APD Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

Albemarle Corp. has a net margin of 22.29% compared to Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.'s net margin of -28.13%. Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.'s return on equity of -1.72% beat Albemarle Corp.'s return on equity of -4.56%.

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. has a consensus price target of $306.62, signalling upside risk potential of 4.45%. On the other hand Albemarle Corp. has an analysts' consensus of $188.74 which suggests that it could grow by 5.98%. Given that Albemarle Corp. has higher upside potential than Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., analysts believe Albemarle Corp. is more attractive than Air Products & Chemicals, Inc..

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. has a beta of 0.800, which suggesting that the stock is 20.026% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Albemarle Corp. has a beta of 1.430, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 42.954%.

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. has a quarterly dividend of $1.81 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.41%. Albemarle Corp. offers a yield of 0.91% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.41 per share. Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. pays 40.94% of its earnings as a dividend. Albemarle Corp. pays out 27.41% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. quarterly revenues are $3.1B, which are larger than Albemarle Corp. quarterly revenues of $1.4B. Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.'s net income of $691.4M is higher than Albemarle Corp.'s net income of -$401.8M. Notably, Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 37.34x while Albemarle Corp.'s PE ratio is 43.27x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. is 5.43x versus 4.07x for Albemarle Corp.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Linde Plc has a net margin of 22.29% compared to Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.'s net margin of 17.95%. Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.'s return on equity of -1.72% beat Linde Plc's return on equity of 17.76%.

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. has a consensus price target of $306.62, signalling upside risk potential of 4.45%. On the other hand Linde Plc has an analysts' consensus of $513.85 which suggests that it could grow by 2.24%. Given that Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. has higher upside potential than Linde Plc, analysts believe Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. is more attractive than Linde Plc.

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. has a beta of 0.800, which suggesting that the stock is 20.026% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Linde Plc has a beta of 0.784, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 21.619%.

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. has a quarterly dividend of $1.81 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.41%. Linde Plc offers a yield of 1.19% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $1.60 per share. Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. pays 40.94% of its earnings as a dividend. Linde Plc pays out 41.07% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. quarterly revenues are $3.1B, which are smaller than Linde Plc quarterly revenues of $8.8B. Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.'s net income of $691.4M is lower than Linde Plc's net income of $1.6B. Notably, Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 37.34x while Linde Plc's PE ratio is 34.43x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. is 5.43x versus 6.99x for Linde Plc. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Nucor Corp. has a net margin of 22.29% compared to Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.'s net margin of 5.48%. Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.'s return on equity of -1.72% beat Nucor Corp.'s return on equity of 9.4%.

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. has a consensus price target of $306.62, signalling upside risk potential of 4.45%. On the other hand Nucor Corp. has an analysts' consensus of $186.40 which suggests that it could grow by 9.15%. Given that Nucor Corp. has higher upside potential than Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., analysts believe Nucor Corp. is more attractive than Air Products & Chemicals, Inc..

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. has a beta of 0.800, which suggesting that the stock is 20.026% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Nucor Corp. has a beta of 1.734, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 73.43%.

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. has a quarterly dividend of $1.81 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.41%. Nucor Corp. offers a yield of 1.3% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.56 per share. Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. pays 40.94% of its earnings as a dividend. Nucor Corp. pays out 29.39% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. quarterly revenues are $3.1B, which are smaller than Nucor Corp. quarterly revenues of $7.7B. Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.'s net income of $691.4M is higher than Nucor Corp.'s net income of $421M. Notably, Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 37.34x while Nucor Corp.'s PE ratio is 22.72x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. is 5.43x versus 1.22x for Nucor Corp.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Steel Dynamics, Inc. has a net margin of 22.29% compared to Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.'s net margin of 5.99%. Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.'s return on equity of -1.72% beat Steel Dynamics, Inc.'s return on equity of 13.33%.

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. has a consensus price target of $306.62, signalling upside risk potential of 4.45%. On the other hand Steel Dynamics, Inc. has an analysts' consensus of $188.25 which suggests that it could grow by 7.36%. Given that Steel Dynamics, Inc. has higher upside potential than Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., analysts believe Steel Dynamics, Inc. is more attractive than Air Products & Chemicals, Inc..

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. has a beta of 0.800, which suggesting that the stock is 20.026% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Steel Dynamics, Inc. has a beta of 1.390, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 39.038%.

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. has a quarterly dividend of $1.81 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.41%. Steel Dynamics, Inc. offers a yield of 1.14% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.53 per share. Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. pays 40.94% of its earnings as a dividend. Steel Dynamics, Inc. pays out 25.03% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. quarterly revenues are $3.1B, which are smaller than Steel Dynamics, Inc. quarterly revenues of $4.4B. Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.'s net income of $691.4M is higher than Steel Dynamics, Inc.'s net income of $264.5M. Notably, Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 37.34x while Steel Dynamics, Inc.'s PE ratio is 22.20x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. is 5.43x versus 1.45x for Steel Dynamics, Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.