Global Gas (HGAS) Competitors $0.16 -0.13 (-44.83%) As of 03/3/2025 03:46 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsSEC FilingsTrends HGAS vs. LIN, APD, MTX, TROX, KRO, LXU, VHI, LXFR, NL, and VNTRShould you be buying Global Gas stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Global Gas include Linde (LIN), Air Products and Chemicals (APD), Minerals Technologies (MTX), Tronox (TROX), Kronos Worldwide (KRO), LSB Industries (LXU), Valhi (VHI), Luxfer (LXFR), NL Industries (NL), and Venator Materials (VNTR). These companies are all part of the "industrial inorganic chemicals" industry. Global Gas vs. Linde Air Products and Chemicals Minerals Technologies Tronox Kronos Worldwide LSB Industries Valhi Luxfer NL Industries Venator Materials Linde (NASDAQ:LIN) and Global Gas (NASDAQ:HGAS) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability. Do insiders and institutionals believe in LIN or HGAS? 82.8% of Linde shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.8% of Global Gas shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Linde shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 78.5% of Global Gas shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to LIN or HGAS? In the previous week, Linde had 37 more articles in the media than Global Gas. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Linde and 0 mentions for Global Gas. Linde's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Global Gas' score of 0.00 indicating that Linde is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Linde Very Positive Global Gas Neutral Which has stronger valuation & earnings, LIN or HGAS? Linde has higher revenue and earnings than Global Gas. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLinde$33.01B6.60$6.57B$13.6133.86Global GasN/AN/A-$300KN/AN/A Do analysts prefer LIN or HGAS? Linde presently has a consensus price target of $501.82, suggesting a potential upside of 8.89%. Given Linde's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Linde is more favorable than Global Gas.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Linde 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75Global Gas 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more volatility and risk, LIN or HGAS? Linde has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Gas has a beta of -0.33, suggesting that its stock price is 133% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LIN or HGAS? Linde received 356 more outperform votes than Global Gas when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLindeOutperform Votes35663.69% Underperform Votes20336.31% Global GasN/AN/A Is LIN or HGAS more profitable? Linde has a net margin of 19.89% compared to Global Gas' net margin of 0.00%. Linde's return on equity of 18.71% beat Global Gas' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Linde19.89% 18.71% 9.25% Global Gas N/A N/A -44.96% SummaryLinde beats Global Gas on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Global Gas News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HGAS 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 NASDAQ 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 HGAS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGlobal GasIndustrial inorganic chemicals IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.30M$28.66B$8.77B$8.43BDividend YieldN/A2.94%11.79%3.97%P/E RatioN/A11.1912.4419.24Price / SalesN/A3.70276.39110.19Price / CashN/A56.3511.8834.58Price / Book-2.0014.453.664.28Net Income-$300,000.00$731.97M$810.14M$247.04M7 Day PerformanceN/A-4.49%-4.05%-3.26%1 Month Performance-44.77%-13.48%-8.28%-6.57%1 Year Performance-91.96%-12.23%-0.41%4.00% Global Gas Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HGASGlobal GasN/A$0.16-44.8%N/A-92.0%$1.30MN/A0.002Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeLINLinde3.4023 of 5 stars$467.49+2.0%$501.82+7.3%+2.9%$222.60B$33.03B34.3566,323Dividend IncreasePositive NewsAPDAir Products and Chemicals4.8281 of 5 stars$317.51+2.6%$339.94+7.1%+31.5%$70.64B$12.10B18.4423,000Positive NewsMTXMinerals Technologies4.3392 of 5 stars$70.74+1.4%$101.00+42.8%-6.8%$2.26B$2.12B13.664,070TROXTronox4.3299 of 5 stars$7.88-1.4%$15.57+97.7%-53.1%$1.24B$3.07B-25.406,500KROKronos Worldwide3.6413 of 5 stars$8.83+1.4%$12.00+36.0%-8.1%$1.02B$1.86B10.902,196Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementLXULSB Industries3.8361 of 5 stars$7.85+1.8%$10.75+37.0%-4.9%$561.86M$593.71M-37.36570VHIValhi2.6863 of 5 stars$17.46-7.8%$20.00+14.5%+17.9%$494.03M$2.08B5.602,196Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeLXFRLuxfer3.0918 of 5 stars$13.83-0.9%N/A+23.4%$370.30M$384.40M41.891,400Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionNLNL Industries1.0411 of 5 stars$7.03-1.3%$6.00-14.7%+29.8%$343.60M$150.69M5.862,820Dividend IncreaseVNTRVenator MaterialsN/A$450.00flatN/AN/A$28.75M$2.17B-258.623,685 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Linde Competitors Air Products and Chemicals Competitors Minerals Technologies Competitors Tronox Competitors Kronos Worldwide Competitors LSB Industries Competitors Valhi Competitors Luxfer Competitors NL Industries Competitors Venator Materials Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:HGAS) was last updated on 3/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHas Trump finally met his match?Dylan Jovine predicted the 2008 crash over a year before it happened. 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