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, PJT, APAM, 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), PJT Partners (PJT), Artisan Partners Asset Management (APAM), Federated Hermes (FHI), and CI Financial (CIXXF). Praxair vs. Air Products and Chemicals Affiliated Managers Group Moelis & Company Cohen & Steers Victory Capital AllianceBernstein PJT Partners Artisan Partners Asset Management Federated Hermes CI Financial Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE:APD) and Praxair (NYSE:PX) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and community ranking. Which has higher earnings and valuation, APD or PX? 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 RatioAir Products and Chemicals$12.10B5.42$3.83B$17.1817.17Praxair$241.73M5.95-$7.13M$0.10128.90 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in APD or PX? 81.7% of Air Products and Chemicals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.1% of Praxair shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Air Products and Chemicals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.5% of Praxair shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to APD or PX? In the previous week, Air Products and Chemicals had 13 more articles in the media than Praxair. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Air Products and Chemicals and 1 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 media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Air Products and Chemicals 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Praxair 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more risk & volatility, APD or PX? Air Products and Chemicals has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Praxair has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is APD or PX 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 Air Products and Chemicals31.64% 16.34% 7.56% Praxair 4.57%27.32%13.19% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer APD or PX? Air Products and Chemicals received 94 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 63.54% of users gave Praxair an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAir Products and ChemicalsOutperform Votes64364.56% Underperform Votes35335.44% PraxairOutperform Votes54963.54% Underperform Votes31536.46% Do analysts rate APD or PX? Air Products and Chemicals currently has a consensus price target of $331.53, suggesting a potential upside of 12.39%. Praxair has a consensus price target of $14.43, suggesting a potential upside of 11.94%. Given Air Products and Chemicals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Air Products and Chemicals is more favorable than Praxair.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Air Products and Chemicals 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63Praxair 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43 Is APD or PX a better dividend stock? Air Products and Chemicals pays an annual dividend of $7.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Praxair pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Air Products and Chemicals pays out 41.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryAir Products and Chemicals beats Praxair on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap ProfitsURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowAll of our key indicators are flashing the same signal: an altcoin season is fast approaching. And if you know anything about crypto, you know that altcoin seasons are where some of the biggest gains happen.Register for the FREE Workshop Now & get $10 in Bitcoin 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. 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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$1.44B$11.92B$11.26B$19.19BDividend Yield1.06%23.96%5.77%3.61%P/E Ratio128.9032.2226.7541.30Price / Sales5.955.7236.4817.58Price / Cash11.4119.8318.6521.28Price / Book3.524.342.765.32Net Income-$7.13M$297.73M$1.04B$989.88M Praxair Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PXPraxair2.6343 of 5 stars$12.89+1.3%$14.43+11.9%+24.5%$1.44B$241.73M128.90N/ANews CoverageAPDAir Products and Chemicals4.4628 of 5 stars$306.72-1.8%$331.53+8.1%+10.0%$68.21B$12.10B18.1823,000AMGAffiliated Managers Group4.3533 of 5 stars$188.48+1.0%$196.50+4.3%+22.4%$5.70B$2.02B12.174,000Positive NewsMCMoelis & Company1.6053 of 5 stars$75.99+2.8%$66.50-12.5%+32.2%$5.69B$970.70M139.491,161Analyst UpgradePositive NewsCNSCohen & Steers3.7341 of 5 stars$98.43-0.6%$106.50+8.2%+27.2%$4.98B$515.43M36.96390VCTRVictory Capital4.4144 of 5 stars$64.61+0.5%$63.67-1.5%+92.2%$4.20B$821.03M16.06481Analyst ForecastNews CoverageABAllianceBernstein3.6203 of 5 stars$35.67-0.8%$42.40+18.9%+17.8%$4.11B$4.16B10.304,707PJTPJT Partners2.1962 of 5 stars$164.01+0.1%$134.80-17.8%+58.5%$3.89B$1.15B41.601,012Analyst ForecastPositive NewsAPAMArtisan Partners Asset Management2.6708 of 5 stars$47.38+0.9%$44.13-6.9%-1.7%$3.81B$1.06B13.08500Positive NewsFHIFederated Hermes4.2966 of 5 stars$42.63+0.1%$43.33+1.6%+21.8%$3.49B$1.60B13.702,025Positive NewsCIXXFCI FinancialN/A$21.75-0.2%N/A+94.3%$3.14B$2.03B-66.062,390High Trading Volume 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 PJT Partners Alternatives Artisan Partners Asset Management 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 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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