Air Products and Chemicals (APD) Competitors $290.53 -1.64 (-0.56%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$290.82 +0.29 (+0.10%) As of 06:41 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. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock APD vs. LIN, ALB, ATI, CBT, CRS, DOW, EMN, FCX, SHW, and DDShould 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 Albemarle ATI Cabot Carpenter Technology DOW Eastman Chemical Freeport-McMoRan Sherwin-Williams DuPont de Nemours Linde (NASDAQ:LIN) and Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE:APD) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and profitability. Do analysts recommend LIN or APD? Linde currently has a consensus price target of $519.63, suggesting a potential upside of 8.24%. Air Products and Chemicals has a consensus price target of $335.07, suggesting a potential upside of 15.33%. 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) 7 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Air Products and Chemicals 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.69 Which has more risk and volatility, LIN or APD? Linde has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Air Products and Chemicals has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is LIN or APD a better dividend stock? Linde pays an annual dividend of $6.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Air Products and Chemicals pays an annual dividend of $7.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. 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 increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Air Products and Chemicals has increased 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. Does the media refer more to LIN or APD? In the previous week, Linde had 18 more articles in the media than Air Products and Chemicals. MarketBeat recorded 54 mentions for Linde and 36 mentions for Air Products and Chemicals. Air Products and Chemicals' average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Linde's score of 1.43 indicating that Air Products and Chemicals is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Linde 46 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Air Products and Chemicals 35 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LIN or APD? 82.8% of Linde shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.7% of Air Products and Chemicals shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Linde shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Air Products and Chemicals shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is LIN or APD more profitable? 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% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, LIN or APD? 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 RatioLinde$33.01B6.82$6.57B$14.0634.15Air Products and Chemicals$12.10B5.34$3.83B$6.9541.80 SummaryLinde beats Air Products and Chemicals on 14 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?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 ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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 Export to ExcelMetricAir Products and ChemicalsCHEM IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$65.02B$11.64B$3.34B$20.96BDividend Yield2.45%3.45%5.18%3.59%P/E Ratio41.8026.49118.2827.94Price / Sales5.345.6630,067,542,409,940,300.0055.87Price / Cash15.397.4024.0123.77Price / Book3.641.785.875.26Net Income$3.83B$507.50M$148.86M$994.11M7 Day Performance0.69%3.86%1.34%1.78%1 Month Performance1.33%-2.17%3.65%2.03%1 Year Performance6.08%0.23%33.57%12.80% Air Products and Chemicals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)APDAir Products and Chemicals4.7305 of 5 stars$290.53-0.6%$335.07+15.3%+5.7%$65.02B$12.10B41.8023,000Positive NewsLINLinde3.4844 of 5 stars$470.68-0.4%$519.63+10.4%+5.9%$220.70B$33.01B33.4865,289Positive NewsALBAlbemarle3.2291 of 5 stars$81.02+7.3%$88.06+8.7%+11.9%$9.53B$5.38B-8.698,300Positive NewsOptions VolumeHigh Trading VolumeATIATI4.9016 of 5 stars$72.84-0.3%$93.29+28.1%+16.5%$10.04B$4.36B25.297,700Analyst RevisionCBTCabot4.4283 of 5 stars$75.86-2.8%$92.33+21.7%-16.7%$4.04B$3.99B9.924,200Positive NewsInsider TradeCRSCarpenter Technology4.3919 of 5 stars$247.82-0.4%$278.33+12.3%+72.2%$12.36B$2.88B33.464,600Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementDOWDOW4.4962 of 5 stars$20.98-1.1%$30.89+47.2%-55.6%$14.89B$41.82B-15.0036,000Analyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionEMNEastman Chemical4.9199 of 5 stars$61.29-0.5%$87.00+41.9%-30.5%$7.04B$9.38B8.6014,000Analyst RevisionFCXFreeport-McMoRan4.8164 of 5 stars$41.52-0.8%$51.00+22.8%+1.0%$59.66B$25.82B31.4528,500Positive NewsShort Interest ↑SHWSherwin-Williams4.5186 of 5 stars$355.36+0.9%$383.33+7.9%+3.9%$88.60B$23.10B35.2563,890Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeShort Interest ↓DDDuPont de Nemours4.4878 of 5 stars$70.23-0.3%$88.25+25.7%-6.5%$29.41B$12.61B-149.4524,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Linde Competitors Albemarle Competitors ATI Competitors Cabot Competitors Carpenter Technology Competitors DOW Competitors Eastman Chemical Competitors Freeport-McMoRan Competitors Sherwin-Williams Competitors DuPont de Nemours Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:APD) was last updated on 8/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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