NYSE: LNN

Lindsay (LNN) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Oct 12 close

$113.18+1.16 (+1.0%)

Gekko Brief

AI summaryOct 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 price vs fair value

$123.29$113.18Oct ’25Apr ’26Oct ’26
Close $113.18200-day averageGekko Fair Value $123.29

Lindsay quick facts

Market cap
$1.15B
P/E ratio
22
Forward P/E
22.2
EPS, TTM
$5.09
Revenue, TTM
$627.9M
Profit margin
8.8%
Dividend yield
1.29%
Beta
0.68
Volume
93,164 avg 152,041
1-year return
−17.0%
Typical daily move
±2.8%
Typical 20-day move
±4.9%
50-day average
$115.58
200-day average
$117.81
Next earnings
Oct 22
Shares outstanding
10.17M
52-week range
$97.27$148.00

Lindsay swing-trade checklist

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

  • Trendheadwind

    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.

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  • GekkoIndexsupportive

    62.5, Accumulation

    Reading 62.5 is in the Accumulation zone.

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  • Fair valuesupportive

    8.2% below

    Price is 8.2% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).

    See fair value
  • Smart moneyno data

    No data

    No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.

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  • Earnings riskheadwind

    Reports in 10 days

    Reports on Oct 22, 2026, 10 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalitysupportive

    +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.

    See seasonality

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Lindsay stock chart and price history

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.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
Lindsay share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$110$120$130$140NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct113.18

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
−2.7%
3 months
−2.0%
6 months
+0.3%
1 year
−17.0%
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About Lindsay

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.

Listed
NYSE
Sector
Producer manufacturing
Industry
Trucks/Construction/Farm machinery
Website
lindsay.com

Lindsay GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

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.

010062.5Accumulation

Up 2.5 points over five sessions.

Reading for Oct 12, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying37+0.6%−1.4%−0.8%+2.8%
Accumulation (current zone)226+0.3%+0.7%+1.7%+3.1%
Neutral397−0.1%−0.1%−0.7%−1.8%
Distribution21−3.5%−5.4%−6.9%−9.0%
Selling1Too 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 →

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Is Lindsay stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

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.

Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
$123$112Aug 2026SepOct 2026

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Lindsay insider and Congress trading

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.

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.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in LNN were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Buybacks

Lindsay has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, quarter ended May 31, 2026
$25.25M
As a share of market cap
2.19%
Trailing four quarters
$89.60M

From company filings.

Lindsay earnings: next date and track record

Lindsay reports on Oct 22, 2026 (10 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports.

6 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±6.2%average move across the report
5 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

+6.3%Oct ’24+4.8%Jan ’25−8.2%Apr ’25+3.9%Jun ’25−4.9%Oct ’25+5.6%Jan ’26−12.1%Apr ’26+3.6%Jun ’26
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Jun 25, 2026$1.53
est $1.41
+8.5%—
est $157.8M
—+3.6%
Apr 2, 2026$1.15
est $1.69
−32.0%$157.7M
est $171.4M
−8.0%−12.1%
Jan 8, 2026$1.54
est $1.46
+5.5%$155.8M
est $166.8M
−6.6%+5.6%
Oct 23, 2025$0.99
est $1.14
−13.2%$153.6M
est $156.9M
−2.1%−4.9%
Jun 26, 2025$1.78
est $1.41
+26.2%$169.5M
est $156.9M
+8.0%+3.9%
Apr 3, 2025$2.44
est $1.89
+29.1%$187.1M
est $156.0M
+20.0%−8.2%
Jan 7, 2025$1.57
est $1.40
+12.1%$166.3M
est $166.3M
0.0%+4.8%
Oct 24, 2024$1.17
est $1.01
+15.8%$155.0M
est $145.4M
+6.6%+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.

Lindsay stock forecast and analyst price targets

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.

$123.00consensus 12-month target, +8.7% from the last close
Buy0
Hold1
Sell0

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 1 firm.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Sep 24Stifel NicolausHold, maintained$121+6.9%
+1.7%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
+1.6%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.8%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

Lindsay seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, Lindsay averaged +1.6% across the last 5 years, rising in 4 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

+1.7%2021+7.4%2022+5.9%2023+6.7%2024−16.5%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears 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 market cap and key statistics

Lindsay’s market cap is $1.15B, with a P/E ratio of 22 and revenue of $627.9M over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$1.15B
P/E ratio
22
Forward P/E
22.2
EPS, TTM
$5.09
Gekko Fair Value
$123.29

Trading

Volume
93,164
Avg volume, 20 days
152,041
52-week high
$148.00
52-week low
$97.27
Shares outstanding
10.17M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$627.9M
Profit margin
8.8%
Return on equity
10.7%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
−14.0%

Risk and income

Beta
0.68
Typical daily move
±2.8%
Typical 20-day move
±4.9%
Dividend yield
1.29%

Lindsay stock news this week

Coverage of Lindsay this week reads neutral: 1 positive, 4 neutral and 3 negative headlines.

News sentiment neutral

Lindsay peers

Lindsay’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
CATCaterpillar+0.1%Accumulation4.8% above
DEDeere+2.0%Accumulation14.1% above
PCARPACCAR−0.1%Accumulation3.2% above
WABWestinghouse Air Brake Technologies+0.2%Neutral2.9% above
CNHCNH Industrial+2.4%Accumulation17.0% below
BWABorgWarner−1.9%Accumulation9.2% below

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In the Buying zone today

Reporting earnings this week

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Lindsay stock FAQ

What is Lindsay’s market cap?

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.

What is the Lindsay stock forecast?

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.

Is Lindsay stock overvalued or undervalued?

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.

When does Lindsay report earnings next?

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.

What is Lindsay’s 52-week high and low?

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.

Is Lindsay stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value and seasonality) and 2 as headwinds (trend and earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

How this page works

During US trading hours the price at the top of the page is a delayed quote, refreshed every 15 minutes; everything else is rebuilt after each US market close. The GekkoIndex, Gekko Fair Value and the checklist are Gekko’s own, and the Gekko Brief is written by AI from this page’s data and checked against it before it is published. How Gekko’s data works →

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