Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE:APD – Get Free Report) and Solstice Advanced Mat (NASDAQ:SOLS – Get Free Report) are both materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings and profitability.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Air Products and Chemicals and Solstice Advanced Mat, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Air Products and Chemicals | 0 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2.67 |
| Solstice Advanced Mat | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2.67 |
Air Products and Chemicals presently has a consensus target price of $334.69, indicating a potential upside of 19.62%. Solstice Advanced Mat has a consensus target price of $78.11, indicating a potential upside of 34.54%. Given Solstice Advanced Mat’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Solstice Advanced Mat is more favorable than Air Products and Chemicals.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Air Products and Chemicals and Solstice Advanced Mat”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Air Products and Chemicals | $12.04 billion | 5.18 | -$394.50 million | ($0.22) | -1,271.78 |
| Solstice Advanced Mat | $3.89 billion | 2.37 | $237.00 million | $1.77 | 32.80 |
Solstice Advanced Mat has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Air Products and Chemicals. Air Products and Chemicals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Solstice Advanced Mat, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Air Products and Chemicals and Solstice Advanced Mat’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Air Products and Chemicals | -0.38% | 16.87% | 7.18% |
| Solstice Advanced Mat | 5.13% | 14.28% | 4.82% |
Dividends
Air Products and Chemicals pays an annual dividend of $7.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Solstice Advanced Mat pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Air Products and Chemicals pays out -3,290.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Solstice Advanced Mat pays out 16.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Air Products and Chemicals has increased its dividend for 43 consecutive years. Air Products and Chemicals is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Summary
Air Products and Chemicals beats Solstice Advanced Mat on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Air Products and Chemicals
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. provides atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, equipment, and related services in the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, India, and internationally. The company produces atmospheric gases, including oxygen, nitrogen, and argon; process gases, such as hydrogen, helium, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and syngas; and specialty gases for customers in various industries, including refining, chemical, manufacturing, electronics, energy production, medical, food, and metals. It also designs and manufactures equipment for air separation, hydrocarbon recovery and purification, natural gas liquefaction, and liquid helium and liquid hydrogen transport and storage. The company was founded in 1940 and is headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
About Solstice Advanced Mat
Solstice Advanced Materials is a leading global specialty materials company that advances science for smarter outcomes. Solstice offers high-performance solutions that enable critical industries and applications, including refrigerants, semiconductor manufacturing, data center cooling, nuclear power, protective fibers, healthcare packaging and more.
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