Linde price target lowered to $436 from $440 at BofA

BofA analyst Steve Byrne lowered the firm’s price target on Linde to $436 from $440 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. The firm sees several signs that petrochemical fundamentals are “near the bottom,” but notes that while the firm’s petrochemical sentiment index bottomed in July it has not yet flipped to a bullish outlook. In that context, the “challenge will be striking a balance between buying trough earnings and weathering poor” Q3 results, the analyst tells investors.