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 risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LIN or NTR?

Nutrien received 82 more outperform votes than Linde when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.69% of users gave Linde an outperform vote while only 62.30% of users gave Nutrien an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Linde	Outperform Votes 356 63.69%	Underperform Votes 203 36.31%
Nutrien	Outperform Votes 438 62.30%	Underperform Votes 265 37.70%

Do institutionals & 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Nutrien shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is LIN or NTR 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
Linde	19.89%	18.71%	9.25%
Nutrien	2.62%	6.81%	3.23%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, LIN or NTR?

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
Linde	$33.01B	6.61	$6.57B	$13.61	33.65
Nutrien	$25.97B	0.99	$1.26B	$1.37	38.45

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 4.1%. Linde pays out 40.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nutrien pays out 157.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more risk and volatility, LIN or NTR?

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

Does the media refer more to LIN or NTR?

In the previous week, Linde had 26 more articles in the media than Nutrien. MarketBeat recorded 53 mentions for Linde and 27 mentions for Nutrien. Linde's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Nutrien's score of 0.71 indicating that Linde is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Linde	43 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Nutrien	11 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate LIN or NTR?

Linde currently has a consensus price target of $501.82, indicating a potential upside of 9.57%. Nutrien has a consensus price target of $59.39, indicating a potential upside of 12.75%. 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)	4 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69
Nutrien	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53

Summary

Linde beats Nutrien on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.