Linde (LIN) Competitors

Linde has higher revenue and earnings than Element Solutions. Linde is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Element Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, Linde had 15 more articles in the media than Element Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Linde and 9 mentions for Element Solutions. Linde's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Element Solutions' score of 0.64 indicating that Linde is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Element Solutions pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Linde pays an annual dividend of $6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Element Solutions pays out 51.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Linde pays out 42.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Linde has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Linde is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Linde has a net margin of 20.44% compared to Element Solutions' net margin of 5.32%. Linde's return on equity of 19.80% beat Element Solutions' return on equity.

Element Solutions presently has a consensus target price of $43.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.76%. Linde has a consensus target price of $548.67, indicating a potential upside of 6.91%. Given Element Solutions' higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Element Solutions is more favorable than Linde.

92.3% of Element Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.8% of Linde shares are held by institutional investors. 6.2% of Element Solutions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Linde shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Element Solutions has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Linde has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the broader market.

Linde currently has a consensus price target of $548.67, suggesting a potential upside of 6.91%. Axalta Coating Systems has a consensus price target of $35.67, suggesting a potential upside of 10.28%. Given Axalta Coating Systems' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Axalta Coating Systems is more favorable than Linde.

82.8% of Linde shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Axalta Coating Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Linde shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Axalta Coating Systems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Linde had 20 more articles in the media than Axalta Coating Systems. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Linde and 4 mentions for Axalta Coating Systems. Linde's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Axalta Coating Systems' score of 0.59 indicating that Linde is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Linde has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Axalta Coating Systems has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the broader market.

Linde has higher revenue and earnings than Axalta Coating Systems. Axalta Coating Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Linde, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Linde has a net margin of 20.44% compared to Axalta Coating Systems' net margin of 7.22%. Axalta Coating Systems' return on equity of 22.37% beat Linde's return on equity.

Linde pays an annual dividend of $6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. ICL Group pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Linde pays out 42.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ICL Group pays out 80.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Linde has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Linde has a net margin of 20.44% compared to ICL Group's net margin of 3.52%. Linde's return on equity of 19.80% beat ICL Group's return on equity.

Linde has higher revenue and earnings than ICL Group. ICL Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Linde, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Linde has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, ICL Group has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the broader market.

Linde currently has a consensus target price of $548.67, indicating a potential upside of 6.91%. ICL Group has a consensus target price of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 38.75%. Given ICL Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ICL Group is more favorable than Linde.

82.8% of Linde shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.4% of ICL Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Linde shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of ICL Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Linde had 23 more articles in the media than ICL Group. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Linde and 1 mentions for ICL Group. Linde's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat ICL Group's score of 1.05 indicating that Linde is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Linde presently has a consensus price target of $548.67, suggesting a potential upside of 6.91%. Perimeter Solutions has a consensus price target of $43.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.21%. Given Perimeter Solutions' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Perimeter Solutions is more favorable than Linde.

82.8% of Linde shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.9% of Perimeter Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Linde shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.1% of Perimeter Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Linde has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Perimeter Solutions has a beta of 1.9, indicating that its share price is 90% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Linde had 21 more articles in the media than Perimeter Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Linde and 3 mentions for Perimeter Solutions. Linde's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Perimeter Solutions' score of 0.91 indicating that Linde is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Linde has higher revenue and earnings than Perimeter Solutions. Perimeter Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Linde, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Linde has a net margin of 20.44% compared to Perimeter Solutions' net margin of -26.93%. Linde's return on equity of 19.80% beat Perimeter Solutions' return on equity.