Linde (LIN) Competitors

Linde (NASDAQ:LIN) and Nutrien (NYSE:NTR) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LIN or NTR?

Nutrien received 88 more outperform votes than Linde when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.77% of users gave Linde an outperform vote while only 61.91% of users gave Nutrien an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Linde	Outperform Votes 359 63.77%	Underperform Votes 204 36.23%
Nutrien	Outperform Votes 447 61.91%	Underperform Votes 275 38.09%

Does the media refer more to LIN or NTR?

In the previous week, Linde had 25 more articles in the media than Nutrien. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Linde and 11 mentions for Nutrien. Nutrien's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Linde's score of 1.25 indicating that Nutrien is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Linde	32 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Nutrien	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate LIN or NTR?

Linde presently has a consensus target price of $503.11, suggesting a potential upside of 7.51%. Nutrien has a consensus target price of $61.44, suggesting a potential upside of 2.81%. Given Linde's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Linde is more favorable than Nutrien.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Linde	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92
Nutrien	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.47

Do institutionals and insiders believe in LIN or NTR?

82.8% of Linde shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.1% of Nutrien shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Linde shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Nutrien 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, LIN or NTR?

Linde has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Nutrien has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is LIN or NTR a better dividend stock?

Linde pays an annual dividend of $6.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Nutrien pays an annual dividend of $2.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Linde pays out 43.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nutrien pays out 203.7% 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 Nutrien has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Nutrien is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is LIN or NTR more profitable?

Linde has a net margin of 19.89% compared to Nutrien's net margin of 2.62%. Linde's return on equity of 18.71% beat Nutrien's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Linde	19.89%	18.71%	9.25%
Nutrien	2.62%	6.81%	3.23%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, LIN or NTR?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Linde	$33.02B	6.67	$6.57B	$13.77	33.98
Nutrien	$25.68B	1.14	$1.26B	$1.07	55.85

Summary

Linde beats Nutrien on 15 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.