Luxfer (LXFR) Competitors $10.31 +0.05 (+0.49%) As of 12:34 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LXFR vs. WLKP, TROX, OEC, ECVT, ASIX, VHI, ASPI, SLI, ARQ, and VGASShould you be buying Luxfer stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Luxfer include Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP), Tronox (TROX), Orion (OEC), Ecovyst (ECVT), AdvanSix (ASIX), Valhi (VHI), ASP Isotopes (ASPI), Standard Lithium (SLI), ARQ (ARQ), and Verde Clean Fuels (VGAS). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry. Luxfer vs. Westlake Chemical Partners Tronox Orion Ecovyst AdvanSix Valhi ASP Isotopes Standard Lithium ARQ Verde Clean Fuels Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSE:WLKP) and Luxfer (NYSE:LXFR) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, valuation, risk, dividends, media sentiment and earnings. Does the media favor WLKP or LXFR? In the previous week, Luxfer had 1 more articles in the media than Westlake Chemical Partners. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Luxfer and 4 mentions for Westlake Chemical Partners. Westlake Chemical Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Luxfer's score of 0.48 indicating that Westlake Chemical Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Westlake Chemical Partners 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Luxfer 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts recommend WLKP or LXFR? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Westlake Chemical Partners 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00Luxfer 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has preferable valuation & earnings, WLKP or LXFR? Westlake Chemical Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Luxfer. Westlake Chemical Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Luxfer, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWestlake Chemical Partners$1.14B0.72$54.28M$1.7713.02Luxfer$391.90M0.69-$1.90M$0.6814.98 Is WLKP or LXFR more profitable? Westlake Chemical Partners has a net margin of 5.40% compared to Luxfer's net margin of 2.37%. Luxfer's return on equity of 9.26% beat Westlake Chemical Partners' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Westlake Chemical Partners5.40% 7.31% 4.75% Luxfer 2.37%9.26%5.13% Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of WLKP or LXFR? 78.3% of Westlake Chemical Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.8% of Luxfer shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Westlake Chemical Partners shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Luxfer shares are held 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. Is WLKP or LXFR a better dividend stock? Westlake Chemical Partners pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. Luxfer pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Westlake Chemical Partners pays out 106.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Luxfer pays out 76.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WLKP or LXFR? Luxfer received 13 more outperform votes than Westlake Chemical Partners when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.15% of users gave Westlake Chemical Partners an outperform vote while only 66.59% of users gave Luxfer an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWestlake Chemical PartnersOutperform Votes27867.15% Underperform Votes13632.85% LuxferOutperform Votes29166.59% Underperform Votes14633.41% Which has more volatility and risk, WLKP or LXFR? Westlake Chemical Partners has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Luxfer has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryWestlake Chemical Partners beats Luxfer on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Luxfer News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LXFR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart LXFR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLuxferIndustrial inorganic chemicals IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$272.34M$25.39B$6.59B$18.49BDividend Yield5.13%3.69%3.60%4.23%P/E Ratio30.8611.0220.3231.15Price / Sales0.692.6874.6425.57Price / Cash14.1156.3526.9217.53Price / Book1.298.563.564.29Net Income-$1.90M$731.97M$797.55M$1.02B7 Day Performance-3.37%-1.59%1.93%-0.80%1 Month Performance-15.94%-12.97%-3.95%-6.88%1 Year Performance1.95%-25.24%9.63%1.68% Luxfer Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LXFRLuxfer1.8523 of 5 stars$10.31+0.5%N/A+1.9%$275.71M$391.90M31.241,400WLKPWestlake Chemical Partners4.1335 of 5 stars$22.42-2.2%N/A+4.3%$789.88M$1.14B12.81150News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeTROXTronox4.4034 of 5 stars$4.90-6.9%$13.50+175.8%-67.9%$773.11M$3.07B-15.796,610Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeOECOrion4.4613 of 5 stars$11.54+0.6%$22.00+90.6%-51.7%$654.01M$1.88B15.391,600News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeECVTEcovyst4.2274 of 5 stars$5.54-0.6%$10.00+80.7%-41.1%$649.63M$704.49M12.03880High Trading VolumeASIXAdvanSix3.7482 of 5 stars$19.21-5.7%$33.67+75.3%-25.1%$513.62M$1.52B11.931,460High Trading VolumeVHIValhi2.8072 of 5 stars$16.13-2.3%$20.00+24.0%+5.5%$456.43M$2.10B5.172,250News CoverageGap UpASPIASP Isotopes0.7324 of 5 stars$4.57+3.6%$4.50-1.5%+75.5%$329.35M$4.14M-7.4976Gap DownSLIStandard Lithium1.8061 of 5 stars$1.18-0.8%$3.95+234.7%N/A$228.85MN/A2.00N/AARQARQ2.8909 of 5 stars$3.67-1.1%$9.50+158.9%-49.8%$154.19M$108.96M-367.00140Gap DownVGASVerde Clean Fuels0.2715 of 5 stars$3.12+4.7%N/A-20.3%$139.00MN/A-6.242Positive NewsGap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Westlake Chemical Partners Competitors Tronox Competitors Orion Competitors Ecovyst Competitors AdvanSix Competitors Valhi Competitors ASP Isotopes Competitors Standard Lithium Competitors ARQ Competitors Verde Clean Fuels Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:LXFR) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Last Time This Happened, Americans Lost BillionsWall Street leaders just held a secret meeting in Las Vegas. 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