Notice: This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Praxair (PX) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipShort InterestTrends PX vs. APD, LAZ, MC, AMG, AB, CNS, VCTR, PJT, APAM, and FHIShould you be buying Praxair stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Praxair include Air Products and Chemicals (APD), Lazard (LAZ), Moelis & Company (MC), Affiliated Managers Group (AMG), AllianceBernstein (AB), Cohen & Steers (CNS), Victory Capital (VCTR), PJT Partners (PJT), Artisan Partners Asset Management (APAM), and Federated Hermes (FHI). Praxair vs. Air Products and Chemicals Lazard Moelis & Company Affiliated Managers Group AllianceBernstein Cohen & Steers Victory Capital PJT Partners Artisan Partners Asset Management Federated Hermes Praxair (NYSE:PX) and Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE:APD) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk and community ranking. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PX or APD? 48.1% of Praxair shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.7% of Air Products and Chemicals shares are owned by institutional investors. 24.5% of Praxair shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Air Products and Chemicals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is PX or APD a better dividend stock? Praxair pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Air Products and Chemicals pays an annual dividend of $7.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Praxair pays out 140.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Air Products and Chemicals pays out 41.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Air Products and Chemicals has increased its dividend for 36 consecutive years. Air Products and Chemicals is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media refer more to PX or APD? In the previous week, Air Products and Chemicals had 35 more articles in the media than Praxair. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Air Products and Chemicals and 0 mentions for Praxair. Air Products and Chemicals' average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Praxair's score of 0.00 indicating that Air Products and Chemicals is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Praxair Neutral Air Products and Chemicals Positive Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PX or APD? Air Products and Chemicals has higher revenue and earnings than Praxair. Air Products and Chemicals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Praxair, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPraxair$241.73M6.29-$7.13M$0.10136.25Air Products and Chemicals$12.10B6.16$3.83B$17.1819.52 Do analysts prefer PX or APD? Praxair currently has a consensus price target of $14.71, suggesting a potential upside of 7.99%. Air Products and Chemicals has a consensus price target of $340.50, suggesting a potential upside of 1.53%. Given Praxair's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Praxair is more favorable than Air Products and Chemicals.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Praxair 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57Air Products and Chemicals 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70 Is PX or APD more profitable? Air Products and Chemicals has a net margin of 31.64% compared to Praxair's net margin of 4.57%. Praxair's return on equity of 27.32% beat Air Products and Chemicals' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Praxair4.57% 27.32% 13.19% Air Products and Chemicals 31.64%16.34%7.56% Which has more volatility and risk, PX or APD? Praxair has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Air Products and Chemicals has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PX or APD? Air Products and Chemicals received 96 more outperform votes than Praxair when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.64% of users gave Air Products and Chemicals an outperform vote while only 63.63% of users gave Praxair an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPraxairOutperform Votes55163.63% Underperform Votes31536.37% Air Products and ChemicalsOutperform Votes64764.64% Underperform Votes35435.36% SummaryAir Products and Chemicals beats Praxair on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Praxair News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PX 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 NYSE 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 PX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPraxairInvestment advice IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.52B$12.33B$11.85B$20.11BDividend Yield1.02%23.88%5.76%3.64%P/E Ratio136.2530.6425.4340.96Price / Sales6.295.3427.5018.55Price / Cash11.7619.4418.3120.47Price / Book3.724.482.675.90Net Income-$7.13M$302.89M$1.07B$1.02B Praxair Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PXPraxair2.1556 of 5 stars$13.63+4.9%$14.71+8.0%+48.1%$1.52B$241.73M136.25N/AGap UpAPDAir Products and Chemicals4.5996 of 5 stars$326.61-0.8%$337.88+3.5%+31.1%$72.63B$12.10B19.0123,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastLAZLazard4.2477 of 5 stars$52.57-2.5%$53.50+1.8%+39.9%$5.93B$2.52B20.943,291Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageMCMoelis & Company1.8925 of 5 stars$75.94-2.7%$70.67-6.9%+42.4%$5.69B$854.75M143.281,161Analyst RevisionNews CoverageAMGAffiliated Managers Group4.0315 of 5 stars$185.76-0.5%$195.40+5.2%+26.4%$5.62B$2.06B12.124,000Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionNews CoverageABAllianceBernstein3.2817 of 5 stars$39.85-2.2%$42.40+6.4%+19.6%$4.59B$4.16B11.424,707Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑CNSCohen & Steers3.4992 of 5 stars$90.12+1.5%$106.50+18.2%+25.8%$4.56B$517.42M30.34390Short Interest ↓VCTRVictory Capital4.0125 of 5 stars$63.98-3.4%$65.11+1.8%+96.2%$4.16B$821.03M15.92510Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsPJTPJT Partners1.9727 of 5 stars$161.95-1.5%$152.25-6.0%+71.7%$3.84B$1.15B41.101,012Upcoming EarningsAPAMArtisan Partners Asset Management2.2782 of 5 stars$44.39+0.6%$44.13-0.6%+6.7%$3.57B$975.10M12.37500Positive NewsFHIFederated Hermes3.6759 of 5 stars$38.77+0.3%$42.17+8.8%+13.8%$3.17B$1.61B12.472,025Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Air Products and Chemicals Alternatives Lazard Alternatives Moelis & Company Alternatives Affiliated Managers Group Alternatives AllianceBernstein Alternatives Cohen & Steers Alternatives Victory Capital Alternatives PJT Partners Alternatives Artisan Partners Asset Management Alternatives Federated Hermes Alternatives 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 (NYSE:PX) was last updated on 2/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s #1 AI Stock” SET TO SOARForget ChatGPT! 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