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, AMG, MC, CNS, VCTR, AB, APAM, PJT, FHI, and CIXXFShould you be buying Praxair stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Praxair include Air Products and Chemicals (APD), Affiliated Managers Group (AMG), Moelis & Company (MC), Cohen & Steers (CNS), Victory Capital (VCTR), AllianceBernstein (AB), Artisan Partners Asset Management (APAM), PJT Partners (PJT), Federated Hermes (FHI), and CI Financial (CIXXF). Praxair vs. Air Products and Chemicals Affiliated Managers Group Moelis & Company Cohen & Steers Victory Capital AllianceBernstein Artisan Partners Asset Management PJT Partners Federated Hermes CI Financial Praxair (NYSE:PX) and Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE:APD) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership. 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, 64.56% of users gave Air Products and Chemicals an outperform vote while only 63.46% of users gave Praxair an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPraxairOutperform Votes54763.46% Underperform Votes31536.54% Air Products and ChemicalsOutperform Votes64364.56% Underperform Votes35335.44% 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% Do analysts prefer PX or APD? Praxair currently has a consensus price target of $13.29, suggesting a potential upside of 1.11%. Air Products and Chemicals has a consensus price target of $331.53, suggesting a potential upside of 1.12%. Given Air Products and Chemicals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Air Products and Chemicals is more favorable than Praxair.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Praxair 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43Air Products and Chemicals 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63 Is PX or APD a better dividend stock? Praxair pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Air Products and Chemicals pays an annual dividend of $7.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. 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 raised its dividend for 49 consecutive years. Air Products and Chemicals is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Air Products and Chemicals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to PX or APD? In the previous week, Air Products and Chemicals had 41 more articles in the media than Praxair. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Air Products and Chemicals and 0 mentions for Praxair. Air Products and Chemicals' average media sentiment score of 0.69 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 more volatility and risk, PX or APD? Praxair has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Air Products and Chemicals has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger 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$241.73M6.07-$7.13M$0.10131.40Air Products and Chemicals$12.10B6.02$3.83B$17.1819.08 SummaryAir Products and Chemicals beats Praxair on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Colonial MetalsTrump’s IRS Hands Massive ‘Victory Gift’ To 401K OwnersTrump quietly left open an "off the books" wealth-protection loophole hidden in the 6,871 pages of the IRS Tax Code… And since then… "In the know" patriots have quietly used this same "Trump revenge loophole" to shield their life savings from Bidenomics…Get Your Free Gold Guide 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$1.47B$12.04B$10.57B$19.87BDividend Yield1.16%23.93%10.17%3.53%P/E Ratio131.4033.8249.3442.94Price / Sales6.075.163,455.5418.99Price / Cash10.3519.4030.5017.86Price / Book3.594.732.765.52Net Income-$7.13M$298.28M$995.76M$986.45M Praxair Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PXPraxair2.8653 of 5 stars$13.14+6.8%$13.29+1.1%+39.1%$1.47B$241.73M131.40N/AHigh Trading VolumeAPDAir Products and Chemicals4.6359 of 5 stars$328.41+0.2%$331.53+0.9%+20.4%$73.01B$12.10B19.0823,000Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeNews CoverageAMGAffiliated Managers Group4.4719 of 5 stars$186.96+0.9%$196.50+5.1%+38.0%$5.65B$2.06B12.094,000Positive NewsMCMoelis & Company2.0169 of 5 stars$73.97+0.8%$60.83-17.8%+64.2%$5.54B$854.75M138.451,161CNSCohen & Steers3.6909 of 5 stars$100.53+0.9%$106.50+5.9%+72.3%$5.08B$489.64M37.18390Ex-DividendPositive NewsVCTRVictory Capital4.1995 of 5 stars$67.65+2.1%$63.67-5.9%+102.9%$4.40B$821.03M16.49481ABAllianceBernstein4.0182 of 5 stars$37.00-0.5%$43.40+17.3%+30.4%$4.26B$4.16B10.654,707Analyst ForecastAPAMArtisan Partners Asset Management2.211 of 5 stars$47.13+0.6%$44.13-6.4%+25.2%$3.79B$975.10M13.05500Positive NewsPJTPJT Partners2.3335 of 5 stars$157.46+1.0%$123.80-21.4%+86.4%$3.73B$1.15B39.561,012FHIFederated Hermes4.8129 of 5 stars$41.43+0.0%$43.33+4.6%+30.1%$3.39B$1.61B13.322,025Analyst UpgradeInsider TradePositive NewsCIXXFCI FinancialN/A$17.12-0.3%N/A+69.5%$2.47B$2.03B-51.892,390 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Air Products and Chemicals Alternatives Affiliated Managers Group Alternatives Moelis & Company Alternatives Cohen & Steers Alternatives Victory Capital Alternatives AllianceBernstein Alternatives Artisan Partners Asset Management Alternatives PJT Partners Alternatives Federated Hermes Alternatives CI Financial 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 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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