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PRAXAIR INC (NYSE)
PX 75.19 N/A (N/A%) Vol.  0 N/A ET

Day Low - High N/A - N/A
52wk Low - High 53.35 - 86.07
Avg Volume 2,201,638
Industry CHEM-DIVERSIFD
Market Cap 23.07 B
Div - Yield 1.60 - 2.13
PE (forward) 16.3
PEG Ratio 1.4
Current Year Est. 4.61
EPS Last Year 4.00
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# 3Hold14%
# 4Sell3.97%
# 5Hold1.85%
S&P50012.22%
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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
Current ABR 1.38
ABR (Last Week) 1.38
# of Recs in ABR 16
Average Target Price 92.07
Industry Rank by ABR 120 out of 217
Rank in Industry 6 out of 36
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ZACKS COMMENTARY FOR PX
Zacks Equity Research: Report for PX
Feb 05, 2010
Zacks Blog: Praxair Builds into China
Feb 03, 2010
Zacks Blog: PX In Line with Zacks Consensus
Jan 27, 2010
Zacks Blog: Praxair Expands to Costa Rica
Jan 25, 2010
Zacks Blog: Praxair Agreement with Valero
Jan 18, 2010
Zacks Blog: Zacks Releases Four Powerful ''Buy'' Stocks: Ctrip.com International, Ltd., Praxair Inc., Goldcorp, Inc. and TreeHouse Foods Inc.
Jan 08, 2010
Growth & Income: Praxair Inc.
Jan 08, 2010
Zacks Blog: Praxair China Signs Contract
Dec 01, 2009
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NEWS
Praxair Inc secures enhanced oil recovery project contract
Feb 09, 2010
Praxair Firms Nearly 2%, Wins ExxonMobil Contract for Enhanced Oil Recovery Project
Feb 08, 2010
Praxair Awarded ExxonMobil Contract for Enhanced Oil Recovery Project
Feb 08, 2010
Praxair: The Trend Continues Lower (PX)
Feb 07, 2010
Praxair China Supplies Gases to Tangshan Railway Vehicle for High-Speed Railway Industry
Feb 02, 2010
Ubika Research has unveiled the list of weekly top five small cap junior gold gainers and decliners in Toronto markets
Feb 01, 2010
Ubika Research has unveiled the list of weekly top five small cap junior gold gainers and decliners in Toronto markets
Feb 01, 2010
Analyst Upgrades for January 28th
Jan 28, 2010
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EARNINGS ESTIMATES
  This Quarter
03/2010
Next Quarter
06/2010
This Year
12/2010
Next Year
12/2011
Average Estimate 1.09 1.13 4.61 5.22
Number of Estimates 15 15 17 14
Low Estimates 1.02 1.10 4.42 5.05
High Estimate 1.11 1.23 4.85 5.45
Year Ago EPS 0.93 0.96 3.99 4.61
EPS Growth 16.70% 17.99% 15.63% 13.16%

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Praxair is one of the largest industrial gases companies in North and South America. Praxair's primary products for its industrial gases business are atmospheric gases and process gases. The company's surface technology segment, operated through Praxair Surface Technologies, Inc., supplies wear-resistant and high-temperature corrosion-resistant metallic and ceramic coatings and powders. The company also designs, engineers and builds equipment that produces industrial gases through its global supply systems.

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FINANCIALS
EPS TTM 4
Sales 8956
Net Income 1254
Price/Earnings 18.8
Price/Book 4.08
Price/Cash Flow 11.02
Price/Sales 2.58


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