DOW (DOW) Competitors $30.70 +1.31 (+4.45%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$30.74 +0.05 (+0.15%) As of 07:58 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock DOW vs. DD, PPG, EMN, FMC, OLN, HUN, LXU, ALB, HXL, and AVNTShould you be buying DOW stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of DOW include DuPont de Nemours (DD), PPG Industries (PPG), Eastman Chemical (EMN), FMC (FMC), Olin (OLN), Huntsman (HUN), LSB Industries (LXU), Albemarle (ALB), Hexcel (HXL), and Avient (AVNT). DOW vs. DuPont de Nemours PPG Industries Eastman Chemical FMC Olin Huntsman LSB Industries Albemarle Hexcel Avient DOW (NYSE:DOW) and DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation. Is DOW or DD more profitable? DuPont de Nemours has a net margin of 5.47% compared to DOW's net margin of 2.60%. DuPont de Nemours' return on equity of 7.12% beat DOW's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets DOW2.60% 6.52% 2.07% DuPont de Nemours 5.47%7.12%4.62% Which has more volatility & risk, DOW or DD? DOW has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DuPont de Nemours has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders believe in DOW or DD? 64.0% of DOW shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.0% of DuPont de Nemours shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of DOW shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of DuPont de Nemours shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is DOW or DD a better dividend stock? DOW pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.2%. DuPont de Nemours pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. DOW pays out 700.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. DuPont de Nemours pays out -863.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Does the media prefer DOW or DD? In the previous week, DuPont de Nemours had 5 more articles in the media than DOW. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for DuPont de Nemours and 4 mentions for DOW. DuPont de Nemours' average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat DOW's score of 0.86 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 DOW 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive DuPont de Nemours 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate DOW or DD? DOW presently has a consensus price target of $38.86, indicating a potential upside of 27.02%. DuPont de Nemours has a consensus price target of $85.92, indicating a potential upside of 23.46%. Given DOW's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe DOW is more favorable than DuPont de Nemours.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score DOW 3 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.07DuPont de Nemours 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.77 Which has better earnings & valuation, DOW or DD? DOW has higher revenue and earnings than DuPont de Nemours. DuPont de Nemours is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DOW, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDOW$42.63B0.51$1.12B$0.4076.48DuPont de Nemours$12.52B2.33$703M-$0.19-366.29 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DOW or DD? DOW received 78 more outperform votes than DuPont de Nemours when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.49% of users gave DuPont de Nemours an outperform vote while only 58.43% of users gave DOW an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformDOWOutperform Votes99158.43% Underperform Votes70541.57% DuPont de NemoursOutperform Votes91363.49% Underperform Votes52536.51% SummaryDuPont de Nemours beats DOW on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get DOW News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DOW 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 DOW vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDOWPlastics materials & resins IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$21.62B$6.66B$3.19B$19.78BDividend Yield9.94%3.43%5.04%3.85%P/E Ratio19.4824.2873.3235.69Price / Sales0.51112.8328,196,331,330,684,100.0045.90Price / Cash6.7911.8924.2617.51Price / Book1.211.575.394.83Net Income$1.12B$111.77M$155.01M$1.02B7 Day Performance10.12%3.16%2.85%2.27%1 Month Performance3.81%11.50%6.85%5.78%1 Year Performance-45.45%-16.80%25.28%14.58% DOW Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DOWDOW4.6583 of 5 stars$30.70+4.5%$38.86+26.6%-47.2%$21.70B$42.63B19.5537,800DDDuPont de Nemours4.5189 of 5 stars$66.10-1.1%$85.92+30.0%-14.3%$27.66B$12.52B39.5823,000Positive NewsPPGPPG Industries4.6807 of 5 stars$110.09-0.6%$128.42+16.6%-11.6%$24.98B$15.68B23.2752,000Positive NewsEMNEastman Chemical4.7495 of 5 stars$78.73+0.5%$98.54+25.2%-22.6%$9.09B$9.36B10.2514,500Positive NewsFMCFMC4.1624 of 5 stars$39.70-2.1%$49.46+24.6%-22.3%$4.96B$4.12B14.596,600Trending NewsOLNOlin4.6941 of 5 stars$19.03-2.0%$27.80+46.1%-58.1%$2.19B$6.55B21.147,780HUNHuntsman4.0673 of 5 stars$11.03-1.0%$15.00+36.1%-51.1%$1.92B$5.98B-10.027,000LXULSB Industries2.2311 of 5 stars$7.59+0.2%$9.33+23.0%-15.4%$545.20M$527.63M-36.12570ALBAlbemarle4.0635 of 5 stars$54.43-2.4%$91.62+68.3%-45.8%$6.40B$5.09B-4.867,400HXLHexcel3.665 of 5 stars$53.36+0.9%$61.20+14.7%-13.9%$4.29B$1.89B33.565,330Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionAVNTAvient3.8555 of 5 stars$35.89-0.7%$46.80+30.4%-14.6%$3.29B$3.24B19.619,700 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DuPont de Nemours Competitors PPG Industries Competitors Eastman Chemical Competitors FMC Competitors Olin Competitors Huntsman Competitors LSB Industries Competitors Albemarle Competitors Hexcel Competitors Avient Competitors 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:DOW) was last updated on 6/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBanks aren’t ready for this altcoin—are you?While everyone's distracted by Bitcoin's moves, a stealth revolution is underway. 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