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

SHW
Sherwin-Williams Company (The)
$322.10
▲ 1.34%
vs
LIN
Linde plc
$505.01
▲ 0.06%
Q·Score Winner
Linde plc
LIN7/10vs 6.4/10

Q·Score Breakdown

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

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

high leverage at 3.3× debt-to-equity.

LIN

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

valuation offers limited margin of safety.

Analyst Consensus

BUY
Target $377.95 (+17.3%)
21 analysts
BUY
Target $525.49 (+4.1%)
25 analysts

Fundamentals

SHW
LIN
30.9×
Trailing P/E
34.6×
24.2×
Forward P/E
25.9×
10.9%
Profit Margin
20.3%
49.0%
Gross Margin
48.8%
60.7%
ROE
17.8%
6.8%
Revenue Growth
5.8%
7.5%
Earnings Growth
-9.4%
1.27
Beta
0.79
Price / Book
$79.4B
Market Cap
$234.0B
$302 – $380
52-Week Range
$388 – $516

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