PPG vs. DD, DOW, EMN, FMC, OLN, HUN, LXU, RPM, AXTA, and SHW
Should you be buying PPG Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PPG Industries include DuPont de Nemours (DD), DOW (DOW), Eastman Chemical (EMN), FMC (FMC), Olin (OLN), Huntsman (HUN), LSB Industries (LXU), RPM International (RPM), Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA), and Sherwin-Williams (SHW).
PPG Industries vs.
PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) and DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment and community ranking.
PPG Industries pays an annual dividend of $2.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. DuPont de Nemours pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. PPG Industries pays out 43.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. DuPont de Nemours pays out 80.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. PPG Industries has increased its dividend for 54 consecutive years. PPG Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
PPG Industries has a net margin of 8.24% compared to DuPont de Nemours' net margin of 6.35%. PPG Industries' return on equity of 23.63% beat DuPont de Nemours' return on equity.
81.9% of PPG Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.0% of DuPont de Nemours shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of PPG Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of DuPont de Nemours shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, DuPont de Nemours had 18 more articles in the media than PPG Industries. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for DuPont de Nemours and 17 mentions for PPG Industries. PPG Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat DuPont de Nemours' score of 0.41 indicating that PPG Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.
PPG Industries has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DuPont de Nemours has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.
PPG Industries received 76 more outperform votes than DuPont de Nemours when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.99% of users gave PPG Industries an outperform vote while only 63.37% of users gave DuPont de Nemours an outperform vote.
PPG Industries presently has a consensus target price of $149.23, indicating a potential upside of 24.21%. DuPont de Nemours has a consensus target price of $98.00, indicating a potential upside of 26.46%. Given DuPont de Nemours' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe DuPont de Nemours is more favorable than PPG Industries.
PPG Industries has higher revenue and earnings than DuPont de Nemours. PPG 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.
Summary
PPG Industries beats DuPont de Nemours on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:PPG) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
