FMC (FMC) Competitors

FMC (NYSE:FMC) and DOW (NYSE:DOW) are both diversified chemicals companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, media sentiment, valuation and institutional ownership.

Does the media refer more to FMC or DOW?

In the previous week, FMC had 10 more articles in the media than DOW. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for FMC and 2 mentions for DOW. FMC's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat DOW's score of -0.46 indicating that FMC is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
FMC	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
DOW	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, FMC or DOW?

FMC has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DOW has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, FMC or DOW?

DOW has higher revenue and earnings than FMC. FMC 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
FMC	$4.25B	1.30	$341.10M	$2.62	16.83
DOW	$42.96B	0.47	$1.12B	$0.40	71.56

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FMC or DOW?

91.9% of FMC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.0% of DOW shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of FMC shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of DOW 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.

Is FMC or DOW a better dividend stock?

FMC pays an annual dividend of $2.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. DOW pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.8%. FMC pays out 88.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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.

Do analysts prefer FMC or DOW?

FMC currently has a consensus price target of $50.15, suggesting a potential upside of 13.76%. DOW has a consensus price target of $36.57, suggesting a potential upside of 27.76%. Given DOW's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe DOW is more favorable than FMC.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FMC	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
DOW	3 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.93

Is FMC or DOW more profitable?

FMC has a net margin of 7.97% compared to DOW's net margin of 0.69%. FMC's return on equity of 9.12% beat DOW's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FMC	7.97%	9.12%	3.46%
DOW	0.69%	4.59%	1.44%

Summary

FMC beats DOW on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.