FMC (FMC) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer FMC or DOW?

FMC currently has a consensus target price of $50.54, suggesting a potential upside of 19.15%. DOW has a consensus target price of $33.47, suggesting a potential upside of 13.27%. Given FMC's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe FMC is more favorable than DOW.

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	2 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.06

Do insiders and institutionals 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, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor FMC or DOW?

In the previous week, FMC had 23 more articles in the media than DOW. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for FMC and 3 mentions for DOW. FMC's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat DOW's score of -0.25 indicating that FMC is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
FMC	11 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
DOW	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is FMC or DOW a better dividend stock?

FMC pays an annual dividend of $2.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. DOW pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.5%. 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.

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%

Which has more risk & volatility, FMC or DOW?

FMC has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DOW has a beta of 0.89, suggesting 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	1.25	$341.10M	$2.62	16.19
DOW	$42.96B	0.49	$1.12B	$0.40	73.88

Summary

FMC beats DOW on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.