FMC (FMC) Competitors $58.74 +0.41 (+0.70%) (As of 11/22/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends FMC vs. PPG, EMN, OLN, HUN, LXU, DD, DOW, BCPC, ASH, and CCShould you be buying FMC stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of FMC include PPG Industries (PPG), Eastman Chemical (EMN), Olin (OLN), Huntsman (HUN), LSB Industries (LXU), DuPont de Nemours (DD), DOW (DOW), Balchem (BCPC), Ashland (ASH), and Chemours (CC). FMC vs. PPG Industries Eastman Chemical Olin Huntsman LSB Industries DuPont de Nemours DOW Balchem Ashland Chemours PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) and FMC (NYSE:FMC) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and media sentiment. Which has more volatility & risk, PPG or FMC? PPG Industries has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FMC has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PPG or FMC? 81.9% of PPG Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.9% of FMC shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of PPG Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of FMC shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate PPG or FMC? PPG Industries presently has a consensus price target of $149.93, indicating a potential upside of 22.24%. FMC has a consensus price target of $68.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.76%. Given PPG Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe PPG Industries is more favorable than FMC.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score PPG Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.65FMC 1 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Is PPG or FMC a better dividend stock? PPG Industries pays an annual dividend of $2.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. FMC pays an annual dividend of $2.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. PPG Industries pays out 43.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. FMC pays out 20.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. PPG Industries has raised its dividend for 54 consecutive years. FMC is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PPG or FMC? PPG Industries received 256 more outperform votes than FMC when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.92% of users gave PPG Industries an outperform vote while only 64.46% of users gave FMC an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPPG IndustriesOutperform Votes96765.92% Underperform Votes50034.08% FMCOutperform Votes71164.46% Underperform Votes39235.54% Does the media prefer PPG or FMC? In the previous week, FMC had 10 more articles in the media than PPG Industries. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for FMC and 14 mentions for PPG Industries. PPG Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat FMC's score of 0.80 indicating that PPG Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment PPG Industries 8 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive FMC 15 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is PPG or FMC more profitable? FMC has a net margin of 34.93% compared to PPG Industries' net margin of 8.24%. PPG Industries' return on equity of 23.63% beat FMC's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets PPG Industries8.24% 23.63% 8.70% FMC 34.93%7.68%2.86% Which has higher earnings and valuation, PPG or FMC? FMC has lower revenue, but higher earnings than PPG Industries. FMC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PPG Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPPG Industries$18.03B1.58$1.27B$6.3119.44FMC$4.49B1.63$1.32B$11.625.06 SummaryPPG Industries beats FMC on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Chaikin Analytics50-year Wall Street legend: “Sell this tech stock NOW”Something very strange is happening to U.S. stocks following President Trump's victory... And this could spell disaster for some of America's favorite tech companies. You can watch for it for free, right here. Get FMC News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FMC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FMC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFMCChemicals & allied products IndustryStaples SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$7.33B$5.67B$14.73B$20.17BDividend Yield4.17%2.88%2.65%3.50%P/E Ratio5.0620.5623.4043.99Price / Sales1.6326.624.0517.76Price / Cash10.5310.9920.7621.29Price / Book1.582.736.224.71Net Income$1.32B$244.18M$582.93M$986.85M7 Day Performance8.00%2.96%3.30%3.76%1 Month Performance-5.46%0.83%-0.67%4.65%1 Year Performance10.58%14.80%12.39%27.72% FMC Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FMCFMC4.3472 of 5 stars$58.74+0.7%$68.00+15.8%+10.6%$7.33B$4.49B5.066,600PPGPPG Industries4.4294 of 5 stars$122.68+1.1%$149.93+22.2%-10.2%$28.46B$18.25B19.2253,000Analyst UpgradePositive NewsEMNEastman Chemical4.9325 of 5 stars$103.65+2.2%$111.50+7.6%+29.7%$12.01B$9.21B13.8714,000Analyst ForecastOLNOlin4.8365 of 5 stars$41.98+2.9%$51.86+23.5%-9.1%$4.90B$6.83B32.917,326Positive NewsHUNHuntsman4.4359 of 5 stars$19.69+1.3%$25.75+30.8%-20.9%$3.41B$6.11B-28.416,000LXULSB Industries1.9379 of 5 stars$8.81+3.5%$10.25+16.3%+7.5%$630.97M$593.71M-41.81570DDDuPont de Nemours4.4175 of 5 stars$82.95+1.3%$95.42+15.0%+16.8%$34.67B$12.07B43.6624,000Positive NewsDOWDOW4.7931 of 5 stars$44.80+2.0%$57.27+27.8%-11.5%$31.36B$44.62B29.8635,900News CoverageBCPCBalchem4.2162 of 5 stars$180.09+1.2%$190.00+5.5%+50.0%$5.79B$942.38M48.411,302Positive NewsASHAshland4.9427 of 5 stars$77.74+2.0%$103.29+32.9%+1.3%$3.66B$2.11B23.213,800Analyst ForecastCCChemours4.3269 of 5 stars$20.83+8.2%$24.88+19.4%-18.0%$3.11B$6.03B41.656,200 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PPG Competitors EMN Competitors OLN Competitors HUN Competitors LXU Competitors DD Competitors DOW Competitors BCPC Competitors ASH Competitors CC Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:FMC) was last updated on 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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