LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS, INC.
Ownership & governance
Executives 5Directors 10Avg age 60Avg tenure 8.1y
SH
Steven Hedlund
Chief Executive Officer
Age 59Since 2023-12-31Profile →
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Executives5
SH
Steven Hedlund→
Chief Executive Officer
Age 59Since 2023-12-31
GB
Gabriel Bruno→
Director of Finance/CFO
Age 58Since 2020-04-21
LD
Lisa Dietrich→
Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer
Age 53Since 2022-05-08
TM
Thomas Matthews→
Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer
—Since 2014-09-22
AB
Anthony Battle→
Compliance Officer
—Since 2015-04-26
Board of directors10
KL
Kathryn Lincoln→
Director/Board Member
Age 71Since 1994-12-31
CE
Curtis Espeland→
Director/Board Member
Age 61Since 2012-02-22
SH
Steven Hedlund→
Chairman
Age 59Since 2024-12-31
MH
Michael Hilton→
Director/Board Member
Age 71Since 2015-07-26
BP
Ben Patel→
Director/Board Member
Age 58Since 2018-02-20
PG
Patrick Goris→
Director/Board Member
Age 54Since 2018-07-18
BC
Brian Chambers→
Director/Board Member
Age 59Since 2022-02-15
BF
Bonnie Fetch→
Director/Board Member
Age 55Since 2023-07-19
Shareholders5
| Name | Stake | Shares |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Advisors LLC | 8.735 % | 4,785,746 |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 4.633 % | 2,538,115 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 4.49 % | 2,459,929 |
| STATE STREET CORPORATION | 4.069 % | 2,229,197 |
| Norges Bank (13F) | 3.162 % | 1,732,412 |
Catalog · 2026-07-09
Registry officers15
| Name | Role | Since | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Bruno | Director of Finance/CFO | 2020-04-21 | - |
| Lisa Dietrich | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | 2022-05-08 | - |
| Steven Hedlund | Chairman | 2024-12-31 | - |
| Steven Hedlund | Chief Executive Officer | 2023-12-31 | - |
| Thomas Matthews | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | 2014-09-22 | - |
| Ben Patel | Director/Board Member | 2018-02-20 | - |
| Bonnie Fetch | Director/Board Member | 2023-07-19 | - |
| Brian Chambers | Director/Board Member | 2022-02-15 | - |
Registry · as of 2026-07-09
Group companies
| Name | Category |
|---|---|
| Lincoln Electric Company of Canada LP | Industrial Machinery |
| Lincoln Electric (U.K.) Ltd. | Industrial Machinery |
| Lincoln Electric (U.K.) Ltd. | Industrial Machinery |
| Harris Euro SL | Industrial Machinery |
| Europaische Holding Intercito GmbH | — |
Institutional (13F)
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Street consensus
Consensus buyMean target 304.91Range 238–340Analysts 11
238Mean 304.91340
- Strong buy 1
- Buy 6
- Hold 4
- Strong sell 1
Broker actions40 of 146
| Firm | Action | To | Target | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UBS | Initiated | Buy | 340 | 2026-08-11 |
| Morgan Stanley | Upgrade | Equal-Weight | 283 | 2026-08-10 |
| Morgan Stanley | Maintained | Underweight | 253 | 2026-07-17 |
| DA Davidson | Initiated | Buy | 320 | 2026-06-16 |
| Barclays | Maintained | Overweight | 300 | 2026-05-05 |
| Stifel | Maintained | Hold | 264 | 2026-04-08 |
| Barclays | Maintained | Overweight | 280 | 2026-04-01 |
| Jefferies | Downgrade | Hold | 280 | 2026-03-31 |
| Morgan Stanley | Maintained | Underweight | 247 | 2026-03-30 |
| Barclays | Maintained | Overweight | 310 | 2026-02-13 |
| Stifel | Maintained | Hold | 300 | 2026-02-13 |
| Keybanc | Maintained | Overweight | 340 | 2026-02-13 |
Firm rows and rating mix from Yahoo Finance; mean target is Yahoo’s aggregate until OpenFilings derives consensus from broker rows.