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Company snapshot — Dow Inc

DOW in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Dow makes basic and specialty chemicals for packaging, construction, transport and consumer goods, organised into three segments. Packaging & Specialty Plastics covers ethylene, propylene, polyethylene and related derivatives; Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure covers polyurethanes, chlor-alkali and vinyl chemicals, plus construction additives; Performance Materials & Coatings supplies paints, industrial coatings and silicone-based intermediates. It also runs a small property-and-casualty insurance and reinsurance business alongside its chemical operations. Dow is headquartered in Midland, Michigan.
Where it sits in the stack
Dow holds no seat in Rubin or Halo, so it sits outside our AI build-out framework; in our universe it belongs to the Basic Materials sector, within Chemicals, as a bulk and specialty producer rather than a build-out supplier.
Who it is priced against
Closelook's peer group is not set for this name; the comparison the market draws most often is with LyondellBasell as a fellow bulk-chemicals producer.
Why Closelook tracks it
Dow carries no Closelook score and has not appeared in any diary edition or quote; its only index seat in our data is the S&P 500, outside Rubin and Halo.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether volumes recover in the packaging- and construction-linked segments, since demand there drives most of the swing in this business.

Dow Inc (DOW) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for DOW, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 2 analyst actions on the wire · latest: price target by Deutsche Bank, 2026-09-17

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for DOW from the Closelook wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Price target Deutsche Bank — target 32 from 33 Target cut to $32 from $33 (+8.7% to spot) 2026-09-17
  • Initiation KeyBanc — at Sector Weight Initiated to Sector Weight from Overweight 2026-09-11

2 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 initiation, 1 target change. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 55/100 · S&P 500 fund at 58, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-17
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 94th percentile of the window, +2.7% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-17
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.00 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-17

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-18

Quick answers

What is Dow Inc (DOW)?

Dow Inc trades as DOW on the US exchange (United States) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-18.

Is DOW in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Dow Inc is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-18.

Where does DOW trade against its moving averages?

Mixed moving-average stack: Trades -2.3% vs the 50-day and -6.2% vs the 200-day average, 30.3% below the 52-week high and +48.1% off the 52-week low; a death cross printed 24 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-17 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Dow Inc do?

Dow makes basic and specialty chemicals for packaging, construction, transport and consumer goods, organised into three segments. Packaging & Specialty Plastics covers ethylene, propylene, polyethylene and related derivatives; Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure covers polyurethanes, chlor-alkali and vinyl chemicals, plus construction additives; Performance Materials & Coatings supplies paints, industrial coatings and silicone-based intermediates. It also runs a small property-and-casualty insurance and reinsurance business alongside its chemical operations. Closelook's peer group is not set for this name; the comparison the market draws most often is with LyondellBasell as a fellow bulk-chemicals producer.

Where does Dow Inc sit in the AI build-out?

Dow holds no seat in Rubin or Halo, so it sits outside our AI build-out framework; in our universe it belongs to the Basic Materials sector, within Chemicals, as a bulk and specialty producer rather than a build-out supplier. Dow carries no Closelook score and has not appeared in any diary edition or quote; its only index seat in our data is the S&P 500, outside Rubin and Halo.

What has Wall Street done on Dow Inc recently?

The most recent analyst action on Dow Inc on the Closelook wire is a price target by Deutsche Bank on 2026-09-17 (target 32 from 33). 2 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 initiation, 1 target change. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelook readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for DOW, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

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