Linde (LIN) Competitors

Linde (NASDAQ:LIN) and Nutrien (NYSE:NTR) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment and valuation.

Is LIN or NTR more profitable?

Linde has a net margin of 19.33% compared to Nutrien's net margin of 2.79%. Linde's return on equity of 18.16% beat Nutrien's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Linde	19.33%	18.16%	9.05%
Nutrien	2.79%	6.99%	3.32%

Do analysts recommend LIN or NTR?

Linde currently has a consensus price target of $490.75, indicating a potential upside of 9.27%. Nutrien has a consensus price target of $60.33, indicating a potential upside of 30.62%. Given Nutrien's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Nutrien is more favorable than Linde.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Linde	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Nutrien	3 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.37

Which has more volatility and risk, LIN or NTR?

Linde has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nutrien has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to LIN or NTR?

In the previous week, Linde had 15 more articles in the media than Nutrien. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Linde and 12 mentions for Nutrien. Linde's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Nutrien's score of 0.77 indicating that Linde is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Linde	25 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Nutrien	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is LIN or NTR a better dividend stock?

Linde pays an annual dividend of $5.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Nutrien pays an annual dividend of $2.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Linde pays out 42.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nutrien pays out 145.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in LIN or NTR?

82.8% of Linde shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.1% of Nutrien shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Linde shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Nutrien shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LIN or NTR?

Nutrien received 78 more outperform votes than Linde when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.85% of users gave Linde an outperform vote while only 62.75% of users gave Nutrien an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Linde	Outperform Votes 355 63.85%	Underperform Votes 201 36.15%
Nutrien	Outperform Votes 433 62.75%	Underperform Votes 257 37.25%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, LIN or NTR?

Linde has higher revenue and earnings than Nutrien. Nutrien is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Linde, 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
Linde	$32.85B	6.51	$6.20B	$13.17	34.10
Nutrien	$29.06B	0.79	$1.26B	$1.49	31.00

Summary

Linde beats Nutrien on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.