Nowicki (Exec VP, Eng.) sold 6,782 shares of LIN at $459.62 avg on 2025-02-20 for $3.1M, reducing stake by 31.5% to 14.8K shares.
Juergen Nowicki executed 3 separate sales totaling 6,782 shares for $3,117,142.43 at a blended average price of $459.62, representing a material 31.5% reduction of his pre-transaction holdings from 21.5K to 14.8K shares. His prior transactions at LIN show both prior sells were well-timed at the 90-day mark, with the stock falling after each sale (2024-03-05 sells showed -5.4% 90d returns), suggesting a pattern of selling ahead of pullbacks. The current price of $458.00 sits -5.8% from the 52-week high, and LIN's fundamentals show flat growth (-1.5% annual revenue growth) paired with a elevated P/E of 34.15. This large discretionary sell by an engineering executive, occurring within the context of prior well-timed exits at the same ticker, warrants investor attention to whether near-term headwinds are anticipated.