Lsb Industries (LXU) Competitors $9.52 +0.16 (+1.75%) Closing price 10/24/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.44 -0.08 (-0.88%) As of 10/24/2025 05:23 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LXU vs. MOS, HUN, DD, PPG, DOW, EMN, FMC, OLN, CC, and IOSPShould you be buying Lsb Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lsb Industries include Mosaic (MOS), Huntsman (HUN), DuPont de Nemours (DD), PPG Industries (PPG), DOW (DOW), Eastman Chemical (EMN), FMC (FMC), Olin (OLN), Chemours (CC), and Innospec (IOSP). Lsb Industries vs. Its Competitors Mosaic Huntsman DuPont de Nemours PPG Industries DOW Eastman Chemical FMC Olin Chemours Innospec Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) and Lsb Industries (NYSE:LXU) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations. Is MOS or LXU more profitable? Mosaic has a net margin of 8.35% compared to Lsb Industries' net margin of -6.15%. Mosaic's return on equity of 4.74% beat Lsb Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Mosaic8.35% 4.74% 2.43% Lsb Industries -6.15%-0.34%-0.14% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MOS or LXU? 77.5% of Mosaic shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.7% of Lsb Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Mosaic shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Lsb Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, MOS or LXU? Mosaic has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Lsb Industries has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer MOS or LXU? Mosaic currently has a consensus price target of $35.23, suggesting a potential upside of 17.46%. Lsb Industries has a consensus price target of $9.75, suggesting a potential upside of 2.37%. Given Mosaic's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Mosaic is more favorable than Lsb Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Mosaic 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Lsb Industries 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MOS or LXU? Mosaic has higher revenue and earnings than Lsb Industries. Lsb Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mosaic, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMosaic$11.25B0.85$174.90M$2.9510.17Lsb Industries$522.40M1.31-$19.35M-$0.46-20.70 Does the media refer more to MOS or LXU? In the previous week, Mosaic had 9 more articles in the media than Lsb Industries. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Mosaic and 2 mentions for Lsb Industries. Mosaic's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Lsb Industries' score of 0.14 indicating that Mosaic is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Mosaic 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Lsb Industries 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryMosaic beats Lsb Industries on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Lsb Industries News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LXU and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LXU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLsb IndustriesCHEM IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$673.32M$11.49B$3.72B$22.01BDividend YieldN/A3.35%5.06%3.57%P/E Ratio-20.7033.2021.7333.22Price / Sales1.316.4621,674.2793.30Price / Cash6.957.4126.4324.54Price / Book1.391.637.054.66Net Income-$19.35M$508.75M$148.62M$1.01B7 Day Performance14.75%1.11%-1.48%2.19%1 Month Performance17.99%-3.97%5.20%2.04%1 Year Performance9.98%-7.70%53.40%13.99% Lsb Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LXULsb Industries0.7761 of 5 stars$9.52+1.8%$9.75+2.4%+9.1%$673.32M$522.40M-20.70570Upcoming EarningsMOSMosaic4.9202 of 5 stars$29.59+0.9%$35.46+19.9%+12.3%$9.31B$11.12B10.0313,765Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastHUNHuntsman4.0276 of 5 stars$8.13-1.2%$10.90+34.2%-60.5%$1.43B$6.04B-4.176,300Options VolumeDDDuPont de Nemours4.1681 of 5 stars$80.89+1.7%$89.75+10.9%-3.8%$33.32B$12.39B-172.1124,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastPPGPPG Industries4.5561 of 5 stars$102.16+0.6%$125.00+22.4%-18.7%$22.92B$15.85B23.1746,000Upcoming EarningsDOWDOW3.8483 of 5 stars$21.64-1.1%$29.11+34.5%-51.4%$15.52B$41.82B-15.4636,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastEMNEastman Chemical4.8112 of 5 stars$61.52+0.4%$82.62+34.3%-41.3%$7.04B$9.38B8.6414,000Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeFMCFMC4.4015 of 5 stars$29.57+0.6%$43.08+45.7%-50.4%$3.67B$4.25B36.965,700Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastOLNOlin3.7194 of 5 stars$23.27-0.6%$25.71+10.5%-46.6%$2.68B$6.54B-193.897,676News CoverageUpcoming EarningsCCChemours4.3333 of 5 stars$13.32+3.2%$18.50+38.9%-24.4%$1.93B$5.78B-4.766,000Analyst ForecastIOSPInnospec2.1228 of 5 stars$74.39+0.4%N/A-30.2%$1.84B$1.85B95.372,450 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MOS Alternatives HUN Alternatives DD Alternatives PPG Alternatives DOW Alternatives EMN Alternatives FMC Alternatives OLN Alternatives CC Alternatives IOSP Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:LXU) was last updated on 10/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNEW LAW: Congress Approves Setup For Digital Dollar?Trump Ally Says Congress Approved the Setup for a Digital Dollar 2.0 But according to Rep. 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