Peers · Basic Materials
Alternatives to DD
6 stocks in the same basic materials sector with similar yield and safety profiles to DD (1.62% yield, 6.5/10 safety).
The closest alternative to DD in our universe is APD — 0.86% higher yield than DD (2.48% vs 1.62%) and a 6.7/10 safety score compared to DD's 6.5/10. Across all 6 peers, yields range from 0.89% to 4.28% and safety scores range from 6.0 to 8.6/10.
Switching from DD to a peer is not always straightforward — a higher yield peer often carries a lower safety score, and vice versa. The table below ranks each alternative by how closely it matches DD on both dimensions simultaneously, so you can see the full yield-vs-safety tradeoff at a glance.
Closest matches
| Ticker | Yield | Safety | How it differs from DD |
|---|---|---|---|
| APD · Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | 2.48% | 6.7/10 · Solid | 0.86% yield gap (higher) |
| LIN · Linde plc | 1.37% | 7.8/10 · Solid | 1.3 safety-score gap (safer) |
| STLD · Steel Dynamics, Inc. | 1.13% | 8.3/10 · Strong | 1.8 safety-score gap (safer) |
| NUE · Nucor Corp. | 0.89% | 8.6/10 · Strong | 2.1 safety-score gap (safer) |
| NTR · Nutrien Ltd. | 2.87% | 8.0/10 · Strong | 1.5 safety-score gap (safer) |
| LYB · LyondellBasell Industries N.V. | 4.28% | 6.0/10 · Mixed | 2.66% yield gap (higher) |
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