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, IVZ, STEP, JHG, AMG, LAZ, AB, MC, CNS, and VCTRShould you be buying Praxair stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Praxair include Air Products and Chemicals (APD), Invesco (IVZ), StepStone Group (STEP), Janus Henderson Group (JHG), Affiliated Managers Group (AMG), Lazard (LAZ), AllianceBernstein (AB), Moelis & Company (MC), Cohen & Steers (CNS), and Victory Capital (VCTR). Praxair vs. Air Products and Chemicals Invesco StepStone Group Janus Henderson Group Affiliated Managers Group Lazard AllianceBernstein Moelis & Company Cohen & Steers Victory Capital Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE:APD) and Praxair (NYSE:PX) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment and valuation. Do analysts recommend APD or PX? Air Products and Chemicals currently has a consensus price target of $332.94, suggesting a potential upside of 22.04%. Praxair has a consensus price target of $14.57, suggesting a potential upside of 28.78%. Given Praxair's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Praxair is more favorable than Air Products and Chemicals.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Air Products and Chemicals 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.65Praxair 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57 Does the media refer more to APD or PX? In the previous week, Air Products and Chemicals had 34 more articles in the media than Praxair. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Air Products and Chemicals and 0 mentions for Praxair. Air Products and Chemicals' average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Praxair's score of 0.00 indicating that Air Products and Chemicals is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Air Products and Chemicals Positive Praxair Neutral Which has better earnings & valuation, APD or PX? 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 RatioAir Products and Chemicals$12.03B5.04$3.83B$17.2215.84Praxair$296.45M4.26$19.67M$0.1670.72 Is APD or PX a better dividend stock? Air Products and Chemicals pays an annual dividend of $7.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Praxair pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Air Products and Chemicals pays out 41.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 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. Which has more volatility and risk, APD or PX? Air Products and Chemicals has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Praxair has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is APD or PX 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 Air Products and Chemicals31.88% 15.78% 7.29% Praxair 6.52%30.28%14.35% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in APD or PX? 81.7% of Air Products and Chemicals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.1% of Praxair shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Air Products and Chemicals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 24.5% of Praxair shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer APD or PX? Air Products and Chemicals received 100 more outperform votes than Praxair when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.62% of users gave Air Products and Chemicals an outperform vote while only 63.68% of users gave Praxair an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAir Products and ChemicalsOutperform Votes65464.62% Underperform Votes35835.38% PraxairOutperform Votes55463.68% Underperform Votes31636.32% SummaryAir Products and Chemicals beats Praxair on 17 of the 22 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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$10.62B$11.11B$18.96BDividend Yield1.08%24.59%5.77%4.01%P/E Ratio70.7236.6022.1032.87Price / Sales4.267.6926.3128.03Price / Cash11.1817.7117.6017.52Price / Book3.093.612.674.47Net Income$19.67M$411.75M$1.03B$1.02B Praxair Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PXPraxair3.3808 of 5 stars$11.32-12.9%$14.57+28.8%+53.9%$1.45B$296.45M70.72N/ANews CoverageGap UpAPDAir Products and Chemicals4.8915 of 5 stars$257.50-2.1%$332.18+29.0%+14.9%$57.29B$12.03B14.9521,900Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownIVZInvesco4.9007 of 5 stars$12.43-2.9%$17.03+37.0%-2.9%$5.56B$6.07B10.538,610Short Interest ↑Positive NewsSTEPStepStone Group3.2518 of 5 stars$45.02-4.3%$61.64+36.9%+45.2%$5.22B$1.15B-26.64790Positive NewsJHGJanus Henderson Group4.9447 of 5 stars$29.57-3.7%$44.22+49.6%+11.6%$4.66B$2.47B11.552,180Earnings ReportShort Interest ↑Positive NewsAMGAffiliated Managers Group4.3847 of 5 stars$153.61-1.6%$192.40+25.3%+5.5%$4.42B$2.04B10.173,950Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsLAZLazard4.5711 of 5 stars$34.47-3.0%$46.83+35.9%+3.6%$4.01B$3.09B12.963,400Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastABAllianceBernstein3.6469 of 5 stars$36.03-2.4%$37.50+4.1%+23.9%$3.98B$461.95M9.694,440Dividend CutMCMoelis & Company3.2589 of 5 stars$49.62-3.9%$62.50+26.0%+6.2%$3.72B$1.19B28.191,110CNSCohen & Steers3.6559 of 5 stars$71.24-4.1%$90.00+26.3%+10.2%$3.63B$553.52M23.99390Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsVCTRVictory Capital4.1941 of 5 stars$54.47-3.2%$69.67+27.9%+13.8%$3.47B$893.48M12.46510Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Air Products and Chemicals Alternatives Invesco Alternatives StepStone Group Alternatives Janus Henderson Group Alternatives Affiliated Managers Group Alternatives Lazard Alternatives AllianceBernstein Alternatives Moelis & Company Alternatives Cohen & Steers Alternatives Victory Capital 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 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe next market Nvidia is positioned to dominate …Robots — built by Nvidia. 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