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, LAZ, AMG, MC, AB, CNS, VCTR, PJT, APAM, and FHIShould you be buying Praxair stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Praxair include Air Products and Chemicals (APD), Lazard (LAZ), Affiliated Managers Group (AMG), Moelis & Company (MC), AllianceBernstein (AB), Cohen & Steers (CNS), Victory Capital (VCTR), PJT Partners (PJT), Artisan Partners Asset Management (APAM), and Federated Hermes (FHI). Praxair vs. Air Products and Chemicals Lazard Affiliated Managers Group Moelis & Company AllianceBernstein Cohen & Steers Victory Capital PJT Partners Artisan Partners Asset Management Federated Hermes Praxair (NYSE:PX) and Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE:APD) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, valuation and community ranking. 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% 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 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor PX or APD? In the previous week, Air Products and Chemicals had 32 more articles in the media than Praxair. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Air Products and Chemicals and 4 mentions for Praxair. Air Products and Chemicals' average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Praxair's score of 0.00 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 Praxair 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Air Products and Chemicals 26 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable 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$296.45M4.22$19.67M$0.1670.06Air Products and Chemicals$12.02B5.00$3.83B$6.8839.25 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PX or APD? Air Products and Chemicals received 100 more outperform votes than Praxair when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.69% 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 Votes65664.69% Underperform Votes35835.31% Do analysts rate PX or APD? Praxair presently has a consensus price target of $14.64, indicating a potential upside of 30.63%. Air Products and Chemicals has a consensus price target of $330.38, indicating a potential upside of 22.35%. Given Praxair's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly 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) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.65 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PX or APD? 48.1% of Praxair shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.7% of Air Products and Chemicals shares are held by institutional investors. 24.5% of Praxair 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is PX or APD a better dividend stock? Praxair pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Air Products and Chemicals pays an annual dividend of $7.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. 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 increased its dividend for 2 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. SummaryAir Products and Chemicals beats Praxair on 16 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$11.18B$11.50B$19.28BDividend Yield1.08%24.43%5.46%3.85%P/E Ratio70.0639.2022.2534.43Price / Sales4.227.7227.4134.86Price / Cash11.1817.7117.6217.51Price / Book3.063.712.764.69Net 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)PXPraxair3.4237 of 5 stars$11.21-13.7%$14.64+30.6%+37.8%$1.45B$296.45M70.06N/AInsider TradeGap UpAPDAir Products and Chemicals4.6933 of 5 stars$277.42-0.5%$330.38+19.1%+2.7%$61.74B$12.02B16.1121,900News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementLAZLazard4.5015 of 5 stars$46.07-0.6%$44.33-3.8%+5.8%$5.20B$2.97B17.323,400Gap DownAMGAffiliated Managers Group4.6306 of 5 stars$182.26-0.6%$192.40+5.6%+10.8%$5.18B$2.04B12.073,950Positive NewsMCMoelis & Company2.3447 of 5 stars$60.95-0.8%$59.83-1.8%-0.3%$4.79B$1.28B34.631,110News CoverageAnalyst RevisionGap DownABAllianceBernstein3.8571 of 5 stars$40.85+0.3%$37.67-7.8%+17.6%$4.52B$458.42M10.984,440Positive NewsCNSCohen & Steers3.137 of 5 stars$81.56-1.5%$90.00+10.3%+6.4%$4.16B$549.97M27.46390News CoverageVCTRVictory Capital4.1347 of 5 stars$64.41+0.8%$71.56+11.1%+15.4%$4.10B$897.22M14.74510Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeGap DownPJTPJT Partners2.04 of 5 stars$150.96+0.3%$154.50+2.3%+39.5%$3.69B$1.49B30.81910Positive NewsGap DownAPAMArtisan Partners Asset Management3.5397 of 5 stars$42.94-1.4%$37.90-11.7%-9.1%$3.45B$1.12B11.80500Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeGap DownFHIFederated Hermes3.8147 of 5 stars$42.92-1.0%$42.33-1.4%+29.5%$3.40B$1.66B13.451,960Analyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Air Products and Chemicals Alternatives Lazard Alternatives Affiliated Managers Group Alternatives Moelis & Company Alternatives AllianceBernstein Alternatives Cohen & Steers Alternatives Victory Capital Alternatives PJT Partners Alternatives Artisan Partners Asset Management 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 5/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Predicts Dollar DownfallREAD THIS VERY CAREFULLY: If you have $100,000 or more saved for retirement, this may make you VERY angry... ...Augusta Precious Metals | SponsoredBanks aren’t ready for this altcoin—are you?While everyone's distracted by Bitcoin's moves, a stealth revolution is underway. 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