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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. stock logo
APD
Air Products and Chemicals
$279.53
+3.6%
$248.45
$212.24
$307.71
$62.14B0.841.70 million shs2.23 million shs
Ecolab Inc. stock logo
ECL
Ecolab
$239.24
-0.5%
$228.23
$156.72
$240.61
$68.32B1.121.17 million shs1.07 million shs
Nucor Co. stock logo
NUE
Nucor
$160.93
-1.5%
$178.80
$140.07
$203.00
$39.16B1.61.22 million shs1.67 million shs
Venator Materials PLC stock logo
VNTR
Venator Materials
$687.50
$724.20
$0.26
$2.78
$73.56B1.52280,884 shsN/A
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. stock logo
APD
Air Products and Chemicals
+3.64%+4.81%+13.51%+15.69%-0.97%
Ecolab Inc. stock logo
ECL
Ecolab
-0.53%+2.90%+2.53%+7.06%+36.51%
Nucor Co. stock logo
NUE
Nucor
-1.48%-4.72%-5.23%-13.39%+8.79%
Venator Materials PLC stock logo
VNTR
Venator Materials
0.00%0.00%+1.85%-28.76%+4,044,017.65%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. stock logo
APD
Air Products and Chemicals
3.6889 of 5 stars
2.23.02.50.82.21.72.5
Ecolab Inc. stock logo
ECL
Ecolab
4.3744 of 5 stars
2.23.01.72.23.53.32.5
Nucor Co. stock logo
NUE
Nucor
3.4884 of 5 stars
2.22.02.50.03.42.51.9
Venator Materials PLC stock logo
VNTR
Venator Materials
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. stock logo
APD
Air Products and Chemicals
2.40
Hold$277.85-0.60% Downside
Ecolab Inc. stock logo
ECL
Ecolab
2.39
Hold$239.560.13% Upside
Nucor Co. stock logo
NUE
Nucor
2.43
Hold$192.7519.77% Upside
Venator Materials PLC stock logo
VNTR
Venator Materials
N/AN/AN/AN/A

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest APD, VNTR, NUE, and ECL Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
6/5/2024
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. stock logo
APD
Air Products and Chemicals
Morgan Stanley
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$240.00 ➝ $280.00
6/4/2024
Ecolab Inc. stock logo
ECL
Ecolab
Royal Bank of Canada
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform$260.00 ➝ $260.00
5/31/2024
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. stock logo
APD
Air Products and Chemicals
BMO Capital Markets
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$263.00 ➝ $276.00
5/21/2024
Ecolab Inc. stock logo
ECL
Ecolab
UBS Group
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$269.00 ➝ $270.00
5/21/2024
Ecolab Inc. stock logo
ECL
Ecolab
Royal Bank of Canada
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform$260.00
5/20/2024
Nucor Co. stock logo
NUE
Nucor
Jefferies Financial Group
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Initiated CoverageHold$190.00
5/1/2024
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. stock logo
APD
Air Products and Chemicals
TD Cowen
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$305.00 ➝ $320.00
5/1/2024
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. stock logo
APD
Air Products and Chemicals
BMO Capital Markets
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$250.00 ➝ $263.00
5/1/2024
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. stock logo
APD
Air Products and Chemicals
Bank of America
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$272.00 ➝ $275.00
5/1/2024
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. stock logo
APD
Air Products and Chemicals
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Lower Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$270.00 ➝ $260.00
5/1/2024
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. stock logo
APD
Air Products and Chemicals
Citigroup
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Lower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$285.00 ➝ $280.00
(Data available from 6/8/2021 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. stock logo
APD
Air Products and Chemicals
$12.15B5.11$18.26 per share15.31$70.50 per share3.96
Ecolab Inc. stock logo
ECL
Ecolab
$15.32B4.46$8.47 per share28.23$28.31 per share8.45
Nucor Co. stock logo
NUE
Nucor
$34.71B1.11$22.83 per share7.05$89.99 per share1.79
Venator Materials PLC stock logo
VNTR
Venator Materials
$2.17B33.85$1,676.83 per share0.41$2.90 per share237.07

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. stock logo
APD
Air Products and Chemicals
$2.30B$11.0825.2320.642.9320.32%16.56%7.91%8/1/2024 (Estimated)
Ecolab Inc. stock logo
ECL
Ecolab
$1.37B$5.4044.3032.372.5310.01%20.56%7.54%8/6/2024 (Estimated)
Nucor Co. stock logo
NUE
Nucor
$4.52B$17.009.4712.48N/A12.40%19.62%12.37%7/22/2024 (Estimated)
Venator Materials PLC stock logo
VNTR
Venator Materials
-$188M-$1.74N/AN/AN/A-8.65%-8.18%-1.70%N/A

Latest APD, VNTR, NUE, and ECL Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
4/30/2024Q2 24
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. stock logo
APD
Air Products and Chemicals
$2.70$2.85+$0.15$3.13$3.05 billion$2.93 billion      
4/30/2024Q1 2024
Ecolab Inc. stock logo
ECL
Ecolab
$1.33$1.34+$0.01$1.25$3.74 billion$3.75 billion    
4/22/2024Q1 24
Nucor Co. stock logo
NUE
Nucor
$3.62$3.46-$0.16$3.46$8.26 billion$8.14 billion    

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. stock logo
APD
Air Products and Chemicals
$7.082.53%+9.31%63.90%1 Years
Ecolab Inc. stock logo
ECL
Ecolab
$2.280.95%+4.55%42.22%N/A
Nucor Co. stock logo
NUE
Nucor
$2.161.34%+8.68%12.71%N/A
Venator Materials PLC stock logo
VNTR
Venator Materials
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Latest APD, VNTR, NUE, and ECL Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
5/17/2024
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. stock logo
APD
Air Products and Chemicals
quarterly$1.772.74%7/1/20247/1/20248/12/2024
6/6/2024
Nucor Co. stock logo
NUE
Nucor
quarterly$0.541.34%6/28/20246/28/20248/9/2024
5/2/2024
Ecolab Inc. stock logo
ECL
Ecolab
quarterly$0.571.01%6/18/20246/18/20247/15/2024
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Debt

CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. stock logo
APD
Air Products and Chemicals
0.77
1.49
1.31
Ecolab Inc. stock logo
ECL
Ecolab
0.92
1.41
0.99
Nucor Co. stock logo
NUE
Nucor
0.31
4.02
2.48
Venator Materials PLC stock logo
VNTR
Venator Materials
0.02
0.74
0.41

Ownership

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. stock logo
APD
Air Products and Chemicals
81.66%
Ecolab Inc. stock logo
ECL
Ecolab
74.91%
Nucor Co. stock logo
NUE
Nucor
76.48%
Venator Materials PLC stock logo
VNTR
Venator Materials
28.98%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. stock logo
APD
Air Products and Chemicals
0.41%
Ecolab Inc. stock logo
ECL
Ecolab
0.04%
Nucor Co. stock logo
NUE
Nucor
0.46%
Venator Materials PLC stock logo
VNTR
Venator Materials
41.70%

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. stock logo
APD
Air Products and Chemicals
23,000222.31 million221.40 millionOptionable
Ecolab Inc. stock logo
ECL
Ecolab
48,000285.57 million285.46 millionOptionable
Nucor Co. stock logo
NUE
Nucor
32,000239.76 million238.66 millionOptionable
Venator Materials PLC stock logo
VNTR
Venator Materials
3,685107.00 million62.38 millionNo Data

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Air Products and Chemicals logo

Air Products and Chemicals

NYSE:APD
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. provides atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, equipment, and related services in the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, India, and internationally. The company produces atmospheric gases, including oxygen, nitrogen, and argon; process gases, such as hydrogen, helium, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and syngas; and specialty gases for customers in various industries, including refining, chemical, manufacturing, electronics, energy production, medical, food, and metals. It also designs and manufactures equipment for air separation, hydrocarbon recovery and purification, natural gas liquefaction, and liquid helium and liquid hydrogen transport and storage. The company was founded in 1940 and is headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Ecolab logo

Ecolab

NYSE:ECL
Ecolab Inc. provides water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Global Industrial; Global Institutional & Specialty; and Global Healthcare & Life Sciences. The Global Industrial segment offers water treatment and process applications, and cleaning and sanitizing solutions to manufacturing, food and beverage processing, transportation, chemical, metals and mining, power generation, pulp and paper, commercial laundry, petroleum, refining, and petrochemical industries. Its Global Institutional & Specialty segment provides specialized cleaning and sanitizing products to the foodservice, hospitality, lodging, government and education, and retail industries. The Global Healthcare & Life Sciences segment offers specialized cleaning and sanitizing products to the healthcare, personal care, and pharmaceutical industries, such as infection prevention and surgical solutions, and end-to-end cleaning and contamination control solutions under the Ecolab, Microtek, and Anios brand names. In addition, the company provides pest elimination services to detect, eliminate, and prevent pests, such as rodents and insects in restaurants, food and beverage processors, hotels, grocery operations, and other commercial segments including education, life sciences, and healthcare customers. Further, it offers colloidal silica for binding and polishing applications in semiconductor, catalyst, and aerospace component manufacturing, as well as chemical industries; and products and services that manage wash process through custom designed programs, premium products, dispensing equipment, water and energy management, and reduction, as well as real time data management. It sells its products through field sales and corporate account personnel, distributors, and dealers. Ecolab Inc. was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Nucor logo

Nucor

NYSE:NUE
Nucor Corporation engages in manufacture and sale of steel and steel products. It operates in three segments: steel mills, steel products, and raw materials. The Steel Mills segment produces hot-rolled, cold-rolled, and galvanized sheet steel products; plate steel products; wide-flange beams, beam blanks, and H-piling and sheet piling structural steel products; bar steel products, such as blooms, billets, concrete reinforcing and merchant bars, and engineered special bar quality products; and engages in the steel trading and rebar distribution businesses. This segment sells its products to steel service centers, fabricators, and manufacturers in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The Steel Products segment offers steel joists and joist girders, steel decks, and galvanized torque tubes for used in solar arrays, hollow structural section steel tubing, electrical conduit, fabricated concrete reinforcing steel, cold finished steel, steel fasteners, steel grating and expanded metal, wire and wire mesh, metal building systems, insulated metal panels, steel racking, overhead doors, and utility towers and structures for communications and energy transmission. This segment is also involved in the piling distribution business. The Raw Materials segment produces direct reduced iron (DRI); brokers ferrous and nonferrous metals, pig iron, hot briquetted iron, and DRI; supplies ferro-alloys; processes ferrous and nonferrous scrap metal; and engages in the natural gas production and industrial gas business. This segment sells its ferrous scrap to electric arc furnace steel mills and foundries for manufacturing process; and nonferrous scrap metal to aluminum can producers, secondary aluminum smelters, steel mills and other processors, and consumers of various nonferrous metals. It markets its products through in-house sales force; and internal distribution and trading companies. Nucor Corporation was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Venator Materials logo

Venator Materials

NYSE:VNTR
Venator Materials Plc engages in the manufacturing and marketing of chemical products. It operates through two segments: Titanium Dioxide and Performance Additives. The Titanium Dioxide segment involves the creation of (TiO2) from titanium bearing ores and is a white inert pigment that provides whiteness, opacity and brightness to thousands of everyday items, including coatings, plastics, paper, printing inks, fibers, food and personal care products. The Performance Additives segment consists of functional additives, color pigments, timber and water treatment businesses. The company was founded on April 28, 2017 and is headquartered in Stockton-on-Tees, the United Kingdom.