DOW (DOW) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Dow Inc. is a global materials science company that develops and manufactures chemicals, plastics, and specialty materials used across a broad range of industries. Its products support applications in packaging, transportation, construction, consumer goods, electronics, healthcare, agriculture, and industrial manufacturing.

The company’s portfolio includes polyethylene and other plastics, polyurethanes, silicones, coatings, adhesives, sealants, and industrial intermediates. These materials are designed to provide properties such as durability, flexibility, insulation, protection, and resistance to heat or chemicals. Dow also develops solutions intended to improve packaging performance, energy efficiency, infrastructure durability, and product sustainability.

Dow serves customers globally through manufacturing facilities, research and development operations, and commercial activities across North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific. The company was established as an independent public company in 2019 following the separation of DowDuPont into three independent businesses.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $28.44 to $29.37
• 50-Day Range: $28.73 to $32.97
• 52-Week Range: $20.65 to $42.74
• Volume: 13.61 million shs
• Average Volume: 8.16 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $20.75 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 4.87%
• Price Target: $35.35
• Consensus Rating: Hold

DOW Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

DOW scored higher than 70% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 123rd out of 229 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

DOW has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 8 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

DOW has a consensus price target of $35.35, representing about 23.0% upside from its current price of $28.73.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

DOW has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -30.96%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for DOW are expected to decrease by -30.96% in the coming year, from $2.39 to $1.65 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of DOW is -15.79, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of DOW is -15.79, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

DOW has a PEG Ratio of 0.41. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

DOW has a P/B Ratio of 1.18. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.15% of the float of DOW has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

DOW has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.43.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in DOW has recently decreased by 1.24%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

DOW is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.75%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

DOW does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, DOW will have a dividend payout ratio of 84.85% in the coming year. This indicates that DOW may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.34

News Sentiment

DOW has a news sentiment score of 0.34. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for DOW this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 22 people have searched for DOW on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -54% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 5 people have added DOW to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -29% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, DOW insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.50% of the stock of DOW is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

64.00% of the stock of DOW is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/23/2026
• Record date for 9/11 Dividend: 8/31/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/11 Dividend: 8/31/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/11/2026
• Today: 9/19/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/22/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Commodity Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:DOW
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:DOW
• CIK: 1751788
• Web: www.dow.com
• Phone: (989) 636-1000
• Fax: 989-832-1456
• Employees: 34,600
• Year Founded: 2018

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for DOW: $35.35
• High Price Target: $45.00
• Low Price Target: $28.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +23.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.40
• Research Coverage: 20 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($1.82)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.02
• P/E Growth: 0.41
• Net Income: -$2.62 billion
• Net Margins: -3.13%
• Pretax Margin: -2.41%
• Return on Equity: 3.26%
• Return on Assets: 0.96%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.99
• Current Ratio: 1.75
• Quick Ratio: 1.14

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $39.97 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.52
• Cash Flow: $2.96 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.72
• Book Value: $24.42 per share
• Price / Book: 1.18

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 722,340,000
• Free Float: 718,729,000
• Market Cap: $20.75 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.44