Do analysts rate ACCO or NL?

Acco Brands currently has a consensus target price of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 25.79%. Given Acco Brands' higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Acco Brands is more favorable than NL Industries. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Acco Brands 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 NL Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ACCO or NL?

Acco Brands has higher revenue and earnings than NL Industries. 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. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Acco Brands $1.52B 0.24 $41.30M $0.78 5.10 NL Industries $158.58M 1.83 -$37.83M -$0.69 N/A

Is ACCO or NL more profitable?

Acco Brands has a net margin of 4.76% compared to NL Industries' net margin of -21.56%. Acco Brands' return on equity of 12.58% beat NL Industries' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Acco Brands 4.76% 12.58% 3.60% NL Industries -21.56% -8.74% -7.02%

Does the media prefer ACCO or NL?

In the previous week, Acco Brands had 1 more articles in the media than NL Industries. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Acco Brands and 1 mentions for NL Industries. Acco Brands' average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat NL Industries' score of 0.00 indicating that Acco Brands is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Acco Brands 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral NL Industries 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Do analysts rate AVY or NL?

Avery Dennison currently has a consensus target price of $201.33, indicating a potential upside of 23.24%. Given Avery Dennison's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Avery Dennison is more favorable than NL Industries. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Avery Dennison 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 NL Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00

Does the media favor AVY or NL?

In the previous week, Avery Dennison had 4 more articles in the media than NL Industries. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Avery Dennison and 1 mentions for NL Industries. Avery Dennison's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat NL Industries' score of 0.00 indicating that Avery Dennison is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Avery Dennison 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive NL Industries 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Do analysts recommend NL or MSA?

MSA Safety Incorporporated has a consensus price target of $200.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.90%. Given MSA Safety Incorporporated's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe MSA Safety Incorporporated is more favorable than NL Industries. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score NL Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 MSA Safety Incorporporated 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29

Does the media prefer NL or MSA?

In the previous week, MSA Safety Incorporporated had 2 more articles in the media than NL Industries. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for MSA Safety Incorporporated and 1 mentions for NL Industries. MSA Safety Incorporporated's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat NL Industries' score of 0.00 indicating that MSA Safety Incorporporated is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment NL Industries 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral MSA Safety Incorporporated 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive

Do analysts prefer NL or PBI?

Pitney Bowes has a consensus target price of $16.43, indicating a potential downside of 5.41%. Given Pitney Bowes' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Pitney Bowes is more favorable than NL Industries. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score NL Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Pitney Bowes 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, NL or PBI?

Pitney Bowes has higher revenue and earnings than NL Industries. NL Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pitney Bowes, 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 NL Industries $158.58M 1.83 -$37.83M -$0.69 N/A Pitney Bowes $1.88B 1.25 $144.70M $1.03 16.86

Is NL or PBI more profitable?

Pitney Bowes has a net margin of 8.92% compared to NL Industries' net margin of -21.56%. NL Industries' return on equity of -8.74% beat Pitney Bowes' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets NL Industries -21.56% -8.74% -7.02% Pitney Bowes 8.92% -33.41% 7.55%

Does the media refer more to NL or PBI?

In the previous week, Pitney Bowes had 5 more articles in the media than NL Industries. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Pitney Bowes and 1 mentions for NL Industries. Pitney Bowes' average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat NL Industries' score of 0.00 indicating that Pitney Bowes is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment NL Industries 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Pitney Bowes 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Do analysts rate NL or HNI?

HNI has a consensus target price of $65.00, suggesting a potential upside of 74.89%. Given HNI's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe HNI is more favorable than NL Industries. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score NL Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 HNI 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00

Which has better earnings & valuation, NL or HNI?

HNI has higher revenue and earnings than NL Industries. NL Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HNI, 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 NL Industries $158.58M 1.83 -$37.83M -$0.69 N/A HNI $2.84B 0.93 $54.20M $0.41 90.65

Is NL or HNI more profitable?

HNI has a net margin of 0.04% compared to NL Industries' net margin of -21.56%. HNI's return on equity of 13.17% beat NL Industries' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets NL Industries -21.56% -8.74% -7.02% HNI 0.04% 13.17% 5.16%

Does the media favor NL or HNI?

In the previous week, HNI had 1 more articles in the media than NL Industries. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for HNI and 1 mentions for NL Industries. HNI's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat NL Industries' score of 0.00 indicating that HNI is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment NL Industries 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral HNI 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

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NL vs. ACCO, AVY, MSA, PBI, and HNI

Should you buy NL Industries stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares NL Industries 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 NL Industries include Acco Brands (ACCO), Avery Dennison (AVY), MSA Safety Incorporporated (MSA), Pitney Bowes (PBI), and HNI (HNI). These companies are all part of the "office services & supplies" industry.

How does NL Industries compare to Acco Brands?

Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO) and NL Industries (NYSE:NL) are both small-cap office services & supplies companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and profitability.

Acco Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. NL Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Acco Brands pays out 38.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NL Industries pays out -58.0% 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.

Acco Brands has a net margin of 4.76% compared to NL Industries' net margin of -21.56%. Acco Brands' return on equity of 12.58% beat NL Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Acco Brands	4.76%	12.58%	3.60%
NL Industries	-21.56%	-8.74%	-7.02%

84.6% of Acco Brands shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.7% of NL Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 5.3% of Acco Brands shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of NL Industries shares are held 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.

Acco Brands has higher revenue and earnings than NL Industries. 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Acco Brands	$1.52B	0.24	$41.30M	$0.78	5.10
NL Industries	$158.58M	1.83	-$37.83M	-$0.69	N/A

In the previous week, Acco Brands had 1 more articles in the media than NL Industries. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Acco Brands and 1 mentions for NL Industries. Acco Brands' average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat NL Industries' score of 0.00 indicating that Acco Brands is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Acco Brands	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
NL Industries	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Acco Brands currently has a consensus target price of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 25.79%. Given Acco Brands' higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Acco Brands is more favorable than NL Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Acco Brands	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
NL Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Acco Brands has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its share price is 22% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, NL Industries has a beta of 0.19, indicating that its share price is 81% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Acco Brands beats NL Industries on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does NL Industries compare to Avery Dennison?

Avery Dennison (NYSE:AVY) and NL Industries (NYSE:NL) are both office services & supplies companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and risk.

In the previous week, Avery Dennison had 4 more articles in the media than NL Industries. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Avery Dennison and 1 mentions for NL Industries. Avery Dennison's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat NL Industries' score of 0.00 indicating that Avery Dennison is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Avery Dennison	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NL Industries	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

94.2% of Avery Dennison shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.7% of NL Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Avery Dennison shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of NL Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Avery Dennison has a net margin of 7.66% compared to NL Industries' net margin of -21.56%. Avery Dennison's return on equity of 33.69% beat NL Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Avery Dennison	7.66%	33.69%	8.57%
NL Industries	-21.56%	-8.74%	-7.02%

Avery Dennison currently has a consensus target price of $201.33, indicating a potential upside of 23.24%. Given Avery Dennison's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Avery Dennison is more favorable than NL Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Avery Dennison	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
NL Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Avery Dennison has higher revenue and earnings than NL Industries. NL Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avery Dennison, 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
Avery Dennison	$8.86B	1.41	$688M	$8.87	18.42
NL Industries	$158.58M	1.83	-$37.83M	-$0.69	N/A

Avery Dennison pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. NL Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Avery Dennison pays out 45.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NL Industries pays out -58.0% 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. Avery Dennison has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and NL Industries has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. NL Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Avery Dennison has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, NL Industries has a beta of 0.19, indicating that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Avery Dennison beats NL Industries on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does NL Industries compare to MSA Safety Incorporporated?

NL Industries (NYSE:NL) and MSA Safety Incorporporated (NYSE:MSA) are both office services & supplies companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings, valuation and dividends.

10.7% of NL Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.5% of MSA Safety Incorporporated shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of NL Industries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of MSA Safety Incorporporated shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

MSA Safety Incorporporated has a consensus price target of $200.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.90%. Given MSA Safety Incorporporated's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe MSA Safety Incorporporated is more favorable than NL Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NL Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
MSA Safety Incorporporated	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

MSA Safety Incorporporated has higher revenue and earnings than NL Industries. NL Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MSA Safety Incorporporated, 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
NL Industries	$158.58M	1.83	-$37.83M	-$0.69	N/A
MSA Safety Incorporporated	$1.92B	3.33	$278.92M	$7.40	22.35

NL Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. MSA Safety Incorporporated pays an annual dividend of $2.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. NL Industries pays out -58.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MSA Safety Incorporporated pays out 29.2% 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 and MSA Safety Incorporporated has increased its dividend for 56 consecutive years. NL Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

MSA Safety Incorporporated has a net margin of 15.16% compared to NL Industries' net margin of -21.56%. MSA Safety Incorporporated's return on equity of 24.54% beat NL Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NL Industries	-21.56%	-8.74%	-7.02%
MSA Safety Incorporporated	15.16%	24.54%	12.64%

In the previous week, MSA Safety Incorporporated had 2 more articles in the media than NL Industries. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for MSA Safety Incorporporated and 1 mentions for NL Industries. MSA Safety Incorporporated's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat NL Industries' score of 0.00 indicating that MSA Safety Incorporporated is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NL Industries	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
MSA Safety Incorporporated	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

NL Industries has a beta of 0.19, suggesting that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, MSA Safety Incorporporated has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

MSA Safety Incorporporated beats NL Industries on 17 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does NL Industries compare to Pitney Bowes?

NL Industries (NYSE:NL) and Pitney Bowes (NYSE:PBI) are both office services & supplies companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

NL Industries has a beta of 0.19, indicating that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Pitney Bowes has a beta of 1.63, indicating that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Pitney Bowes had 5 more articles in the media than NL Industries. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Pitney Bowes and 1 mentions for NL Industries. Pitney Bowes' average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat NL Industries' score of 0.00 indicating that Pitney Bowes is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NL Industries	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Pitney Bowes	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Pitney Bowes has a net margin of 8.92% compared to NL Industries' net margin of -21.56%. NL Industries' return on equity of -8.74% beat Pitney Bowes' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NL Industries	-21.56%	-8.74%	-7.02%
Pitney Bowes	8.92%	-33.41%	7.55%

Pitney Bowes has higher revenue and earnings than NL Industries. NL Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pitney Bowes, 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
NL Industries	$158.58M	1.83	-$37.83M	-$0.69	N/A
Pitney Bowes	$1.88B	1.25	$144.70M	$1.03	16.86

NL Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Pitney Bowes pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. NL Industries pays out -58.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pitney Bowes pays out 38.8% 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 raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Pitney Bowes has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. NL Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Pitney Bowes has a consensus target price of $16.43, indicating a potential downside of 5.41%. Given Pitney Bowes' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Pitney Bowes is more favorable than NL Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NL Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Pitney Bowes	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

10.7% of NL Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.9% of Pitney Bowes shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of NL Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.5% of Pitney Bowes shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Pitney Bowes beats NL Industries on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does NL Industries compare to HNI?

NL Industries (NYSE:NL) and HNI (NYSE:HNI) are both office services & supplies companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability.

10.7% of NL Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.3% of HNI shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of NL Industries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of HNI shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

NL Industries has a beta of 0.19, suggesting that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, HNI has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, HNI had 1 more articles in the media than NL Industries. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for HNI and 1 mentions for NL Industries. HNI's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat NL Industries' score of 0.00 indicating that HNI is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NL Industries	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
HNI	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

HNI has a net margin of 0.04% compared to NL Industries' net margin of -21.56%. HNI's return on equity of 13.17% beat NL Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NL Industries	-21.56%	-8.74%	-7.02%
HNI	0.04%	13.17%	5.16%

HNI has higher revenue and earnings than NL Industries. NL Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HNI, 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
NL Industries	$158.58M	1.83	-$37.83M	-$0.69	N/A
HNI	$2.84B	0.93	$54.20M	$0.41	90.65

HNI has a consensus target price of $65.00, suggesting a potential upside of 74.89%. Given HNI's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe HNI is more favorable than NL Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NL Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
HNI	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

NL Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. HNI pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. NL Industries pays out -58.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HNI pays out 341.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. NL Industries has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and HNI has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. NL Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

HNI beats NL Industries on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	NL Industries	CHEM Industry	Materials Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$289.71M	$15.86B	$4.59B	$23.13B
Dividend Yield	6.69%	1.93%	5.00%	4.06%
P/E Ratio	-8.59	36.70	22.59	31.08
Price / Sales	1.83	2.55	5,473.87	96.15
Price / Cash	N/A	14.87	27.05	24.45
Price / Book	0.77	5.08	8.71	4.67
Net Income	-$37.83M	$376.36M	$157.26M	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	-2.11%	0.51%	-4.57%	0.24%
1 Month Performance	-16.02%	2.15%	-5.60%	0.36%
1 Year Performance	-5.81%	18.37%	48.81%	22.63%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
NL NL Industries	0.786 of 5 stars	$5.93 +1.5%	N/A	-3.1%	$289.71M	$158.58M	N/A	2,820
ACCO Acco Brands	4.8719 of 5 stars	$3.96 +0.6%	$5.00 +26.4%	+12.3%	$363.97M	$1.52B	5.06	4,700
AVY Avery Dennison	4.9561 of 5 stars	$161.72 +1.2%	$201.33 +24.5%	-11.9%	$12.37B	$8.86B	18.23	35,000	Positive News
MSA MSA Safety Incorporporated	4.9617 of 5 stars	$163.19 +0.4%	$200.00 +22.6%	-2.1%	$6.30B	$1.87B	22.05	5,300	Positive News
PBI Pitney Bowes	4.5315 of 5 stars	$17.49 +1.4%	$16.43 -6.1%	+65.4%	$2.37B	$1.89B	16.98	6,600

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