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Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) stock, explained like you're 5
Lincoln Electric Holdings trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker LECO. It is a large cap company in the industrial machinery/components industry, part of the industrials sector, with a market value of about 14.2 billion dollars.
- Ticker
- LECO
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Industrial Machinery/Components
- Size
- Large cap, about 14.2 billion dollars
Is Lincoln Electric Holdings a small, medium or large cap company?
Yes. Lincoln Electric Holdings is a large cap stock. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 14.2 billion dollars.
Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.
How Lincoln Electric Holdings makes money
- Building and selling machines, aircraft, equipment or infrastructure.
- Moving goods and people.
- Long term service and maintenance contracts.
What moves LECO stock
- Orders and backlog, which show future sales.
- Business spending and the health of the economy.
- Costs of materials and labor.
In the news lately
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- Professional Tools and Equipment Stocks Q2 Recap: Benchmarking Lincoln Electric (NASDAQ:LECO) (TradingView)
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- Third quarter results are scheduled before markets open Oct. 27. Lincoln Electric's webcast starts at 10 a.m. ET. (Stock Titan)
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Questions about Lincoln Electric Holdings stock
What does Lincoln Electric Holdings do?
Lincoln Electric Holdings trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker LECO. It is a large cap company in the industrial machinery/components industry, part of the industrials sector, with a market value of about 14.2 billion dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for Lincoln Electric Holdings?
Lincoln Electric Holdings trades under the ticker LECO on the Nasdaq.
What is Lincoln Electric Holdings's market cap?
Lincoln Electric Holdings is a large cap stock with a market cap of about 14.2 billion dollars.
How does Lincoln Electric Holdings make money?
Building and selling machines, aircraft, equipment or infrastructure. Moving goods and people. Long term service and maintenance contracts.
What moves LECO stock?
Orders and backlog, which show future sales. Business spending and the health of the economy. Costs of materials and labor.
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