Oppenheimer analyst Bryan Blair downgraded Lincoln Electric to Perform from Outperform. While the firm remains bullish on Lincoln’s medium-term growth prospects and intrigued by newer growth initiatives, valuation now reasonably accounts for outgrowth runway and partly credits optionality on new ventures, the analyst tells investors in a research note.
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