Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, atmospheric and process gas producer Praxair (LIN -0.11%) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Praxair and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Praxair facts
Headquarters (founded) |
Danbury, Conn. (1907) |
Market Cap |
$33.9 billion |
Industry |
Industrial gases |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$11.3 billion |
Management |
Chairman/CEO Stephen Angel CFO James Sawyer |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
24.7% |
Cash / Debt |
$113.0 million / $8.7 billion |
Dividend Yield |
2.1% |
Competitors |
Air Products & Chemicals |
On CAPS, 96% of the 695 members who have rated Praxair believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those Fools, TMFTailwind, succinctly summed up the Praxair bull case for our community:
-Customers sign long-term contracts that are indexed for inflation, which will protect margins over time (especially so in an inflationary period)
-Provides a vital product (gas) to numerous manufacturing/processing industries
-Generates strong operating cash flows and solid profit margins, and looks set to do so for a long time