LXU vs. OLN, HUN, DD, PPG, DOW, EMN, FMC, IOSP, CC, and SCL
Should you be buying Lsb Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lsb Industries include Olin (OLN), Huntsman (HUN), DuPont de Nemours (DD), PPG Industries (PPG), DOW (DOW), Eastman Chemical (EMN), FMC (FMC), Innospec (IOSP), Chemours (CC), and Stepan (SCL).
Lsb Industries vs. Its Competitors
Lsb Industries (NYSE:LXU) and Olin (NYSE:OLN) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.
In the previous week, Olin had 1 more articles in the media than Lsb Industries. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Olin and 2 mentions for Lsb Industries. Lsb Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Olin's score of 0.84 indicating that Lsb Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.
73.7% of Lsb Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.7% of Olin shares are held by institutional investors. 4.7% of Lsb Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Olin shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Olin has a net margin of -0.21% compared to Lsb Industries' net margin of -6.15%. Olin's return on equity of -0.13% beat Lsb Industries' return on equity.
Lsb Industries has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Olin has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Lsb Industries presently has a consensus price target of $9.75, indicating a potential upside of 26.13%. Olin has a consensus price target of $25.57, indicating a potential upside of 19.60%. Given Lsb Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Lsb Industries is more favorable than Olin.
Olin has higher revenue and earnings than Lsb Industries. Olin is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lsb Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Olin beats Lsb Industries on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:LXU) was last updated on 8/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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