Stifel lowered the firm’s price target on Lincoln Electric (LECO) to $264 from $300 and keeps a Hold rating on the shares. After having surveyed 55 North American welding and cutting distributors, the firm reports that results for Q1 sales and inventory were slightly below expectations from its prior survey conducted at the end of Q4.
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