PPG vs. LYB, FNV, GOLD, DD, ALB, SQM, AEM, MT, DOW, and NEM
Should you be buying PPG Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PPG Industries include LyondellBasell Industries (LYB), Franco-Nevada (FNV), Barrick Gold (GOLD), DuPont de Nemours (DD), Albemarle (ALB), Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM), Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM), ArcelorMittal (MT), DOW (DOW), and Newmont (NEM). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
PPG Industries vs.
PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) and LyondellBasell Industries (NYSE:LYB) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.
80.0% of PPG Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.1% of LyondellBasell Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of PPG Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of LyondellBasell Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
LyondellBasell Industries has higher revenue and earnings than PPG Industries. LyondellBasell Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PPG Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, LyondellBasell Industries had 3 more articles in the media than PPG Industries. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for LyondellBasell Industries and 9 mentions for PPG Industries. LyondellBasell Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat PPG Industries' score of 0.64 indicating that LyondellBasell Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
PPG Industries pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. LyondellBasell Industries pays an annual dividend of $4.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. PPG Industries pays out 57.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. LyondellBasell Industries pays out 40.3% 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. LyondellBasell Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
PPG Industries received 208 more outperform votes than LyondellBasell Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.12% of users gave PPG Industries an outperform vote while only 65.49% of users gave LyondellBasell Industries an outperform vote.
PPG Industries has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LyondellBasell Industries has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.
PPG Industries currently has a consensus target price of $135.84, indicating a potential upside of 8.29%. LyondellBasell Industries has a consensus target price of $98.95, indicating a potential upside of 14.30%. Given LyondellBasell Industries' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe LyondellBasell Industries is more favorable than PPG Industries.
LyondellBasell Industries has a net margin of 7.71% compared to PPG Industries' net margin of 5.81%. LyondellBasell Industries' return on equity of 32.96% beat PPG Industries' return on equity.
Summary
LyondellBasell Industries beats PPG Industries on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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.
Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
PPG Industries Competitors List
