Cabot (CBT) Competitors

Westlake (NYSE:WLK) and Cabot (NYSE:CBT) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking and dividends.

Is WLK or CBT a better dividend stock?

Westlake pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Cabot pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Westlake pays out 295.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Cabot pays out 25.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Westlake has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years and Cabot has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Westlake is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, WLK or CBT?

Westlake has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cabot has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, WLK or CBT?

Westlake has higher revenue and earnings than Cabot. Cabot is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Westlake, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Westlake	$12.55B	1.30	$479M	$0.71	178.39
Cabot	$3.99B	1.49	$380M	$6.74	16.14

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WLK or CBT?

Westlake received 71 more outperform votes than Cabot when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.75% of users gave Cabot an outperform vote while only 57.21% of users gave Westlake an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Westlake	Outperform Votes 460 57.21%	Underperform Votes 344 42.79%
Cabot	Outperform Votes 389 61.75%	Underperform Votes 241 38.25%

Does the media refer more to WLK or CBT?

In the previous week, Cabot had 2 more articles in the media than Westlake. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Cabot and 14 mentions for Westlake. Westlake's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Cabot's score of 0.28 indicating that Westlake is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Westlake	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Cabot	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend WLK or CBT?

Westlake presently has a consensus price target of $162.17, suggesting a potential upside of 28.03%. Cabot has a consensus price target of $105.00, suggesting a potential downside of 3.50%. Given Westlake's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Westlake is more favorable than Cabot.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Westlake	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Cabot	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is WLK or CBT more profitable?

Cabot has a net margin of 9.51% compared to Westlake's net margin of 0.81%. Cabot's return on equity of 26.60% beat Westlake's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Westlake	0.81%	6.93%	3.61%
Cabot	9.51%	26.60%	10.99%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in WLK or CBT?

28.4% of Westlake shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of Cabot shares are owned by institutional investors. 74.1% of Westlake shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Cabot shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Westlake beats Cabot on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.