Free Trial

Air Products and Chemicals (APD) Competitors

Air Products and Chemicals logo
$271.13 -0.34 (-0.13%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$271.83 +0.70 (+0.26%)
As of 07:47 PM Eastern
Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.

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 stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends 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 9 more articles in the media than Air Products and Chemicals. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Linde and 23 mentions for Air Products and Chemicals. Linde's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Air Products and Chemicals' score of 1.32 indicating that Linde is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Linde
29 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Air Products and Chemicals
19 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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 2.6%. Linde pays out 42.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Air Products and Chemicals pays out 103.0% 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 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.

Linde has a net margin of 20.20% compared to Air Products and Chemicals' net margin of 12.86%. Linde's return on equity of 19.09% beat Air Products and Chemicals' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Linde20.20% 19.09% 9.19%
Air Products and Chemicals 12.86%15.11%6.79%

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$33.01B6.66$6.57B$14.0633.33
Air Products and Chemicals$12.06B5.00$3.83B$6.9539.01

Linde has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Air Products and Chemicals has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Linde currently has a consensus target price of $520.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.98%. Air Products and Chemicals has a consensus target price of $334.69, suggesting a potential upside of 23.44%. Given Air Products and Chemicals' higher possible 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)
8 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

Summary

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

Get Air Products and Chemicals News Delivered to You Automatically

Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for APD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.

Subscribe Now
By entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding APD and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Skip Chart

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.
Skip Chart

APD vs. The Competition

MetricAir Products and ChemicalsCHEM IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$60.42B$11.76B$3.77B$22.13B
Dividend Yield2.65%3.21%5.05%3.55%
P/E Ratio39.0126.71158.5329.95
Price / Sales5.005.9323,172.5572.68
Price / Cash14.307.5924.3618.33
Price / Book3.231.667.074.65
Net Income$3.83B$508.39M$149.02M$1.01B
7 Day Performance0.34%1.41%3.02%1.21%
1 Month Performance-6.41%-1.22%12.62%3.21%
1 Year Performance-5.03%-6.26%55.78%14.02%

Air Products and Chemicals Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
APD
Air Products and Chemicals
4.8051 of 5 stars
$271.13
-0.1%
$334.69
+23.4%
-5.0%$60.42B$12.06B39.0123,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
LIN
Linde
4.2672 of 5 stars
$476.49
+0.4%
$519.63
+9.1%
-0.3%$223.43B$33.01B33.8965,289Positive News
Analyst Forecast
ALB
Albemarle
3.1669 of 5 stars
$86.90
-1.4%
$85.83
-1.2%
-13.7%$10.23B$5.38B-9.328,300Positive News
Analyst Forecast
ATI
ATI
3.7393 of 5 stars
$79.13
-4.4%
$93.29
+17.9%
+25.0%$10.91B$4.36B27.487,700High Trading Volume
CBT
Cabot
4.4323 of 5 stars
$76.15
-1.4%
$92.33
+21.3%
-32.0%$4.05B$3.99B9.954,200Analyst Forecast
CRS
Carpenter Technology
4.1388 of 5 stars
$241.69
-3.7%
$278.33
+15.2%
+54.5%$12.05B$2.88B32.574,500Analyst Revision
DOW
DOW
4.3073 of 5 stars
$22.87
-0.4%
$30.00
+31.2%
-56.9%$16.21B$42.96B-16.3436,000Analyst Forecast
EMN
Eastman Chemical
4.7782 of 5 stars
$62.62
-0.1%
$87.77
+40.2%
-41.3%$7.19B$9.38B8.8014,000Analyst Forecast
FCX
Freeport-McMoRan
4.9147 of 5 stars
$37.14
+3.9%
$46.74
+25.8%
-21.5%$53.32B$25.46B28.1428,500Trending News
Analyst Upgrade
High Trading Volume
SHW
Sherwin-Williams
4.8775 of 5 stars
$342.61
+0.2%
$387.27
+13.0%
-6.6%$85.42B$23.10B33.9963,890Positive News
Analyst Forecast
DD
DuPont de Nemours
4.3945 of 5 stars
$77.03
+1.1%
$88.33
+14.7%
-8.8%$32.25B$12.39B-163.8924,000

Related Companies and Tools


This page (NYSE:APD) was last updated on 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
From Our Partners