Linde (LIN) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend NTR or LIN?

Nutrien currently has a consensus target price of $60.00, suggesting a potential upside of 19.70%. Linde has a consensus target price of $501.82, suggesting a potential upside of 9.30%. 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
Nutrien	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Linde	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in NTR or LIN?

63.1% of Nutrien shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.8% of Linde shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of Nutrien shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Linde shares are owned 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NTR or LIN?

Nutrien received 84 more outperform votes than Linde when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.69% of users gave Linde an outperform vote while only 62.15% of users gave Nutrien an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Nutrien	Outperform Votes 440 62.15%	Underperform Votes 268 37.85%
Linde	Outperform Votes 356 63.69%	Underperform Votes 203 36.31%

Is NTR or LIN a better dividend stock?

Nutrien pays an annual dividend of $2.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Linde pays an annual dividend of $6.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Nutrien pays out 159.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Linde pays out 44.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media prefer NTR or LIN?

In the previous week, Linde had 26 more articles in the media than Nutrien. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Linde and 15 mentions for Nutrien. Linde's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Nutrien's score of 1.38 indicating that Linde is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Nutrien	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Linde	39 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is NTR or LIN more profitable?

Linde has a net margin of 19.89% compared to Nutrien's net margin of 2.62%. Linde's return on equity of 18.71% beat Nutrien's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nutrien	2.62%	6.81%	3.23%
Linde	19.89%	18.71%	9.25%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, NTR or LIN?

Linde has higher revenue and earnings than Nutrien. Linde is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nutrien, 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
Nutrien	$25.97B	0.94	$1.26B	$1.37	36.59
Linde	$33.01B	6.58	$6.57B	$13.61	33.73

Which has more risk & volatility, NTR or LIN?

Nutrien has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Linde has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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