PPG Industries (PPG) Competitors

$130.16
+0.93 (+0.72%)
(As of 04/26/2024 ET)

PPG vs. DD, AEM, GOLD, LYB, NTR, WPM, TECK, FNV, STLD, and DOW

Should you be buying PPG Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PPG Industries include DuPont de Nemours (DD), Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM), Barrick Gold (GOLD), LyondellBasell Industries (LYB), Nutrien (NTR), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), Teck Resources (TECK), Franco-Nevada (FNV), Steel Dynamics (STLD), and DOW (DOW). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.

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 investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.

PPG Industries has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DuPont de Nemours has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, PPG Industries had 49 more articles in the media than DuPont de Nemours. MarketBeat recorded 58 mentions for PPG Industries and 9 mentions for DuPont de Nemours. DuPont de Nemours' average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat PPG Industries' score of 0.25 indicating that DuPont de Nemours is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
PPG Industries
13 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
12 Neutral mention(s)
13 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
DuPont de Nemours
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

PPG Industries received 81 more outperform votes than DuPont de Nemours when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.02% of users gave PPG Industries an outperform vote while only 63.18% of users gave DuPont de Nemours an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
PPG IndustriesOutperform Votes
958
66.02%
Underperform Votes
493
33.98%
DuPont de NemoursOutperform Votes
877
63.18%
Underperform Votes
511
36.82%

81.9% of PPG Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.0% of DuPont de Nemours shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of PPG 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

PPG Industries pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. DuPont de Nemours pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. PPG Industries pays out 43.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. DuPont de Nemours pays out 163.4% 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 presently has a consensus price target of $155.47, indicating a potential upside of 19.44%. DuPont de Nemours has a consensus price target of $77.90, indicating a potential upside of 5.68%. Given PPG Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe PPG Industries is more favorable than DuPont de Nemours.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
PPG Industries
1 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.47
DuPont de Nemours
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.27

PPG Industries has a net margin of 7.74% compared to DuPont de Nemours' net margin of 3.51%. PPG Industries' return on equity of 22.98% beat DuPont de Nemours' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
PPG Industries7.74% 22.98% 8.40%
DuPont de Nemours 3.51%6.12%3.95%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
PPG Industries$18.25B1.67$1.27B$5.9221.99
DuPont de Nemours$12.07B2.55$423M$0.9379.26

Summary

PPG Industries beats DuPont de Nemours on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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PPG vs. The Competition

MetricPPG IndustriesPaints & allied products IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$30.52B$15.60B$2.97B$17.47B
Dividend Yield2.01%1.38%5.15%3.55%
P/E Ratio21.9922.14145.3625.14
Price / Sales1.671.46879,342.7010.49
Price / Cash12.8012.9923.7417.65
Price / Book3.763.603.644.87
Net Income$1.27B$686.97M$177.75M$964.96M
7 Day Performance-0.57%-1.54%0.56%1.90%
1 Month Performance-9.95%-10.27%12.26%-3.08%
1 Year Performance-6.31%-2.24%147.56%96.69%

PPG Industries Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
DD
DuPont de Nemours
4.5527 of 5 stars
$73.80
-0.1%
$77.90
+5.6%
+7.3%$30.85B$12.07B79.3624,000Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↓
Positive News
AEM
Agnico Eagle Mines
3.9263 of 5 stars
$62.92
+1.1%
$64.14
+1.9%
+15.8%$31.37B$6.63B15.3115,875Earnings Report
Short Interest ↑
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
Gap Up
GOLD
Barrick Gold
4.9863 of 5 stars
$16.69
+1.6%
$21.60
+29.4%
-10.9%$29.30B$11.40B23.1824,600Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Revision
LYB
LyondellBasell Industries
4.1103 of 5 stars
$100.55
0.0%
$103.82
+3.3%
+11.8%$32.72B$41.11B15.5420,000Earnings Report
News Coverage
NTR
Nutrien
4.8619 of 5 stars
$52.27
-0.1%
$67.95
+30.0%
-23.8%$25.85B$29.06B20.6625,900Short Interest ↓
News Coverage
Positive News
WPM
Wheaton Precious Metals
4.0034 of 5 stars
$52.48
+1.9%
$54.30
+3.5%
+8.2%$23.79B$1.02B44.1042Analyst Revision
News Coverage
Positive News
TECK
Teck Resources
2.2849 of 5 stars
$45.54
-0.7%
$44.33
-2.6%
+10.3%$23.25B$11.12B13.2812,600Short Interest ↑
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
FNV
Franco-Nevada
2.39 of 5 stars
$119.38
+1.0%
$148.60
+24.5%
-19.9%$22.96B$1.22B-49.1338Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↑
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
STLD
Steel Dynamics
3.1757 of 5 stars
$134.16
-2.3%
$121.17
-9.7%
+28.4%$21.69B$18.80B9.2012,600Earnings Report
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
Gap Down
DOW
DOW
4.034 of 5 stars
$56.74
-0.4%
$57.58
+1.5%
+7.1%$39.85B$44.62B69.2035,900Earnings Report
Analyst Upgrade
News Coverage
Gap Up

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