Lincoln Electric Dragged Down By Softening End-Markets (Rating Upgrade)
LECOLincoln Electric(LECO) Seeking Alpha·2024-06-30 19:52

Thurtell/iStock via Getty Images Cyclical downturns can be a good time to look for quality names looking at depressed near-term results, and that would seem to apply to Lincoln Electric (NASDAQ:LECO). This leading player in welding and factory automation has seen basically all of its major markets slip into contraction and with higher rates, economic uncertainty, and nervousness around the election all in play, a recovery may not be in the works until sometime in 2025. Down almost 30% from its high, Lincoln ...