PPG vs. FSTR, HWKN, LIN, AXTA, CBT, CE, CRS, DOW, RPM, and DD
Should 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 (NASDAQ:FSTR) and PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.
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.
L.B. Foster has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PPG Industries has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, PPG Industries had 14 more articles in the media than L.B. Foster. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for PPG Industries and 3 mentions for L.B. Foster. PPG Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat L.B. Foster's score of 1.24 indicating that PPG Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
L.B. Foster currently has a consensus target price of $25.00, suggesting a potential downside of 5.54%. PPG Industries has a consensus target price of $129.82, suggesting a potential upside of 18.28%. Given PPG Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PPG Industries is more favorable than L.B. Foster.
L.B. Foster has a net margin of 7.19% compared to PPG Industries' net margin of 6.25%. PPG Industries' return on equity of 23.85% beat L.B. Foster's return on equity.
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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
PPG Industries beats L.B. Foster on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:PPG) was last updated on 9/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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