PPG Industries (PPG) Competitors $116.06 +1.04 (+0.91%) Closing price 07/25/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$115.98 -0.08 (-0.07%) As of 07/25/2025 05:54 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 InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock PPG vs. FSTR, HWKN, LIN, AXTA, CBT, CE, CRS, DOW, RPM, and DDShould you be buying PPG Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PPG Industries include L.B. Foster (FSTR), Hawkins (HWKN), Linde (LIN), Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA), Cabot (CBT), Celanese (CE), Carpenter Technology (CRS), DOW (DOW), RPM International (RPM), and DuPont de Nemours (DD). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector. PPG Industries vs. Its Competitors L.B. Foster Hawkins Linde Axalta Coating Systems Cabot Celanese Carpenter Technology DOW RPM International DuPont de Nemours L.B. Foster (NASDAQ:FSTR) and PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and risk. Does the media prefer FSTR or PPG? In the previous week, PPG Industries had 13 more articles in the media than L.B. Foster. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for PPG Industries and 3 mentions for L.B. Foster. L.B. Foster's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat PPG Industries' score of 1.21 indicating that L.B. Foster is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment L.B. Foster 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive PPG Industries 10 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher earnings and valuation, FSTR or PPG? PPG Industries has higher revenue and earnings than L.B. Foster. L.B. Foster is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PPG Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioL.B. Foster$530.77M0.49$42.95M$3.317.44PPG Industries$15.68B1.68$1.12B$4.6724.85 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of FSTR or PPG? 80.6% of L.B. Foster shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.9% of PPG Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 4.7% of L.B. Foster shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of PPG Industries shares are held by 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 volatility & risk, FSTR or PPG? L.B. Foster has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PPG Industries has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend FSTR or PPG? L.B. Foster presently has a consensus price target of $25.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.50%. PPG Industries has a consensus price target of $129.45, suggesting a potential upside of 11.54%. Given PPG Industries' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PPG Industries is more favorable than L.B. Foster.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score L.B. Foster 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00PPG Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.53 Is FSTR or PPG more profitable? L.B. Foster has a net margin of 7.22% compared to PPG Industries' net margin of 6.49%. PPG Industries' return on equity of 24.84% beat L.B. Foster's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets L.B. Foster7.22% 3.76% 1.89% PPG Industries 6.49%24.84%8.85% SummaryPPG Industries beats L.B. Foster on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get PPG Industries News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PPG 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 PPG 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 PPG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPPG IndustriesCHEM IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$26.11B$15.75B$3.29B$21.11BDividend Yield2.33%2.02%5.15%3.60%P/E Ratio24.8550.21113.9128.44Price / Sales1.683.1729,967,650,242,439,600.0058.68Price / Cash11.4013.1323.9222.92Price / Book3.873.116.084.69Net Income$1.12B$421.06M$147.58M$995.51M7 Day Performance1.36%2.62%1.91%1.65%1 Month Performance1.91%5.72%6.33%4.54%1 Year Performance-9.01%7.40%30.45%9.99% PPG Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PPGPPG Industries4.6836 of 5 stars$116.06+0.9%$129.45+11.5%-7.9%$26.11B$15.68B24.8546,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsFSTRL.B. Foster3.7831 of 5 stars$22.39-1.6%$25.00+11.7%+6.1%$238.13M$530.77M6.811,057Positive NewsHWKNHawkins2.9058 of 5 stars$159.78-1.0%$142.50-10.8%+51.8%$3.34B$974.43M39.591,035Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastLINLinde3.4318 of 5 stars$470.50+1.2%$518.80+10.3%+6.7%$221.47B$33.01B34.1765,289Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAXTAAxalta Coating Systems4.6319 of 5 stars$29.76+0.2%$38.80+30.4%-14.4%$6.50B$5.28B14.5112,800Upcoming EarningsCBTCabot4.3263 of 5 stars$75.03+0.2%$92.67+23.5%-21.8%$4.03B$3.99B9.704,200CECelanese4.2496 of 5 stars$57.97+1.2%$66.50+14.7%-57.2%$6.33B$10.28B-3.8012,163Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsCRSCarpenter Technology4.1924 of 5 stars$282.27-1.8%$278.33-1.4%+105.4%$14.01B$2.76B39.854,600News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsDOWDOW3.3579 of 5 stars$28.37+0.1%$33.47+18.0%-51.7%$20.03B$42.96B70.8436,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend CutAnalyst ForecastRPMRPM International3.8543 of 5 stars$111.02-0.4%$126.80+14.2%+3.6%$14.30B$7.34B22.3117,207Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastDDDuPont de Nemours4.6919 of 5 stars$76.06+0.7%$88.31+16.1%-4.1%$31.83B$12.39B-400.2924,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FSTR Alternatives HWKN Alternatives LIN Alternatives AXTA Alternatives CBT Alternatives CE Alternatives CRS Alternatives DOW Alternatives RPM Alternatives DD 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:PPG) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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