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APD vs. LIN, ALB, ATI, CBT, CRS, DOW, EMN, FCX, SHW, and DD

Should you be buying Air Products and Chemicals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Air Products and Chemicals include Linde (LIN), Albemarle (ALB), ATI (ATI), Cabot (CBT), Carpenter Technology (CRS), DOW (DOW), Eastman Chemical (EMN), Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), Sherwin-Williams (SHW), and DuPont de Nemours (DD). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.

Air Products and Chemicals vs. Its Competitors

Linde (NASDAQ:LIN) and Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE:APD) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability and institutional ownership.

82.8% of Linde shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.7% of Air Products and Chemicals shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Linde shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Air Products and Chemicals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Linde had 12 more articles in the media than Air Products and Chemicals. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Linde and 29 mentions for Air Products and Chemicals. Linde's average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat Air Products and Chemicals' score of 1.37 indicating that Linde is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Linde
37 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Air Products and Chemicals
23 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Linde has a net margin of 20.02% compared to Air Products and Chemicals' net margin of 12.76%. Linde's return on equity of 18.95% beat Air Products and Chemicals' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Linde20.02% 18.95% 9.26%
Air Products and Chemicals 12.76%15.48%7.06%

Linde has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Air Products and Chemicals has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Linde$33.01B6.79$6.57B$13.7734.56
Air Products and Chemicals$12.10B5.38$3.83B$6.8842.52

Linde presently has a consensus price target of $515.90, suggesting a potential upside of 8.41%. Air Products and Chemicals has a consensus price target of $330.94, suggesting a potential upside of 13.13%. Given Air Products and Chemicals' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Air Products and Chemicals is more favorable than Linde.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Linde
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Air Products and Chemicals
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

Linde pays an annual dividend of $6.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Air Products and Chemicals pays an annual dividend of $7.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Linde pays out 43.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Air Products and Chemicals pays out 104.1% 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 and Air Products and Chemicals has raised its dividend for 50 consecutive years. Air Products and Chemicals is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Linde beats Air Products and Chemicals on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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APD vs. The Competition

MetricAir Products and ChemicalsCHEM IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$65.09B$11.80B$3.27B$20.64B
Dividend Yield2.51%3.46%5.17%3.77%
P/E Ratio42.5122.3393.6228.03
Price / Sales5.384.4925,844,173,692,384,100.0037.85
Price / Cash15.037.3723.8321.91
Price / Book3.481.605.894.59
Net Income$3.83B$507.43M$147.62M$984.95M
7 Day Performance3.33%3.44%1.33%2.85%
1 Month Performance3.19%5.76%5.91%5.39%
1 Year Performance15.62%-4.79%25.72%14.47%

Air Products and Chemicals Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
APD
Air Products and Chemicals
4.6295 of 5 stars
$292.53
+0.8%
$330.94
+13.1%
+15.7%$65.09B$12.10B42.5123,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
LIN
Linde
3.3348 of 5 stars
$469.00
+1.1%
$515.90
+10.0%
+10.9%$220.77B$33.01B34.0665,289Positive News
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ALB
Albemarle
4.523 of 5 stars
$63.20
-2.7%
$91.62
+45.0%
-30.0%$7.44B$5.38B-5.688,300News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Up
ATI
ATI
2.7115 of 5 stars
$86.64
-0.2%
$78.29
-9.6%
+52.9%$12.22B$4.36B31.397,700
CBT
Cabot
4.7413 of 5 stars
$75.68
-1.0%
$92.67
+22.4%
-11.7%$4.07B$3.99B9.794,200Positive News
CRS
Carpenter Technology
4.0194 of 5 stars
$274.68
-0.4%
$278.33
+1.3%
+161.1%$13.67B$2.92B38.914,600Positive News
DOW
DOW
4.3128 of 5 stars
$26.68
-1.2%
$36.57
+37.1%
-45.6%$18.86B$42.96B66.7036,000
EMN
Eastman Chemical
4.9007 of 5 stars
$74.74
-1.9%
$98.54
+31.8%
-16.2%$8.63B$9.38B9.5114,000News Coverage
FCX
Freeport-McMoRan
4.6832 of 5 stars
$43.47
-0.9%
$48.27
+11.0%
-6.1%$62.47B$25.46B35.9325,600Positive News
SHW
Sherwin-Williams
4.8272 of 5 stars
$342.00
-1.1%
$391.31
+14.4%
+19.7%$85.71B$23.04B32.3361,000Positive News
DD
DuPont de Nemours
4.7339 of 5 stars
$68.38
-0.7%
$85.92
+25.7%
-8.0%$28.62B$12.39B-359.8923,000Positive News

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