Linde plc vs Sherwin-Williams Company (The) — Stock Comparison

LIN
Linde plc
$505.18
▲ 0.09%
vs
SHW
Sherwin-Williams Company (The)
$322.50
▲ 1.46%
Q·Score Winner
Linde plc
LIN7/10vs 6.4/10

Q·Score Breakdown

7
Buy
Overall
6.4
Hold
9.3
Quality
8.5
6.4
Health
3.4
6.3
Growth
6.5
4.9
Valuation
6.6
7.7
Sentiment
6.7
LIN

High-quality business with 18% return on equity and 20% profit margins.

valuation offers limited margin of safety.

SHW

High-quality business with 61% return on equity and 11% profit margins.

high leverage at 3.3× debt-to-equity.

Analyst Consensus

BUY
Target $525.49 (+4.0%)
25 analysts
BUY
Target $377.95 (+17.2%)
21 analysts

Fundamentals

LIN
SHW
34.6×
Trailing P/E
30.9×
25.9×
Forward P/E
24.2×
20.3%
Profit Margin
10.9%
48.8%
Gross Margin
49.0%
17.8%
ROE
60.7%
5.8%
Revenue Growth
6.8%
-9.4%
Earnings Growth
7.5%
0.79
Beta
1.27
Price / Book
$234.1B
Market Cap
$79.5B
$388 – $516
52-Week Range
$302 – $380

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