NL Industries (NL) Competitors $6.01 -0.30 (-4.75%) Closing price 09/19/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.07 +0.06 (+1.00%) As of 09/19/2025 04:47 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NL vs. ACCO, AVY, MSA, HNI, PBI, SCS, TILE, ECVT, WLKP, and GPREShould you be buying NL Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NL Industries include Acco Brands (ACCO), Avery Dennison (AVY), MSA Safety Incorporporated (MSA), HNI (HNI), Pitney Bowes (PBI), Steelcase (SCS), Interface (TILE), Ecovyst (ECVT), Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP), and Green Plains (GPRE). NL Industries vs. Its Competitors Acco Brands Avery Dennison MSA Safety Incorporporated HNI Pitney Bowes Steelcase Interface Ecovyst Westlake Chemical Partners Green Plains NL Industries (NYSE:NL) and Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO) are both small-cap office services & supplies companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and earnings. Does the media refer more to NL or ACCO? In the previous week, Acco Brands had 2 more articles in the media than NL Industries. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Acco Brands and 0 mentions for NL Industries. Acco Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat NL Industries' score of 0.00 indicating that Acco Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment NL Industries Neutral Acco Brands Very Positive Which has more risk & volatility, NL or ACCO? NL Industries has a beta of 0.29, suggesting that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acco Brands has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in NL or ACCO? 10.7% of NL Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.6% of Acco Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of NL Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of Acco Brands 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. Do analysts prefer NL or ACCO? NL Industries presently has a consensus target price of $6.00, suggesting a potential downside of 0.17%. Acco Brands has a consensus target price of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 45.81%. Given Acco Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Acco Brands is more favorable than NL Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score NL Industries 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00Acco Brands 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has better valuation & earnings, NL or ACCO? NL Industries has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Acco Brands. NL Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Acco Brands, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNL Industries$145.90M2.01$67.23M$1.105.46Acco Brands$1.67B0.22-$101.60M$0.478.76 Is NL or ACCO a better dividend stock? NL Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Acco Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. NL Industries pays out 32.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Acco Brands pays out 63.8% 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. NL Industries has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Is NL or ACCO more profitable? NL Industries has a net margin of 35.06% compared to Acco Brands' net margin of 2.90%. Acco Brands' return on equity of 13.60% beat NL Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets NL Industries35.06% 12.93% 9.69% Acco Brands 2.90%13.60%3.63% SummaryAcco Brands beats NL Industries on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding NL 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 NL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNL IndustriesCHEM IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$308.32M$15.47B$3.58B$21.60BDividend Yield5.71%1.87%5.08%3.52%P/E Ratio5.4652.72156.8129.95Price / Sales2.013.1017,693.5360.83Price / Cash4.3513.3225.7524.97Price / Book0.713.206.684.59Net Income$67.23M$423.39M$149.17M$1.00B7 Day Performance-0.17%-0.91%2.17%0.81%1 Month Performance-4.38%0.41%13.10%5.42%1 Year Performance-14.02%8.95%48.26%14.47% NL Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NLNL Industries1.2527 of 5 stars$6.01-4.8%$6.00-0.2%-14.5%$308.32M$145.90M5.462,820High Trading VolumeACCOAcco Brands4.9744 of 5 stars$4.04-0.1%$6.00+48.7%-24.6%$364.14M$1.67B8.595,000Positive NewsAVYAvery Dennison4.8924 of 5 stars$168.27+0.1%$197.60+17.4%-23.7%$13.11B$8.76B18.8935,000Positive NewsMSAMSA Safety Incorporporated4.6766 of 5 stars$170.10-0.2%$189.20+11.2%-7.5%$6.67B$1.81B24.275,200Positive NewsHNIHNI4.8002 of 5 stars$47.03+0.7%$75.00+59.5%-14.8%$2.14B$2.53B15.277,700Short Interest ↑PBIPitney Bowes3.3382 of 5 stars$12.68+3.2%N/A+65.8%$2.11B$1.97B-21.137,200Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSCSSteelcase3.5269 of 5 stars$17.21+0.4%$16.00-7.0%+27.0%$1.96B$3.17B16.7011,300Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑TILEInterface3.7443 of 5 stars$28.13-0.2%$32.00+13.8%+55.6%$1.64B$1.35B17.363,636ECVTEcovyst3.6223 of 5 stars$9.15+1.6%$10.00+9.3%+38.7%$1.03B$704.50M-76.21880WLKPWestlake Chemical Partners3.8943 of 5 stars$21.95+0.3%N/A-5.9%$771.37M$1.14B14.73150GPREGreen Plains1.6645 of 5 stars$10.10-5.1%$8.83-12.5%-28.6%$697.62M$2.46B-4.21900News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↑Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Acco Brands Alternatives Avery Dennison Alternatives MSA Safety Incorporporated Alternatives HNI Alternatives Pitney Bowes Alternatives Steelcase Alternatives Interface Alternatives Ecovyst Alternatives Westlake Chemical Partners Alternatives Green Plains 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:NL) was last updated on 9/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersREVEALED: Something Big Happening Behind White House Doorswhat I just learned about what’s unfolding in the White House is truly stunning… And you need to see it for...Paradigm Press | SponsoredCrypto Gets Official Government Backing—Here's the WinnerTrump Just Signed the GENIUS Act—One Coin is About to Explode We're at the BEGINNING of smart money really ...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredCollege grad makes $64,000 a monthA Wall Street legend just helped train our own proprietary AI system in the stock market (a project that took ...Stansberry Research | SponsoredFront-Run Buffett's Shocking Gold MoveA Historic Gold Announcement Is About to Rock Wall Street? 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