Head to Head Survey: Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE:APD) & Dune Acquisition (NASDAQ:DUNE)

Dune Acquisition (NASDAQ:DUNE) and Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE:APD) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, earnings and dividends.

Volatility & Risk

Dune Acquisition has a beta of 0.04, meaning that its stock price is 96% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Air Products and Chemicals has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Dune Acquisition and Air Products and Chemicals’ top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dune Acquisition	N/A	N/A	$6.56 million	N/A	N/A
Air Products and Chemicals	$12.70 billion	5.13	$2.26 billion	$9.83	29.83

Air Products and Chemicals has higher revenue and earnings than Dune Acquisition.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Dune Acquisition and Air Products and Chemicals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dune Acquisition	0	0	0	0	N/A
Air Products and Chemicals	0	4	7	0	2.64

Air Products and Chemicals has a consensus target price of $329.77, suggesting a potential upside of 12.47%. Given Air Products and Chemicals’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Air Products and Chemicals is more favorable than Dune Acquisition.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

18.0% of Dune Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.6% of Air Products and Chemicals shares are held by institutional investors. 78.5% of Dune Acquisition shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Air Products and Chemicals shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Dune Acquisition and Air Products and Chemicals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dune Acquisition	N/A	-100.18%	18.26%
Air Products and Chemicals	16.88%	17.18%	8.65%

Summary

Air Products and Chemicals beats Dune Acquisition on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Dune Acquisition

Dune Acquisition Corporation does not have significant operations. It focuses on effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. It intends to focus on opportunities in the technology sector, primarily companies operating in a Software as a Service model. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in West Palm Beach, Florida. Dune Acquisition Corporation operates as a subsidiary of Dune Acquisition Holdings LLC.

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; specialty gases; and equipment for the production or processing of gases comprising air separation units and non-cryogenic generators for customers in various industries, including refining, chemical, manufacturing, electronics, magnetic resonance imaging, 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.