PPG Industries (PPG) Competitors $111.12 -0.68 (-0.61%) As of 03:19 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock PPG vs. FSTR, HWKN, LIN, AXTA, CBT, CE, CRS, DOW, RPM, and DDShould you be buying PPG Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PPG Industries include L.B. Foster (FSTR), Hawkins (HWKN), Linde (LIN), Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA), Cabot (CBT), Celanese (CE), Carpenter Technology (CRS), DOW (DOW), RPM International (RPM), and DuPont de Nemours (DD). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector. PPG Industries vs. Its Competitors L.B. Foster Hawkins Linde Axalta Coating Systems Cabot Celanese Carpenter Technology DOW RPM International DuPont de Nemours L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) and PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings. Does the media prefer FSTR or PPG? In the previous week, PPG Industries had 6 more articles in the media than L.B. Foster. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for PPG Industries and 27 mentions for L.B. Foster. PPG Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat L.B. Foster's score of -0.01 indicating that PPG Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment L.B. Foster 3 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral PPG Industries 17 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate FSTR or PPG? L.B. Foster presently has a consensus target price of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.98%. PPG Industries has a consensus target price of $129.82, indicating a potential upside of 16.83%. Given PPG Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PPG Industries is more favorable than L.B. Foster.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score L.B. Foster 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00PPG Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.53 Which has more volatility & risk, FSTR or PPG? L.B. Foster has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PPG Industries has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is FSTR or PPG more profitable? L.B. Foster has a net margin of 7.19% compared to PPG Industries' net margin of 6.25%. PPG Industries' return on equity of 23.85% beat L.B. Foster's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets L.B. Foster7.19% 3.64% 1.88% PPG Industries 6.25%23.85%8.40% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, FSTR or PPG? PPG Industries has higher revenue and earnings than L.B. Foster. L.B. Foster 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 RatioL.B. Foster$530.77M0.47$42.95M$3.327.11PPG Industries$15.85B1.58$1.12B$4.4125.20 Do institutionals & insiders believe in FSTR or PPG? 80.6% of L.B. Foster shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.9% of PPG Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.7% of L.B. Foster shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of PPG Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryPPG Industries beats L.B. Foster on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get PPG Industries News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PPG 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 PPG 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 PPG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPPG IndustriesCHEM IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$25.04B$15.68B$3.32B$20.92BDividend Yield2.54%1.93%5.16%3.59%P/E Ratio25.1651.62116.9928.19Price / Sales1.583.1529,917,952,646,722,400.0056.55Price / Cash11.0813.3824.0317.81Price / Book3.703.256.094.57Net Income$1.12B$423.39M$148.89M$993.62M7 Day Performance4.30%2.94%1.13%2.39%1 Month Performance-2.96%4.90%3.43%1.46%1 Year Performance-9.22%12.41%32.20%13.82% PPG Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PPGPPG Industries4.8326 of 5 stars$111.12-0.6%$129.82+16.8%-8.6%$25.04B$15.85B25.1646,000Short Interest ↓FSTRL.B. Foster3.1073 of 5 stars$22.24+0.7%$25.00+12.4%+19.4%$237.86M$530.77M6.811,057News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionHWKNHawkins3.1043 of 5 stars$177.30+0.0%$162.50-8.3%+45.0%$3.70B$974.43M43.671,035Ex-DividendShort Interest ↑LINLinde3.488 of 5 stars$470.39-0.4%$519.63+10.5%+5.1%$220.33B$33.01B33.4265,289News CoveragePositive NewsAXTAAxalta Coating Systems4.146 of 5 stars$28.37-0.1%$37.71+33.0%-12.0%$6.14B$5.28B13.9012,800Positive NewsCBTCabot4.5531 of 5 stars$75.86-2.8%$92.33+21.7%-21.2%$4.03B$3.99B9.914,200Positive NewsInsider TradeCECelanese4.4336 of 5 stars$47.23-1.7%$66.50+40.8%-67.0%$5.18B$10.06B-3.1112,163Earnings ReportCRSCarpenter Technology4.3977 of 5 stars$248.17-0.2%$278.33+12.2%+66.4%$12.35B$2.88B33.454,600Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementDOWDOW4.475 of 5 stars$20.87-1.6%$30.89+48.0%-56.7%$14.79B$41.82B-14.9036,000Analyst RevisionRPMRPM International4.2834 of 5 stars$119.41-0.2%$131.40+10.0%+5.7%$15.33B$7.37B22.3217,778DDDuPont de Nemours4.5608 of 5 stars$69.95-0.7%$88.25+26.2%-8.8%$29.32B$12.61B-149.0124,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FSTR Alternatives HWKN Alternatives LIN Alternatives AXTA Alternatives CBT Alternatives CE Alternatives CRS Alternatives DOW Alternatives RPM Alternatives DD 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:PPG) was last updated on 8/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners"AI Upgrade" Coming Sept. 1stA new “AI Upgrade” is rolling out on September 1st—and tech leaders are calling it transformational. 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