LSB Industries (LXU) Competitors $5.14 +0.08 (+1.48%) As of 02:27 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LXU vs. DD, PPG, DOW, EMN, FMC, HUN, OLN, TROX, KRO, and VHIShould you be buying LSB Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LSB Industries include DuPont de Nemours (DD), PPG Industries (PPG), DOW (DOW), Eastman Chemical (EMN), FMC (FMC), Huntsman (HUN), Olin (OLN), Tronox (TROX), Kronos Worldwide (KRO), and Valhi (VHI). LSB Industries vs. DuPont de Nemours PPG Industries DOW Eastman Chemical FMC Huntsman Olin Tronox Kronos Worldwide Valhi DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) and LSB Industries (NYSE:LXU) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, community ranking, earnings, risk and media sentiment. Which has more risk and volatility, DD or LXU? DuPont de Nemours has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LSB Industries has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is DD or LXU more profitable? DuPont de Nemours has a net margin of 5.47% compared to LSB Industries' net margin of -2.99%. DuPont de Nemours' return on equity of 7.12% beat LSB Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets DuPont de Nemours5.47% 7.12% 4.62% LSB Industries -2.99%0.98%0.41% Do analysts prefer DD or LXU? DuPont de Nemours currently has a consensus target price of $87.71, suggesting a potential upside of 43.88%. LSB Industries has a consensus target price of $9.75, suggesting a potential upside of 89.50%. Given LSB Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe LSB Industries is more favorable than DuPont de Nemours.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score DuPont de Nemours 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.79LSB Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in DD or LXU? 74.0% of DuPont de Nemours shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.7% of LSB Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of DuPont de Nemours shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of LSB Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer DD or LXU? In the previous week, DuPont de Nemours had 33 more articles in the media than LSB Industries. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for DuPont de Nemours and 7 mentions for LSB Industries. DuPont de Nemours' average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat LSB Industries' score of 0.49 indicating that DuPont de Nemours is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment DuPont de Nemours 19 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive LSB Industries 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has preferable valuation & earnings, DD or LXU? DuPont de Nemours has higher revenue and earnings than LSB Industries. LSB Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DuPont de Nemours, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDuPont de Nemours$12.39B2.06$703M$1.6736.50LSB Industries$522.40M0.71$27.92M-$0.27-19.06 Does the MarketBeat Community favor DD or LXU? DuPont de Nemours received 657 more outperform votes than LSB Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.48% of users gave DuPont de Nemours an outperform vote while only 58.74% of users gave LSB Industries an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformDuPont de NemoursOutperform Votes90963.48% Underperform Votes52336.52% LSB IndustriesOutperform Votes25258.74% Underperform Votes17741.26% SummaryDuPont de Nemours beats LSB Industries on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get LSB Industries News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LXU 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 LXU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLSB IndustriesIndustrial inorganic chemicals IndustryMulti-Sector SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$369.66M$23.48B$12.47B$18.55BDividend YieldN/A3.69%3.84%4.23%P/E Ratio-24.509.999.4031.22Price / Sales0.712.693.8626.47Price / Cash5.1356.3513.3517.54Price / Book0.748.571.894.31Net Income$27.92M$731.97M$959.43M$1.02B7 Day Performance1.38%3.00%1.15%3.20%1 Month Performance-28.79%-12.91%-6.87%-7.50%1 Year Performance-35.32%-24.56%-6.57%2.62% LSB Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LXULSB Industries3.2826 of 5 stars$5.15+1.5%$9.75+89.5%-36.2%$369.66M$522.40M-24.50570Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap DownDDDuPont de Nemours4.7583 of 5 stars$57.72-2.4%$99.17+71.8%-18.3%$24.13B$12.39B34.5623,000Analyst UpgradeNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumePPGPPG Industries4.8813 of 5 stars$96.88-2.3%$137.77+42.2%-26.2%$21.99B$15.85B20.4852,000Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNews CoverageDOWDOW4.6589 of 5 stars$27.51-2.4%$41.85+52.1%-51.6%$19.42B$42.96B17.5237,800Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeEMNEastman Chemical4.9206 of 5 stars$73.52-2.7%$111.67+51.9%-20.3%$8.47B$9.38B9.5714,500Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeFMCFMC4.5066 of 5 stars$35.27-0.5%$51.15+45.1%-32.6%$4.40B$4.25B12.976,600Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHUNHuntsman4.4529 of 5 stars$13.09-2.5%$18.38+40.3%-46.2%$2.28B$6.04B-11.907,000Analyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeOLNOlin4.8248 of 5 stars$19.17-4.6%$35.81+86.8%-61.9%$2.21B$6.54B21.307,780Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNews CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumeTROXTronox4.3225 of 5 stars$4.90-6.9%$13.50+175.8%-67.8%$773.11M$3.07B-15.796,610Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeKROKronos Worldwide3.6735 of 5 stars$6.53-2.4%$12.00+83.8%-39.2%$751.19M$1.89B8.062,196VHIValhi2.8053 of 5 stars$16.13-2.3%$20.00+24.0%+3.9%$456.43M$2.10B5.172,250 Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DD Alternatives PPG Alternatives DOW Alternatives EMN Alternatives FMC Alternatives HUN Alternatives OLN Alternatives TROX Alternatives KRO Alternatives VHI Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:LXU) was last updated on 4/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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