Lsb Industries (LXU) Competitors $8.62 +0.08 (+0.88%) Closing price 07/22/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.60 -0.02 (-0.23%) As of 07/22/2025 06:33 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. HUN, DD, PPG, DOW, EMN, FMC, OLN, IOSP, CC, and SCLShould you be buying Lsb Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lsb Industries include Huntsman (HUN), DuPont de Nemours (DD), PPG Industries (PPG), DOW (DOW), Eastman Chemical (EMN), FMC (FMC), Olin (OLN), Innospec (IOSP), Chemours (CC), and Stepan (SCL). Lsb Industries vs. Its Competitors Huntsman DuPont de Nemours PPG Industries DOW Eastman Chemical FMC Olin Innospec Chemours Stepan Huntsman (NYSE:HUN) and Lsb Industries (NYSE:LXU) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership. Do analysts recommend HUN or LXU? Huntsman presently has a consensus target price of $13.17, suggesting a potential upside of 11.72%. Lsb Industries has a consensus target price of $9.33, suggesting a potential upside of 8.34%. Given Huntsman's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Huntsman is more favorable than Lsb Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Huntsman 2 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.90Lsb Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has preferable valuation and earnings, HUN or LXU? Lsb Industries has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Huntsman. Lsb Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Huntsman, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHuntsman$6.04B0.34-$189M-$0.91-12.95Lsb Industries$522.40M1.19-$19.35M-$0.37-23.28 Which has more volatility and risk, HUN or LXU? Huntsman has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lsb Industries has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to HUN or LXU? In the previous week, Huntsman had 15 more articles in the media than Lsb Industries. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Huntsman and 2 mentions for Lsb Industries. Huntsman's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Lsb Industries' score of 0.00 indicating that Huntsman is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Huntsman 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Lsb Industries 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of HUN or LXU? 84.8% of Huntsman shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.7% of Lsb Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.2% of Huntsman shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of Lsb Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is HUN or LXU more profitable? Huntsman has a net margin of -2.63% compared to Lsb Industries' net margin of -5.04%. Lsb Industries' return on equity of 0.97% beat Huntsman's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Huntsman-2.63% -0.65% -0.29% Lsb Industries -5.04%0.97%0.41% SummaryHuntsman and Lsb Industries tied by winning 8 of the 16 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding LXU and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$613.84M$11.69B$3.31B$20.75BDividend YieldN/A3.41%5.16%3.65%P/E Ratio-23.2822.73105.2327.65Price / Sales1.195.6928,664,708,927,610,400.0054.28Price / Cash6.347.5523.9122.19Price / Book1.261.706.144.65Net Income-$19.35M$507.43M$147.58M$993.85M7 Day Performance3.11%2.24%2.13%1.86%1 Month Performance4.31%7.85%7.66%5.63%1 Year Performance1.59%-3.54%29.13%10.35% Lsb Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LXULsb Industries0.5733 of 5 stars$8.62+0.9%$9.33+8.3%+3.5%$613.84M$522.40M-23.28570News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsHUNHuntsman4.0242 of 5 stars$11.36-1.2%$14.28+25.7%-49.2%$1.97B$5.98B-12.486,300Analyst RevisionDDDuPont de Nemours4.7042 of 5 stars$74.91-0.8%$87.77+17.2%-3.3%$31.35B$12.39B-394.2424,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastPPGPPG Industries4.7364 of 5 stars$116.40-0.8%$131.83+13.3%-10.1%$26.42B$15.85B24.9346,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend IncreaseAnalyst RevisionDOWDOW3.4129 of 5 stars$28.24-4.4%$33.47+18.5%-45.5%$19.96B$42.63B70.5936,000Upcoming EarningsEMNEastman Chemical4.7655 of 5 stars$78.90-1.7%$97.08+23.0%-18.7%$9.11B$9.38B10.0414,000Positive NewsFMCFMC4.1601 of 5 stars$42.06-0.8%$51.15+21.6%-25.2%$5.25B$4.25B16.055,700Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionOLNOlin4.5907 of 5 stars$21.78-0.4%$27.27+25.2%-55.4%$2.51B$6.54B42.717,676Upcoming EarningsIOSPInnospec3.5216 of 5 stars$87.51-0.8%N/A-34.0%$2.18B$1.79B81.032,450Analyst RevisionCCChemours4.4996 of 5 stars$13.48-2.5%$17.33+28.6%-42.1%$2.02B$5.78B67.386,000Upcoming EarningsSCLStepan3.9385 of 5 stars$58.23-1.3%N/A-36.3%$1.31B$2.22B23.672,396Positive NewsUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HUN Alternatives DD Alternatives PPG Alternatives DOW Alternatives EMN Alternatives FMC Alternatives OLN Alternatives IOSP Alternatives CC Alternatives SCL 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 7/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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