up/down risk. Rare for large-caps; more common in commodities and FX.
Reading them together
Wing-vs-ATM tells you how expensive the tails are. Risk Reversal tells you which side is favored. Combined:
- High wing percentile + deeply negative RR → strong put bid; stress or major event priced in. Owning protection costs a premium; selling put premium is dangerous.
- Low wing percentile + near-zero RR → complacency; insurance cheap and balanced. Good environment to add cheap downside hedges.
- Positive RR + elevated wings → call-side fear-of-missing-out; common in squeeze setups. Upside calls expensive, downside puts not bid.
14 DTE / 10d
—
—
pts
EXTREME
as of Oct 16 · No data
30 DTE / 10d
29%
+11.4
pts
EXTREME
as of Oct 16 · ATM 35.0% / Wing 46.4%
Extreme reading.
Historically these have been contrarian — on the small set of observed earnings-day cases, large negative wing-vs-ATM gaps (calls pricing much richer than puts at the same delta) preceded sharp drops in the underlying within 1-12 days. Not financial advice and the dataset is small.
Percentile is the rank of today's reading within ~3 years of this symbol's own history. High percentile = wings are rich relative to history; not a directional signal. Skew is read off the chain in real time, not from CBOE SKEW.
Volatility Surface
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Volatility Smile
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IV Rank (7 DTE)
IV Rank (30 DTE)53.8MediumOct 16
Straddle Price (30 DTE)$22.75Oct 16
Beta Analysis
Risk Metrics
Beta: 1.1182
Alpha: -3.23%
Correlation: 0.4833
R-Squared: 23.4%
Stock Volatility: 29.5%
Market Volatility: 12.7%
Analysis Details
Benchmark: SPY
Data Points: 251
Period: 252 trading days
Data Points: 251
Period: 252 trading days
Interpretation:
Above average volatility - stock moves with market amplification
Above average volatility - stock moves with market amplification
Beta & Alpha Over Time
Notable investors who own LECO
6 of 37 tracked investors
| Investor | Value | Share of their portfolio | Rank | Q/Q shares | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citadel Hedge fund Ken Griffin | $93.2M | #434 of 6285 | +1236.8% | 13F | |
| Point72 Hedge fund Steve Cohen | $35.8M | #419 of 1945 | -25.3% | 13F | |
| Renaissance Technologies Hedge fund Jim Simons | $13.6M | #895 of 3138 | -19.3% | 13F | |
| Millennium Management Hedge fund Izzy Englander | $8.1M | #1737 of 3716 | -48.9% | 13F | |
| Bridgewater Associates Hedge fund Ray Dalio | $1.4M | #782 of 997 | -42.0% | 13F | |
| Rockefeller Capital Management Family office Rockefeller family | $423K | #2175 of 4729 | -3.7% | 13F |
Hedge funds, activists, holding companies and family offices we track, from their latest 13F (quarter-end value) and Form 4 filings in the last 3 years. Family offices · all institutions
LECO Institutional Ownership (13F)
Latest filings — 2026-09-30
? 13F Guide
Diluted shares outstanding: 55,467,000 (as of 2026-06-30)
Institutional managers with $100M+ AUM file Form 13F-HR quarterly, due 45 days after quarter end. Holdings are reported gross at quarter-end market value — they are a snapshot, not a real-time position.
- Shares — long equity positions in this name, aggregated across share classes.
- Calls / Puts — notional value of long call / put exposure where this ticker is the underlying.
- % of Float — holder's reported shares divided by the latest diluted shares outstanding. Sums above 100% indicate large custodian / prime broker positions where the same shares are reported by multiple filers.
- Custodian badge — filers with more than 5,000 holdings are typically broker-dealers / custodians reporting customer-held shares, not active managers.
Each filer is counted once at its latest 13F-HR filing. New filings are ingested on a weekly cadence.
7 filers$41.69M notional
| # | Filer | Notional Value | % of Total | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Susquehanna International Group, LLP Custodian | $16.49M | 39.55% | 2026-06-30 |
| 2 | Jane Street Group, LLC Custodian | $10.89M | 26.11% | 2026-06-30 |
| 3 | Citadel Advisors LLC Custodian | $9.74M | 23.37% | 2026-06-30 |
| 4 | Walleye Trading LLC | $3.27M | 7.83% | 2026-06-30 |
| 5 | TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | $796.53K | 1.91% | 2026-06-30 |
| 6 | Wolverine Trading, LLC Custodian | $351.70K | 0.84% | 2025-09-30 |
| 7 | PEAK6 LLC | $159.31K | 0.38% | 2026-06-30 |
7 filers$9.54M notional
| # | Filer | Notional Value | % of Total | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAI Capital Management | $4.51M | 47.29% | 2026-06-30 |
| 2 | Citadel Advisors LLC Custodian | $1.57M | 16.41% | 2026-06-30 |
| 3 | Jane Street Group, LLC Custodian | $1.46M | 15.30% | 2026-06-30 |
| 4 | Susquehanna International Group, LLP Custodian | $1.43M | 15.02% | 2026-06-30 |
| 5 | Wolverine Trading, LLC Custodian | $304.81K | 3.19% | 2025-09-30 |
| 6 | Walleye Trading LLC | $212.41K | 2.23% | 2026-06-30 |
| 7 | Walleye Capital LLC | $53.10K | 0.56% | 2026-06-30 |
LECO Insider Trading (Form 4)
Latest: 2026-08-24Form 4 filings — insider beneficial-ownership changes by officers, directors, and 10%+ holders. Filed within 2 business days of transaction.
| Filed | Reporter | Role | Action | Shares | Avg Price | Net $ | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-24 | Steven B Hedlund | CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT & CEO | Tax (F) | −409 | $281.82 | -$115.3K | EDGAR |
| 2026-07-27 | Kevin J. Whaley | EVP, Pres, Global Automation | Tax (F) | −216 | $250.38 | -$54.1K | EDGAR |
| 2026-06-18 | Michael J Whitehead | EVP, PRESIDENT, AMERICAS WELD | Sell (S) | −845 | $274.81 | -$232.2K | EDGAR |
| 2026-05-05 | Gregory Doria | EVP, PRES INTERNATIONAL | Tax (F) | −44 | $266.25 | -$11.7K | EDGAR |
| 2026-04-20 | Brian Chambers | Director | Award (A) | +688 | — | EDGAR | |
| 2026-04-20 | Curtis E Espeland | Director | Award (A) | +688 | — | EDGAR | |
| 2026-04-20 | Nancy Joy Falotico | Director | Award (A) | +688 | — | EDGAR | |
| 2026-04-20 | Bonnie J Fetch | Director | Award (A) | +688 | — | EDGAR | |
| 2026-04-20 | Patrick P. Goris | Director | Award (A) | +688 | — | EDGAR | |
| 2026-04-20 | Michael F Hilton | Director | Award (A) | +688 | — | EDGAR | |
| 2026-04-20 | Marc A Howze | Director | Award (A) | +688 | — | EDGAR | |
| 2026-04-20 | Kathryn Jo Lincoln | Director | Award (A) | +688 | — | EDGAR | |
| 2026-04-20 | Purushotam Patel Benny | Director | Award (A) | +688 | — | EDGAR | |
| 2026-03-04 | Gabriel Bruno | EVP, CFO & TREASURER | Mixed | −114 | $200.28 | -$3.01M | EDGAR |
| 2026-03-04 | Steven B Hedlund | CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT & CEO | Award (A) | +3,182 | — | EDGAR |
Codes: P = open-market purchase · S = open-market sale · A = grant/award · M = option exercise · F = tax withholding at vest · G = bona-fide gift · D = disposition to issuer · J = other (described in filing footnote — typically 401(k), trust, inheritance) · W = will/inheritance. Only P / S codes carry directional signal.
LECO Insider Holdings
21 insiders · @ $262.10
Officers, directors, and 10%+ owners who have filed a Form 4 in the past two years, ranked by current disclosed exposure (shares × today's price). Shares are direct + indirect (via trusts / LLCs / spouse). Excludes unvested RSU and option grants — those aren't beneficially owned until vest.
| # | Insider | Role | Shares | Disclosed Exposure | Lifetime OM Net | Filings | Last Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven B Hedlund | CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT & CEO | 65,970 | $17.29M | -$15.86M | 65 | 2026-08-24 |
| 2 | Kathryn Jo Lincoln | Director | 35,374 | $9.27M | -$4.38M | 31 | 2026-04-20 |
| 3 | Gabriel Bruno | EVP, CFO & TREASURER | 30,034 | $7.87M | -$16.31M | 64 | 2026-03-04 |
| 4 | Jennifer I Ansberry | EVP, GENERAL COUNSEL & SECY | 21,036 | $5.51M | -$12.07M | 34 | 2026-03-04 |
| 5 | Phillip J Mason | Director | 20,807 | $5.45M | $300.0K | 15 | 2025-12-12 |
| 6 | Curtis E Espeland | Director | 19,110 | $5.01M | $0 | 16 | 2026-04-20 |
| 7 | Michele R Kuhrt | EVP, CTO | 18,680 | $4.90M | -$4.32M | 33 | 2025-02-19 |
| 8 | Michael F Hilton | Director | 13,880 | $3.64M | $0 | 13 | 2026-04-20 |
| 9 | Michael J Whitehead | EVP, PRESIDENT, AMERICAS WELD | 9,319 | $2.44M | -$4.04M | 39 | 2026-06-18 |
| 10 | Patrick P. Goris | Director | 9,176 | $2.41M | $0 | 10 | 2026-04-20 |
Lifetime OM Net = signed sum of open-market buys (P) and sells (S) over their career; excludes grants, tax withholdings, and dispositions to issuer. A large negative number is normal for long-tenured executives — they've sold compensation grants over many years.
LECO Proposed Insider Sales (Form 144)
Latest: 2026-09-11
? Form 144 Guide
Last 30d:
1 filing
· $3.5M notice value
· Last 90d:
1 filing
· $3.5M notice value
· 1 unique filer
What is Form 144? A notice of intent to sell restricted or control stock under Rule 144. Affiliates (officers, directors, 10%+ owners) and holders of restricted shares must file Form 144 when planning to sell more than 5,000 shares or $50,000 in any 3-month rolling window.
How it relates to Form 4: Form 144 is filed before the trade (up to 90 days in advance); Form 4 is filed within 2 business days after the trade executes. Not every Form 144 results in a sale — the filer may cancel or delay. Look for the corresponding Form 4 on the Insider Activity card to confirm a sale actually happened.
10b5-1 plans: Trades made under a pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plan are not discretionary — they execute automatically on dates set months earlier, regardless of news. High 10b5-1 percentages mean less per-filing signal value, though cumulative selling volume still matters.
"Notice value": Aggregate market value the filer wrote into the Form 144 — i.e. the size of the planned sale, not necessarily the executed dollars. An amended notice (Form 144/A) replaces the original it amends, and cancelled notices are dropped, so neither is double-counted above. A filed value that is clearly inconsistent with the share count at the stock's price (a filer typo) shows as a dash and is left out of the totals.
Source & freshness: Sourced from public Form 144 filings. Refreshed daily; new filings typically appear here the morning after they are filed.
Top 90-day filers:
MICHAEL WHITEHEAD (1, $3.5M)
| Filed | Filer | Role | Shares | Notice Value | Planned Sale | Broker | Plan | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | MICHAEL WHITEHEAD | Former Affiliate | 13,636 | $3.45M | 2026-09-11 | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC … | — | EDGAR |
| 2026-06-16 | MICHAEL WHITEHEAD | Officer | 845 | $232.2K | 2026-06-16 | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC … | — | EDGAR |
| 2026-03-02 | GABRIEL BRUNO | Officer | 17,473 | $5.00M | 2026-03-02 | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC … | — | EDGAR |
| 2026-02-17 | JENNIFER ANSBERRY | Officer | 10,657 | $3.08M | 2026-02-17 | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC … | — | EDGAR |
| 2025-09-16 | MICHAEL WHITEHEAD | Officer | 1,000 | $233.2K | 2025-09-16 | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC … | — | EDGAR |
| 2025-09-11 | STEVEN HEDLUND | Officer | 12,837 | $3.12M | 2025-09-11 | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC … | — | EDGAR |
| 2025-08-12 | Ansberry Jennifer I | Officer | 3,000 | $726.5K | 2025-08-12 | Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC | — | EDGAR |
| 2025-08-08 | GABRIEL BRUNO | Officer | 7,305 | $1.77M | 2025-08-08 | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC … | — | EDGAR |
| 2025-08-04 | BENNY P PATEL | Director | 1,113 | $271.6K | 2025-08-04 | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC … | — | EDGAR |
| 2025-03-10 | MICHELE KUHRT | Officer | 2,268 | $457.3K | 2025-03-10 | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC … | — | EDGAR |
Notice value is the aggregate market value the filer states they intend to sell — not a confirmed transaction. Compare to Insider Activity (Form 4) to see which planned sales actually executed. Market-wide feed: Planned sales (Form 144).
Recent SEC Filings
Latest: 2026-04-30
Current reports — material events the company must disclose within 4 business days (earnings releases, M&A, executive changes, etc.).
| Filing Date | Accession | Link |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | 0000059527-26-000010 | EDGAR |
| 2026-04-21 | 0001193125-26-166965 | EDGAR |
| 2026-02-12 | 0000059527-26-000003 | EDGAR |
| 2025-10-30 | 0000059527-25-000030 | EDGAR |
| 2025-10-20 | 0001193125-25-243028 | EDGAR |
| 2025-07-31 | 0000059527-25-000022 | EDGAR |
| 2025-04-30 | 0000059527-25-000011 | EDGAR |
| 2025-04-28 | 0001193125-25-098318 | EDGAR |
| 2025-02-24 | 0001193125-25-033465 | EDGAR |
| 2025-02-13 | 0000059527-25-000004 | EDGAR |
Annual report — audited financial statements, MD&A, risk factors. Filed 60–90 days after fiscal year-end.
| Filing Date | Accession | Link |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-25 | 0000059527-26-000006 | EDGAR |
| 2025-02-26 | 0000059527-25-000006 | EDGAR |
| 2024-02-27 | 0000059527-24-000008 | EDGAR |
| 2023-02-21 | 0000059527-23-000004 | EDGAR |
| 2022-02-18 | 0000059527-22-000006 | EDGAR |
| 2021-02-19 | 0000059527-21-000008 | EDGAR |
| 2020-02-27 | 0000059527-20-000007 | EDGAR |
| 2019-02-27 | 0000059527-19-000008 | EDGAR |
| 2018-02-27 | 0000059527-18-000006 | EDGAR |
| 2017-02-24 | 0000059527-17-000006 | EDGAR |
Quarterly report — unaudited financials and MD&A. Filed 40–45 days after each of the first three fiscal quarters.
| Filing Date | Accession | Link |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | 0000059527-26-000012 | EDGAR |
| 2025-10-30 | 0000059527-25-000032 | EDGAR |
| 2025-07-31 | 0000059527-25-000024 | EDGAR |
| 2025-04-30 | 0000059527-25-000013 | EDGAR |
| 2024-10-31 | 0000059527-24-000036 | EDGAR |
| 2024-07-31 | 0000059527-24-000029 | EDGAR |
| 2024-04-25 | 0000059527-24-000015 | EDGAR |
| 2023-10-27 | 0000059527-23-000035 | EDGAR |
| 2023-07-27 | 0000059527-23-000027 | EDGAR |
| 2023-04-27 | 0000059527-23-000010 | EDGAR |
ETF Holders
163 ETFs hold LECO
25 shown · $2.67B total exposure · 0.27% AUM-weighted avg weight
| # | ETF | Provider | Weight | $ Exposure | ETF AUM | As Of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF | iShares (BlackRock) | 0.42% | $508.3M | $121.3B | 2026-10-15 |
| 2 | VTI Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF | Vanguard | 0.02% | $456.3M | — | 2026-09-30 |
| 3 | VB Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF | Vanguard | 0.18% | $324.6M | — | 2026-09-30 |
| 4 | VBK Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF | Vanguard | 0.41% | $180.6M | — | 2026-09-30 |
| 5 | VXF Vanguard Extended Market ETF | Vanguard | 0.17% | $162.3M | — | 2026-09-30 |
| 6 | PAVE Global X U.S. Infrastructure Development ETF | Global X | 0.88% | $119.5M | — | 2026-10-16 |
| 7 | SDY State Street® SPDR® S&P® Dividend ETF | SPDR (State Street) | 0.54% | $115.6M | $21.4B | 2026-10-15 |
| 8 | XMHQ Invesco S&P MidCap Quality ETF | Invesco | 2.00% | $109.8M | — | 2026-10-15 |
| 9 | MDY State Street® SPDR® S&P MIDCAP 400® ETF Trust | SPDR (State Street) | 0.41% | $106.2M | $25.8B | 2026-10-15 |
| 10 | VIG Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF | Vanguard | 0.06% | $81.6M | — | 2026-09-30 |
| 11 | SPMD State Street® SPDR® Portfolio S&P 400™ Mid Cap ETF | SPDR (State Street) | 0.42% | $76.3M | $18.4B | 2026-10-15 |
| 12 | IJK iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF | iShares (BlackRock) | 0.55% | $58.0M | $10.4B | 2026-10-15 |
| 13 | IWR iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF | iShares (BlackRock) | 0.10% | $58.0M | $56.3B | 2026-10-15 |
| 14 | DFAC Dimensional US Core Equity 2 ETF | Dimensional | 0.05% | $42.7M | — | 2026-10-15 |
| 15 | SCHM Schwab U.S. Mid-Cap ETF | Nport | 0.26% | $38.5M | — | 2026-05-31 |
| 16 | FVD First Trust Value Line® Dividend Index Fund | First Trust | 0.41% | $32.4M | $7.8B | 2026-10-15 |
| 17 | REGL ProShares S&P MidCap 400 Dividend Aristocrats ETF | ProShares | 1.69% | $28.5M | — | 2026-10-16 |
| 18 | IVOO Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF | Vanguard | 0.42% | $24.1M | — | 2026-09-30 |
| 19 | IWD iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF | iShares (BlackRock) | 0.03% | $23.6M | $83.7B | 2026-10-15 |
| 20 | IJJ iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF | iShares (BlackRock) | 0.27% | $23.2M | $8.5B | 2026-10-15 |
| 21 | DCOR Dimensional US Core Equity 1 ETF | Dimensional | 0.04% | $19.6M | — | 2026-10-15 |
| 22 | JQUA JPMorgan U.S. Quality Factor ETF | JPMorgan | 0.21% | $19.1M | $9.2B | 2026-10-16 |
| 23 | DON WisdomTree U.S. Midcap Dividend Fund | Nport | 0.48% | $19.1M | — | 2026-06-30 |
| 24 | OUSM ALPS | OShares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF | Nport | 2.15% | $18.8M | — | 2026-05-31 |
| 25 | IWP iShares Russell Mid-Cap Growth ETF | iShares (BlackRock) | 0.10% | $18.5M | $18.9B | 2026-10-15 |
Fundamentals
Quarterly filings sourced from SEC 10-Q / 10-K reports. TTM tiles aggregate the most recent four quarters; bars show the last ~12 quarters oldest → newest.
Metrics
- Revenue — top-line sales. Look for consistent YoY growth; seasonal businesses need same-quarter comparisons (Q4 '24 vs Q4 '23).
- Net Income — bottom-line profit after all expenses. Can be volatile from one-time items; red bars = net loss.
- Diluted EPS — net income per share assuming options/converts are exercised. Direct input to the P/E ratio.
- Operating Cash Flow — cash generated from core operations, before capex and financing. Harder to manipulate than net income; growing OCF is a quality signal.
How to read the bars
- Sequential growth — quarter-over-quarter trend. Accelerating bars are a momentum signal.
- YoY growth — compare to the same quarter a year earlier to remove seasonality.
- Quality — OCF should roughly track Net Income over time. Large divergence (net income ≫ OCF) flags accruals risk.
- Margins — scan the bar ratios: Net Income / Revenue tells you margin trend without needing a separate chart.
TTM (trailing-twelve-month) smooths seasonality and is used for the P/E calculation. Filings appear 30–90 days after the period closes.
Trailing P/E
26.16
TTM Diluted EPS
$10.02
TTM Revenue
$4.48B
TTM Net Income
$553.55M
TTM Op. Cash Flow
$687.59M
Quarterly figures (12 quarters)
| Quarter | Period End | Revenue | Net Income | Diluted EPS | Op. Cash Flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 '26 | 2026-06-30 | $1.22B | $158.52M | $2.88 | $253.76M |
| Q1 '26 | 2026-03-31 | $1.12B | $136.38M | $2.47 | $102.17M |
| Q4 '25 | 2025-12-31 | $1.08B | $136.02M | $2.46 | $94.97M |
| Q3 '25 | 2025-09-30 | $1.06B | $122.63M | $2.21 | $236.69M |
| Q2 '25 | 2025-06-30 | $1.09B | $143.40M | $2.56 | $143.83M |
| Q1 '25 | 2025-03-31 | $1.00B | $118.49M | $2.10 | $185.69M |
| Q4 '24 | 2024-12-31 | $1.02B | $140.23M | $2.47 | $95.80M |
| Q3 '24 | 2024-09-30 | $983.76M | $100.76M | $1.77 | $199.20M |
| Q2 '24 | 2024-06-30 | $1.02B | $101.71M | $1.77 | $170.69M |
| Q1 '24 | 2024-03-31 | $981.20M | $123.42M | $2.14 | $133.29M |
| Q4 '23 | 2023-12-31 | $1.06B | $156.64M | $2.70 | $121.66M |
| Q3 '23 | 2023-09-30 | $1.03B | $129.34M | $2.22 | $223.10M |
Q2 2026 • period ending 2026-06-30 • filed 2026-07-30
Valuation
Ratios derived from TTM financials and the current market price, sampled daily. History chart shows how expensive the stock is today relative to its own recent past.
Price Multiples
- P/E — price / TTM earnings. Rough market rule: 10–15 value, 15–25 market, >30 growth/premium. Negative when earnings are negative.
- P/B — price / book value. Useful for financials and asset-heavy names; meaningless for asset-light software.
- P/S — price / TTM revenue. Useful when earnings are negative or noisy (early-stage growth).
- EV/EBITDA — capital-structure-neutral. <10 cheap, 10–15 reasonable, >20 rich. Good for comparing across leverage profiles.
- EV/Sales — like P/S but accounts for debt + cash. Compare within sector.
Profitability & Yields
- ROE — return on equity. >15% strong, >25% exceptional. Caution: high leverage inflates ROE.
- ROA — return on assets. Leverage-neutral; >5% solid, >10% exceptional.
- Div Yield — annual dividend / price. Compare to 10Y Treasury; sustained yield >6% often signals distress.
- FCF Yield — free cash flow / market cap. >5% is attractive; negative means burning cash.
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity — leverage. <1 conservative, >2 aggressive. Sector-dependent (utilities naturally high, tech low).
- Current Ratio — short-term liquidity. >1.5 comfortable, <1 raises short-term solvency flags.
Reading the history chart
- Compare current level to the 3-year band: near the high end = relatively expensive; near the low = relatively cheap.
- Multiples expanding while earnings are flat = sentiment-driven rally.
- Multiples compressing while earnings grow = value coming from fundamentals.
P/E
26.16
P/B
9.35
P/S
3.24
EV/EBITDA
17.40
EV/Sales
3.45
ROE
35.6%
ROA
14.5%
Div Yield
1.20%
FCF Yield
4.73%
Debt/Equity
0.74
Current Ratio
—
Market Cap
$14.54B
as of 2026-10-16
Short Interest & Float
Regulatory short-interest reports publish on a bi-weekly settlement cadence; short-volume is reported daily by the trade-reporting facilities. Float is derived from insider-ownership filings.
Metric definitions
- Short Interest — total shares currently sold short as of the settlement date. Lags real time by ~8 business days.
- SI % of Float — short interest / free float. The key crowding metric.
- Days to Cover — short interest / avg daily volume. How many full trading days it would take shorts to buy back. High DTC + catalyst = squeeze fuel.
- Short Vol Ratio — today's short-sale volume / total volume. Intraday selling pressure proxy (not the same as short interest).
- Free Float — shares available for public trading (total shares minus insider / restricted).
- Float % — free float / shares outstanding. <50% = tightly held, more prone to squeezes.
How to read the signals
- SI % of Float < 5% — typical, no particular signal.
- 5–15% — elevated; watch for catalysts (earnings, guidance, macro).
- 15–30% — heavily shorted; tight-float names in this range have produced notable squeezes historically.
- >30% — extreme; borrow is likely expensive and squeeze risk is material.
- Days to Cover > 5 combined with high SI% amplifies squeeze potential.
History chart
- Trend matters more than level. Rapidly rising short interest often precedes negative catalysts or heavy hedging.
- A sudden drop in SI after a rally may indicate a squeeze in progress.
Short interest is reported mid-month and end-of-month; short volume is daily.
Short Interest
1.20M
SI % of Float
2.24%
Days to Cover
2.76
Short Vol Ratio
79.8%
Free Float
53.58M
Float %
98.3%
Short interest 2026-09-30 • Short volume 2026-10-16 • Float 2026-08-14