FMC (FMC) Competitors

Corteva (NYSE:CTVA) and FMC (NYSE:FMC) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CTVA or FMC?

Corteva has higher revenue and earnings than FMC. Corteva is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FMC, 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
Corteva	$16.91B	2.52	$907M	$2.05	30.64
FMC	$4.25B	0.88	$341.10M	$0.80	37.35

Is CTVA or FMC a better dividend stock?

Corteva pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. FMC pays an annual dividend of $2.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. Corteva pays out 35.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. FMC pays out 290.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Corteva has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Does the media favor CTVA or FMC?

In the previous week, Corteva had 28 more articles in the media than FMC. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Corteva and 15 mentions for FMC. Corteva's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat FMC's score of 0.27 indicating that Corteva is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Corteva	19 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
FMC	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, CTVA or FMC?

Corteva has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FMC has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CTVA or FMC more profitable?

Corteva has a net margin of 8.16% compared to FMC's net margin of 2.42%. FMC's return on equity of 9.36% beat Corteva's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Corteva	8.16%	8.68%	5.20%
FMC	2.42%	9.36%	3.51%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CTVA or FMC?

81.5% of Corteva shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.9% of FMC shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Corteva shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of FMC shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend CTVA or FMC?

Corteva presently has a consensus price target of $80.13, suggesting a potential upside of 27.57%. FMC has a consensus price target of $45.83, suggesting a potential upside of 53.40%. Given FMC's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe FMC is more favorable than Corteva.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Corteva	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.84
FMC	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.21

Summary

Corteva beats FMC on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.