LSB Industries (LXU) Competitors

LSB Industries (NYSE:LXU) and DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) are both multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

Is LXU or DD 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
LSB Industries	-2.99%	0.98%	0.41%
DuPont de Nemours	5.47%	7.12%	4.62%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LXU or DD?

73.7% of LSB Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.0% of DuPont de Nemours shares are held by institutional investors. 4.7% of LSB Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of DuPont de Nemours shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LXU or DD?

DuPont de Nemours received 652 more outperform votes than LSB Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.37% of users gave DuPont de Nemours an outperform vote while only 58.78% of users gave LSB Industries an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
LSB Industries	Outperform Votes 251 58.78%	Underperform Votes 176 41.22%
DuPont de Nemours	Outperform Votes 903 63.37%	Underperform Votes 522 36.63%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, LXU or DD?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
LSB Industries	$522.40M	0.94	$27.92M	-$0.27	-25.24
DuPont de Nemours	$12.39B	2.59	$703M	$1.67	45.92

Which has more volatility and risk, LXU or DD?

LSB Industries has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DuPont de Nemours has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor LXU or DD?

In the previous week, DuPont de Nemours had 18 more articles in the media than LSB Industries. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for DuPont de Nemours and 2 mentions for LSB Industries. LSB Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.81 beat DuPont de Nemours' score of 1.22 indicating that LSB Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
LSB Industries	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
DuPont de Nemours	17 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer LXU or DD?

LSB Industries presently has a consensus price target of $10.75, suggesting a potential upside of 57.74%. DuPont de Nemours has a consensus price target of $99.17, suggesting a potential upside of 29.33%. Given LSB Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe LSB Industries is more favorable than DuPont de Nemours.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LSB Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
DuPont de Nemours	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Summary

DuPont de Nemours beats LSB Industries on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.