Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for LNN in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
Oct 12 close
This week brings scheduled earnings news and analyst commentary rather than a single catalyst. Lindsay confirmed its fiscal fourth quarter 2026 earnings conference call for 22 October, with CEO Randy Wood and CFO Brian Ketcham set to discuss results and outlook. This follows the fiscal Q3 report, where Lindsay posted EPS of $1.53 against a $1.14 consensus, a sharp beat, despite a 5.2% year-over-year revenue decline; analysts maintained a Hold rating with a consensus target of $121.00. Separately, Argus lowered its target price for Lindsay to $107.00, and one research note flagged a weak near-term sentiment pattern with a short setup targeting 9.3% downside.
LNN closed at $113.18, up 1% on the day, sitting below both its 50-day average of $115.58 and its 200-day average of $117.81, with the 50-day below the 200-day. The stock is down 2.7% over one month and down 17% over the past year. The GekkoIndex reads 62.5, placing it in the Accumulation zone. Price sits 8.2% below Gekko Fair Value of $123.29.
Lindsay next reports earnings on 22 October, nine days away and within a typical 20-trading-day holding period. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in the current window. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged a 1.6% gain over the past 5 years, rising in 4 of them. Consensus analyst target stands at $123, implying 8.7% upside per that estimate.
Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
Lindsay scores 3 supportive, 0 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
3 supportive0 mixed2 headwinds
Below 50 and 200-day
Close $113.18 is below the 50-day ($115.58) and 200-day ($117.81) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.
See the chart62.5, Accumulation
Reading 62.5 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex8.2% below
Price is 8.2% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
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No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart moneyReports in 10 days
Reports on Oct 22, 2026, 10 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings+1.6% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +1.6% over 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
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Lindsay closed at $113.18 on Oct 12, 2026, −17.0% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $97.27 to $148.00.
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Lindsay makes equipment for watering farmland and keeping roads safe during construction. Its irrigation products include center pivot and lateral move systems sold under the Zimmatic name, along with hose reel travelers, chemical injection tools, flow meters, soil sensors, and remote monitoring systems marketed under the GrowSmart and Elecsys brands. On the infrastructure side, it builds moveable barriers, crash cushions, and other safety equipment used on highways, bridges, and tunnels during repair and construction work.
The business runs as two segments. The irrigation unit focuses on farm water technology and related digital tools such as GPS guidance and wireless management apps, while the infrastructure unit supplies road safety hardware, signals, barrier systems, and large steel tubing, and also takes on outsourced manufacturing work for other firms. Its infrastructure customers include transportation departments, municipal agencies, contractors, subcontractors, distributors, and dealers.
Lindsay was established in 1954 and operates out of Omaha, Nebraska. Its shares trade on the NYSE under the ticker LNN.
Lindsay’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 62.5, in the Accumulation zone, up 2.5 points over five sessions.
Up 2.5 points over five sessions.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 37 | +0.6% | −0.8% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 226 | +0.3% | +1.7% | ||
| Neutral | 397 | −0.1% | −0.7% | ||
| Distribution | 21 | −3.5% | −6.9% | ||
| Selling | 1 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average LNN share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →
Lindsay trades 8.2% below Gekko Fair Value of $123.29, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Lindsay shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$123.29
Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026
8.2% Undervalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 9.6% below the estimate.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Lindsay, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for LNN in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
No trades in LNN were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
Lindsay has been buying back its own shares.
From company filings.
Lindsay reports on Oct 22, 2026 (10 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports.
Oct 22, 2026
10 days away
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2026 | $1.53 est $1.41 | — est $157.8M | +3.6% |
| Apr 2, 2026 | $1.15 est $1.69 | $157.7M est $171.4M | −12.1% |
| Jan 8, 2026 | $1.54 est $1.46 | $155.8M est $166.8M | +5.6% |
| Oct 23, 2025 | $0.99 est $1.14 | $153.6M est $156.9M | −4.9% |
| Jun 26, 2025 | $1.78 est $1.41 | $169.5M est $156.9M | +3.9% |
| Apr 3, 2025 | $2.44 est $1.89 | $187.1M est $156.0M | −8.2% |
| Jan 7, 2025 | $1.57 est $1.40 | $166.3M est $166.3M | +4.8% |
| Oct 24, 2024 | $1.17 est $1.01 | $155.0M est $145.4M | +6.3% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Lindsay is $123.00, +8.7% from the last close, from 1 firm rating the stock in the last 90 days.
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 1 firm.
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | Stifel Nicolaus | $121 | +6.9% |
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, Lindsay averaged +1.6% across the last 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | −0.2% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | −3.0% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | −1.1% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +1.6% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +2.4% | 4 of 5 |
For scale, LNN’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 4.9%.
Lindsay’s market cap is $1.15B, with a P/E ratio of 22 and revenue of $627.9M over the last twelve months.
Coverage of Lindsay this week reads neutral: 1 positive, 4 neutral and 3 negative headlines.
Lindsay’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| CATCaterpillar | Accumulation | 4.8% above |
| DEDeere | Accumulation | 14.1% above |
| PCARPACCAR | Accumulation | 3.2% above |
| WABWestinghouse Air Brake Technologies | Neutral | 2.9% above |
| CNHCNH Industrial | Accumulation | 17.0% below |
| BWABorgWarner | Accumulation | 9.2% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Lindsay’s market cap is $1.15B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $113.18, with 10.17M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 22.
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Lindsay is $123.00, +8.7% from the last close. Of the 1 firm that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 0 rate it a buy, 1 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
On Gekko’s estimate Lindsay is undervalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $113.18 is 8.2% below Gekko Fair Value of $123.29. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
Lindsay is expected to report on Oct 22, 2026 (10 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $1.00 per share on revenue of $147.6M. Lindsay beat the earnings estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports, moving 6.2% on average across the report.
Lindsay’s 52-week high is $148.00 and its 52-week low is $97.27; it closed at $113.18 on Oct 12, 2026, −17.0% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $183.08 on Nov 23, 2022.
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