This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Praxair (PX) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PX vs. APD, JHG, AMG, LAZ, MC, AB, VCTR, CNS, PJT, and FHIShould you be buying Praxair stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Praxair include Air Products and Chemicals (APD), Janus Henderson Group (JHG), Affiliated Managers Group (AMG), Lazard (LAZ), Moelis & Company (MC), AllianceBernstein (AB), Victory Capital (VCTR), Cohen & Steers (CNS), PJT Partners (PJT), and Federated Hermes (FHI). Praxair vs. Its Competitors Air Products and Chemicals Janus Henderson Group Affiliated Managers Group Lazard Moelis & Company AllianceBernstein Victory Capital Cohen & Steers PJT Partners Federated Hermes Praxair (NYSE:PX) and Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE:APD) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, risk, community ranking, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations. Does the MarketBeat Community favor PX or APD? Air Products and Chemicals received 101 more outperform votes than Praxair when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.67% of users gave Air Products and Chemicals an outperform vote while only 63.76% of users gave Praxair an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPraxairOutperform Votes55663.76% Underperform Votes31636.24% Air Products and ChemicalsOutperform Votes65764.67% Underperform Votes35935.33% Do analysts prefer PX or APD? Praxair currently has a consensus target price of $14.64, suggesting a potential upside of 56.41%. Air Products and Chemicals has a consensus target price of $332.41, suggesting a potential upside of 18.71%. Given Praxair's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Praxair is more favorable than Air Products and Chemicals.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Praxair 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57Air Products and Chemicals 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Which has better valuation and earnings, PX or APD? Air Products and Chemicals has higher revenue and earnings than Praxair. Air Products and Chemicals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Praxair, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPraxair$296.45M3.53$19.67M$0.1658.52Air Products and Chemicals$12.02B5.18$3.83B$6.8840.70 Is PX or APD a better dividend stock? Praxair pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Air Products and Chemicals pays an annual dividend of $7.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Praxair pays out 87.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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. Praxair has raised its dividend for 2 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. Do institutionals and insiders believe in PX or APD? 48.1% of Praxair shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.7% of Air Products and Chemicals shares are owned by institutional investors. 24.5% of Praxair shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Air Products and Chemicals shares are owned 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 volatility & risk, PX or APD? Praxair has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Air Products and Chemicals has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is PX or APD more profitable? Air Products and Chemicals has a net margin of 31.88% compared to Praxair's net margin of 6.52%. Praxair's return on equity of 30.28% beat Air Products and Chemicals' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Praxair6.52% 30.28% 14.35% Air Products and Chemicals 31.88%15.78%7.29% Does the media refer more to PX or APD? In the previous week, Air Products and Chemicals had 19 more articles in the media than Praxair. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Air Products and Chemicals and 3 mentions for Praxair. Air Products and Chemicals' average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Praxair's score of 0.00 indicating that Air Products and Chemicals is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Praxair Neutral Air Products and Chemicals Positive SummaryAir Products and Chemicals beats Praxair on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Praxair News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PX 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 PX 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 PX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPraxairInvestment advice IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.45B$11.27B$11.61B$19.68BDividend Yield1.08%24.38%5.64%3.81%P/E Ratio58.5238.7122.8234.98Price / Sales3.537.6426.8142.66Price / Cash11.1817.7117.6017.51Price / Book2.563.702.834.78Net Income$19.67M$419.40M$1.04B$1.02B Praxair Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PXPraxair3.483 of 5 stars$9.36-27.9%$14.64+56.4%+16.2%$1.45B$296.45M58.52N/AShort Interest ↑Gap UpAPDAir Products and Chemicals4.7975 of 5 stars$278.51-0.1%$331.00+18.8%-1.9%$61.98B$12.02B16.1721,900Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastJHGJanus Henderson Group4.9711 of 5 stars$36.21-0.3%$42.78+18.1%+9.9%$5.71B$2.54B14.142,180Positive NewsShort Interest ↓AMGAffiliated Managers Group4.1714 of 5 stars$179.50+2.0%$192.40+7.2%+19.8%$5.10B$2.04B11.893,950Positive NewsLAZLazard4.413 of 5 stars$42.89-1.2%$44.33+3.4%+14.9%$4.84B$2.97B16.123,400Analyst RevisionGap DownMCMoelis & Company2.8525 of 5 stars$56.83-0.5%$59.83+5.3%+6.8%$4.46B$1.28B32.291,110News CoverageAnalyst RevisionGap DownABAllianceBernstein3.6746 of 5 stars$39.98+0.1%$37.67-5.8%+18.6%$4.42B$458.42M10.754,440VCTRVictory Capital4.5242 of 5 stars$62.01flat$71.56+15.4%+26.2%$4.17B$897.22M14.19510Positive NewsEx-DividendCNSCohen & Steers3.3765 of 5 stars$75.63-1.6%$90.00+19.0%+6.2%$3.86B$549.97M25.46390Positive NewsPJTPJT Partners1.9414 of 5 stars$150.32-0.2%$154.50+2.8%+48.9%$3.67B$1.49B30.68910Positive NewsFHIFederated Hermes4.2197 of 5 stars$42.09-0.3%$42.33+0.6%+31.8%$3.33B$1.66B13.191,960Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Air Products and Chemicals Alternatives Janus Henderson Group Alternatives Affiliated Managers Group Alternatives Lazard Alternatives Moelis & Company Alternatives AllianceBernstein Alternatives Victory Capital Alternatives Cohen & Steers Alternatives PJT Partners Alternatives Federated Hermes Alternatives 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:PX) was last updated on 6/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAn AI run of epic proportions is only getting startedI just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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