P10 (PX) Competitors

Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE:APD) and P10 (NYSE:PX) are both industrial gases companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and earnings.

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 2.4%. P10 pays an annual dividend of $0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. 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. P10 pays out 93.8% 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 and P10 has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Air Products and Chemicals is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts recommend APD or PX?

Air Products and Chemicals currently has a consensus target price of $332.12, suggesting a potential upside of 13.05%. P10 has a consensus target price of $14.64, suggesting a potential upside of 37.49%. Given P10's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe P10 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)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
P10	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in APD or PX?

81.7% of Air Products and Chemicals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.1% of P10 shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Air Products and Chemicals shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of P10 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 APD or PX more profitable?

Air Products and Chemicals has a net margin of 12.76% compared to P10's net margin of 6.25%. P10's return on equity of 30.48% beat Air Products and Chemicals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Air Products and Chemicals	12.76%	15.48%	7.06%
P10	6.25%	30.48%	13.80%

Which has more risk & volatility, APD or PX?

Air Products and Chemicals has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, P10 has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor APD or PX?

In the previous week, Air Products and Chemicals had 31 more articles in the media than P10. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Air Products and Chemicals and 0 mentions for P10. Air Products and Chemicals' average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat P10'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
P10	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, APD or PX?

Air Products and Chemicals has higher revenue and earnings than P10. Air Products and Chemicals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than P10, 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
Air Products and Chemicals	$12.10B	5.40	$3.83B	$6.88	42.70
P10	$296.45M	4.03	$18.70M	$0.16	66.57

Summary

Air Products and Chemicals beats P10 on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.