DOW (DOW) Competitors

DOW (NYSE:DOW) and Cabot (NYSE:CBT) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and risk.

Does the media prefer DOW or CBT?

In the previous week, Cabot had 6 more articles in the media than DOW. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Cabot and 1 mentions for DOW. Cabot's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat DOW's score of -0.62 indicating that Cabot is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DOW	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
Cabot	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is DOW or CBT a better dividend stock?

DOW pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.9%. Cabot pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. 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. Cabot pays out 23.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cabot has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years.

Is DOW or CBT more profitable?

Cabot has a net margin of 11.08% compared to DOW's net margin of 0.69%. Cabot's return on equity of 26.76% beat DOW's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DOW	0.69%	4.59%	1.44%
Cabot	11.08%	26.76%	11.24%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in DOW or CBT?

64.0% of DOW shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of Cabot shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of DOW shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Cabot shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, DOW or CBT?

DOW has higher revenue and earnings than Cabot. Cabot is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DOW, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DOW	$42.63B	0.47	$1.12B	$0.40	70.95
Cabot	$3.99B	1.05	$380M	$7.73	10.14

Which has more volatility and risk, DOW or CBT?

DOW has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cabot has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer DOW or CBT?

DOW currently has a consensus target price of $33.65, indicating a potential upside of 18.56%. Cabot has a consensus target price of $92.67, indicating a potential upside of 18.24%. Given DOW's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe DOW is more favorable than Cabot.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DOW	2 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.06
Cabot	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Cabot beats DOW on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.