Do analysts prefer OLN or FMC?

Olin presently has a consensus target price of $27.08, suggesting a potential upside of 38.53%. FMC has a consensus target price of $19.96, suggesting a potential upside of 83.19%. Given FMC's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe FMC is more favorable than Olin. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Olin 4 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 FMC 3 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.93

Which has higher earnings & valuation, OLN or FMC?

Olin has higher revenue and earnings than FMC. Olin 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 Olin $6.78B 0.33 -$100.50M -$1.12 N/A FMC $3.47B 0.39 -$2.24B -$19.98 N/A

Is OLN or FMC more profitable?

Olin has a net margin of -1.89% compared to FMC's net margin of -72.93%. FMC's return on equity of 10.53% beat Olin's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Olin -1.89% -4.68% -1.18% FMC -72.93% 10.53% 2.95%

Does the media favor OLN or FMC?

In the previous week, FMC had 8 more articles in the media than Olin. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for FMC and 5 mentions for Olin. FMC's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Olin's score of -0.73 indicating that FMC is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Olin 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Negative FMC 3 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Do analysts recommend HUN or FMC?

Huntsman currently has a consensus price target of $13.75, suggesting a potential upside of 30.70%. FMC has a consensus price target of $19.96, suggesting a potential upside of 83.19%. Given FMC's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe FMC is more favorable than Huntsman. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Huntsman 3 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 FMC 3 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.93

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, HUN or FMC?

Huntsman has higher revenue and earnings than FMC. Huntsman 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 Huntsman $5.68B 0.32 -$284M -$1.92 N/A FMC $3.47B 0.39 -$2.24B -$19.98 N/A

Is HUN or FMC more profitable?

Huntsman has a net margin of -5.83% compared to FMC's net margin of -72.93%. FMC's return on equity of 10.53% beat Huntsman's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Huntsman -5.83% -4.60% -1.93% FMC -72.93% 10.53% 2.95%

Does the media favor HUN or FMC?

In the previous week, FMC had 8 more articles in the media than Huntsman. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for FMC and 5 mentions for Huntsman. Huntsman's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat FMC's score of 0.53 indicating that Huntsman is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Huntsman 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive FMC 3 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, LXU or FMC?

Lsb Industries has higher earnings, but lower revenue than FMC. FMC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lsb Industries, 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 Lsb Industries $615.21M 1.24 $24.61M $0.63 16.84 FMC $3.47B 0.39 -$2.24B -$19.98 N/A

Is LXU or FMC more profitable?

Lsb Industries has a net margin of 7.16% compared to FMC's net margin of -72.93%. FMC's return on equity of 10.53% beat Lsb Industries' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lsb Industries 7.16% 8.91% 3.96% FMC -72.93% 10.53% 2.95%

Does the media favor LXU or FMC?

In the previous week, FMC had 10 more articles in the media than Lsb Industries. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for FMC and 3 mentions for Lsb Industries. Lsb Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat FMC's score of 0.53 indicating that Lsb Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Lsb Industries 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive FMC 3 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, FMC or PPG?

PPG Industries has higher revenue and earnings than FMC. FMC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PPG Industries, 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 $3.47B 0.39 -$2.24B -$19.98 N/A PPG Industries $15.88B 1.72 $1.58B $7.01 17.50

Is FMC or PPG more profitable?

PPG Industries has a net margin of 9.83% compared to FMC's net margin of -72.93%. PPG Industries' return on equity of 21.68% beat FMC's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets FMC -72.93% 10.53% 2.95% PPG Industries 9.83% 21.68% 7.85%

Does the media refer more to FMC or PPG?

In the previous week, FMC had 3 more articles in the media than PPG Industries. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for FMC and 10 mentions for PPG Industries. FMC's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat PPG Industries' 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 3 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive PPG Industries 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Do analysts rate DOW or FMC?

DOW presently has a consensus target price of $38.22, indicating a potential upside of 41.44%. FMC has a consensus target price of $19.96, indicating a potential upside of 83.19%. Given FMC's higher probable 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) 9 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 FMC 3 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.93

Which has better valuation & earnings, DOW or FMC?

FMC has lower revenue, but higher earnings than DOW. DOW 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 DOW $39.97B 0.49 -$2.62B -$3.99 N/A FMC $3.47B 0.39 -$2.24B -$19.98 N/A

Is DOW or FMC more profitable?

DOW has a net margin of -7.24% compared to FMC's net margin of -72.93%. FMC's return on equity of 10.53% beat DOW's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets DOW -7.24% -4.29% -1.29% FMC -72.93% 10.53% 2.95%

Does the media prefer DOW or FMC?

In the previous week, FMC had 10 more articles in the media than DOW. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for FMC and 3 mentions for DOW. FMC's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat DOW's score of 0.25 indicating that FMC is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment DOW 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral FMC 3 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

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FMC vs. OLN, HUN, LXU, PPG, and DOW

Should you buy FMC stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares FMC with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with FMC include Olin (OLN), Huntsman (HUN), Lsb Industries (LXU), PPG Industries (PPG), and DOW (DOW). These companies are all part of the "diversified chemicals" industry.

How does FMC compare to Olin?

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

88.7% of Olin shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.9% of FMC shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Olin shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of FMC shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Olin presently has a consensus target price of $27.08, suggesting a potential upside of 38.53%. FMC has a consensus target price of $19.96, suggesting a potential upside of 83.19%. Given FMC's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe FMC is more favorable than Olin.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Olin	4 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
FMC	3 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.93

Olin has a net margin of -1.89% compared to FMC's net margin of -72.93%. FMC's return on equity of 10.53% beat Olin's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Olin	-1.89%	-4.68%	-1.18%
FMC	-72.93%	10.53%	2.95%

Olin has higher revenue and earnings than FMC. Olin 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
Olin	$6.78B	0.33	-$100.50M	-$1.12	N/A
FMC	$3.47B	0.39	-$2.24B	-$19.98	N/A

Olin has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, FMC has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the broader market.

Olin pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. FMC pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Olin pays out -71.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. FMC pays out -1.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Olin is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, FMC had 8 more articles in the media than Olin. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for FMC and 5 mentions for Olin. FMC's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Olin's score of -0.73 indicating that FMC is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Olin	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
FMC	3 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Olin beats FMC on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does FMC compare to Huntsman?

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

84.8% of Huntsman shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.9% of FMC shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.8% of Huntsman shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of FMC shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, FMC had 8 more articles in the media than Huntsman. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for FMC and 5 mentions for Huntsman. Huntsman's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat FMC's score of 0.53 indicating that Huntsman is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Huntsman	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
FMC	3 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Huntsman has higher revenue and earnings than FMC. Huntsman 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
Huntsman	$5.68B	0.32	-$284M	-$1.92	N/A
FMC	$3.47B	0.39	-$2.24B	-$19.98	N/A

Huntsman currently has a consensus price target of $13.75, suggesting a potential upside of 30.70%. FMC has a consensus price target of $19.96, suggesting a potential upside of 83.19%. Given FMC's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe FMC is more favorable than Huntsman.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Huntsman	3 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
FMC	3 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.93

Huntsman pays an annual dividend of $0.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. FMC pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Huntsman pays out -18.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. FMC pays out -1.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Huntsman has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Huntsman is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Huntsman has a net margin of -5.83% compared to FMC's net margin of -72.93%. FMC's return on equity of 10.53% beat Huntsman's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Huntsman	-5.83%	-4.60%	-1.93%
FMC	-72.93%	10.53%	2.95%

Huntsman has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, FMC has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Huntsman beats FMC on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does FMC compare to Lsb Industries?

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

Lsb Industries has a net margin of 7.16% compared to FMC's net margin of -72.93%. FMC's return on equity of 10.53% beat Lsb Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lsb Industries	7.16%	8.91%	3.96%
FMC	-72.93%	10.53%	2.95%

73.7% of Lsb Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.9% of FMC shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Lsb Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of FMC shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Lsb Industries has a beta of 0.34, meaning that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, FMC has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, FMC had 10 more articles in the media than Lsb Industries. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for FMC and 3 mentions for Lsb Industries. Lsb Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat FMC's score of 0.53 indicating that Lsb Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lsb Industries	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
FMC	3 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Lsb Industries has higher earnings, but lower revenue than FMC. FMC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lsb Industries, 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
Lsb Industries	$615.21M	1.24	$24.61M	$0.63	16.84
FMC	$3.47B	0.39	-$2.24B	-$19.98	N/A

Lsb Industries currently has a consensus target price of $15.33, suggesting a potential upside of 44.49%. FMC has a consensus target price of $19.96, suggesting a potential upside of 83.19%. Given FMC's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe FMC is more favorable than Lsb Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lsb Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
FMC	3 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.93

Summary

Lsb Industries beats FMC on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does FMC compare to PPG Industries?

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

FMC has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, PPG Industries has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the broader market.

FMC pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. PPG Industries pays an annual dividend of $2.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. FMC pays out -1.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PPG Industries pays out 40.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. PPG Industries has increased its dividend for 54 consecutive years. FMC is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

PPG Industries has higher revenue and earnings than FMC. FMC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PPG Industries, 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	$3.47B	0.39	-$2.24B	-$19.98	N/A
PPG Industries	$15.88B	1.72	$1.58B	$7.01	17.50

91.9% of FMC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.9% of PPG Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of FMC shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of PPG Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

PPG Industries has a net margin of 9.83% compared to FMC's net margin of -72.93%. PPG Industries' return on equity of 21.68% beat FMC's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FMC	-72.93%	10.53%	2.95%
PPG Industries	9.83%	21.68%	7.85%

FMC presently has a consensus price target of $19.96, indicating a potential upside of 83.19%. PPG Industries has a consensus price target of $124.40, indicating a potential upside of 1.43%. Given FMC's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe FMC is more favorable than PPG Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FMC	3 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.93
PPG Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.35

In the previous week, FMC had 3 more articles in the media than PPG Industries. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for FMC and 10 mentions for PPG Industries. FMC's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat PPG Industries' 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
PPG Industries	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

PPG Industries beats FMC on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does FMC compare to DOW?

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 dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

DOW presently has a consensus target price of $38.22, indicating a potential upside of 41.44%. FMC has a consensus target price of $19.96, indicating a potential upside of 83.19%. Given FMC's higher probable 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)	9 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
FMC	3 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.93

DOW pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. FMC pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. DOW pays out -35.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. FMC pays out -1.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. DOW is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, FMC had 10 more articles in the media than DOW. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for FMC and 3 mentions for DOW. FMC's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat DOW's score of 0.25 indicating that FMC is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DOW	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
FMC	3 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

DOW has a net margin of -7.24% compared to FMC's net margin of -72.93%. FMC's return on equity of 10.53% beat DOW's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DOW	-7.24%	-4.29%	-1.29%
FMC	-72.93%	10.53%	2.95%

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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of FMC shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

DOW has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, FMC has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the broader market.

FMC has lower revenue, but higher earnings than DOW. DOW 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
DOW	$39.97B	0.49	-$2.62B	-$3.99	N/A
FMC	$3.47B	0.39	-$2.24B	-$19.98	N/A

Summary

DOW beats FMC on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	FMC	AGRI OPERATIONS Industry	Staples Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$1.44B	$3.34B	$16.36B	$23.43B
Dividend Yield	2.78%	2.87%	3.33%	4.09%
P/E Ratio	-0.55	33.64	26.68	31.25
Price / Sales	0.39	3.64	47.22	21.90
Price / Cash	2.63	8.90	16.36	25.08
Price / Book	0.65	3.89	5.53	4.81
Net Income	-$2.24B	-$7.36M	$680.96M	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	-3.71%	-1.80%	5.18%	1.43%
1 Month Performance	-17.18%	-7.24%	9.71%	2.47%
1 Year Performance	-75.51%	-21.67%	-12.62%	20.45%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
FMC FMC	4.5304 of 5 stars	$10.90 -5.3%	$19.96 +83.2%	-74.6%	$1.44B	$3.47B	N/A	5,500	Trending News Gap Up
OLN Olin	2.5138 of 5 stars	$20.79 -4.3%	$28.00 +34.7%	-8.3%	$2.48B	$6.72B	N/A	7,849	Analyst Downgrade
HUN Huntsman	3.7327 of 5 stars	$10.96 -4.0%	$13.58 +24.0%	-4.7%	$2.00B	$5.68B	N/A	6,000	Analyst Forecast
LXU Lsb Industries	4.4914 of 5 stars	$10.74 -1.1%	$15.33 +42.8%	+35.2%	$781.26M	$615.21M	17.04	570	News Coverage Positive News
PPG PPG Industries	4.2835 of 5 stars	$120.86 -1.9%	$123.73 +2.4%	+5.4%	$27.47B	$15.88B	17.24	43,500	Analyst Forecast

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