FMC (FMC) Competitors

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

Is DOW or FMC 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
DOW	0.69%	4.59%	1.44%
FMC	7.97%	9.12%	3.46%

Which has more risk and volatility, DOW or FMC?

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, DOW or FMC?

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
DOW	$42.96B	0.50	$1.12B	$0.40	75.61
FMC	$4.25B	1.26	$341.10M	$2.62	16.30

Is DOW or FMC a better dividend stock?

DOW pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.3%. FMC pays an annual dividend of $2.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. 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. 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.

Do analysts recommend DOW or FMC?

DOW currently has a consensus target price of $33.47, suggesting a potential upside of 10.66%. FMC has a consensus target price of $50.54, suggesting a potential upside of 18.33%. Given FMC's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe FMC is more favorable than DOW.

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
FMC	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

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

64.0% of DOW shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.9% of FMC shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of DOW shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of FMC shares are held by company 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 DOW or FMC?

In the previous week, FMC had 26 more articles in the media than DOW. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for FMC and 3 mentions for DOW. FMC's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat DOW's score of -0.56 indicating that FMC 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)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
FMC	14 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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