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QQQ   310.89
Ruling halts oil exports from Iraq's Kurdish area via Turkey
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Venezuela: 21 officials, businessmen arrested in oil scheme
Finnish leadership condemns attack on veteran lawmaker
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Canada pledges Great Lakes funding after Trudeau-Biden talks
Challenger wins close race to lead United Auto Workers union
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Travel disruption hits Germany on eve of transport strike
Technical issues at Lufthansa cause delays in Frankfurt
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DOW   32,237.53
QQQ   310.89
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NYSE:PPG

PPG Industries - PPG Competitors

$125.44
+1.93 (+1.56%)
(As of 03/24/2023 12:00 AM ET)
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Today's Range
$120.90
$125.48
50-Day Range
$122.49
$137.46
52-Week Range
$107.06
$138.10
Volume
1.25 million shs
Average Volume
1.50 million shs
Market Capitalization
$29.52 billion
P/E Ratio
28.97
Dividend Yield
1.98%
Price Target
$135.84

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
PPG Industries$17.65 billion1.67$1.03 billion$4.3328.97
LyondellBasell Industries$50.45 billion0.56$3.89 billion$11.807.34

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.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
PPG Industries
3 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
LyondellBasell Industries
6 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
PPG IndustriesOutperform Votes
933
67.12%
Underperform Votes
457
32.88%
LyondellBasell IndustriesOutperform Votes
725
65.49%
Underperform Votes
382
34.51%

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.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
PPG Industries
1 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.41
LyondellBasell Industries
3 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.18

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
PPG Industries 5.81% 22.55% 6.75%
LyondellBasell Industries 7.71% 32.96% 11.11%

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.
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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.
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PPG vs. The Competition

MetricPPG IndustriesPaints & allied products IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$29.52B$15.09B$2.65B$14.05B
Dividend Yield2.01%1.41%4.49%3.91%
P/E Ratio28.9726.1788.4522.46
Price / Sales1.671.4377,603.8910.21
Price / Cash14.6013.6825.4924.27
Price / Book4.393.793.166.80
Net Income$1.03B$604.07M$390.50M$872.18M
7 Day Performance2.41%0.83%0.97%0.73%
1 Month Performance-3.29%-2.67%0.89%-7.18%
1 Year Performance-3.11%-2.65%-12.77%-15.34%

PPG Industries Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LYB
LyondellBasell Industries
2.8861 of 5 stars
$86.77
-1.9%
$98.95
+14.0%
-19.6%$28.29B$50.45B7.3519,300Positive News
FNV
Franco-Nevada
2.509 of 5 stars
$141.81
+0.8%
$166.43
+17.4%
-8.6%$27.21B$1.32B38.8538
GOLD
Barrick Gold
2.5316 of 5 stars
$18.00
+1.8%
$23.60
+31.1%
-24.5%$31.05B$11.01B75.0021,300
DD
DuPont de Nemours
2.7229 of 5 stars
$68.20
-2.1%
$81.14
+19.0%
-11.0%$31.26B$13.02B5.7223,000Options Volume
Positive News
ALB
Albemarle
2.9435 of 5 stars
$216.11
-3.1%
$308.00
+42.5%
+0.1%$25.33B$7.32B9.477,400
SQM
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile
2.3272 of 5 stars
$81.07
-1.0%
$95.60
+17.9%
-4.4%$23.16B$10.71B5.936,081
AEM
Agnico Eagle Mines
2.2127 of 5 stars
$50.26
+1.6%
$70.50
+40.3%
-16.7%$22.99B$5.74B33.5111,838
MT
ArcelorMittal
2.2735 of 5 stars
$27.95
-0.5%
$28.68
+2.6%
-18.8%$22.51B$79.84B2.82157,909Analyst Upgrade
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DOW
DOW
2.7284 of 5 stars
$51.38
-1.3%
$59.50
+15.8%
-20.0%$36.38B$56.90B8.2337,800Analyst Revision
NEM
Newmont
2.6967 of 5 stars
$46.64
+0.1%
$62.21
+33.4%
-38.5%$37.06B$11.92B-86.3714,600
This page (NYSE:PPG) was last updated on 3/26/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff