LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) Competitors $82.65 +0.09 (+0.11%) (As of 11/15/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends LYB vs. WLK, CBT, HWKN, KRO, KOP, TG, IFF, NEU, SXT, and MEOHShould you be buying LyondellBasell Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LyondellBasell Industries include Westlake (WLK), Cabot (CBT), Hawkins (HWKN), Kronos Worldwide (KRO), Koppers (KOP), Tredegar (TG), International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), NewMarket (NEU), Sensient Technologies (SXT), and Methanex (MEOH). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector. LyondellBasell Industries vs. Westlake Cabot Hawkins Kronos Worldwide Koppers Tredegar International Flavors & Fragrances NewMarket Sensient Technologies Methanex Westlake (NYSE:WLK) and LyondellBasell Industries (NYSE:LYB) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, dividends and profitability. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of WLK or LYB? 28.4% of Westlake shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.2% of LyondellBasell Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 74.1% of Westlake shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of LyondellBasell Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer WLK or LYB? Westlake currently has a consensus target price of $162.17, indicating a potential upside of 28.03%. LyondellBasell Industries has a consensus target price of $101.70, indicating a potential upside of 23.05%. Given Westlake's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Westlake is more favorable than LyondellBasell Industries.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) 2.38LyondellBasell Industries 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.31 Which has higher valuation & earnings, WLK or LYB? LyondellBasell Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Westlake. LyondellBasell Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Westlake, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWestlake$12.55B1.30$479M$0.71178.39LyondellBasell Industries$41.11B0.65$2.12B$6.5712.58 Does the media refer more to WLK or LYB? In the previous week, LyondellBasell Industries had 6 more articles in the media than Westlake. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for LyondellBasell Industries and 13 mentions for Westlake. LyondellBasell Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Westlake's score of 0.27 indicating that LyondellBasell Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Westlake 4 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral LyondellBasell Industries 12 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WLK or LYB? LyondellBasell Industries received 288 more outperform votes than Westlake when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.71% of users gave LyondellBasell Industries an outperform vote while only 57.21% of users gave Westlake an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWestlakeOutperform Votes46057.21% Underperform Votes34442.79% LyondellBasell IndustriesOutperform Votes74863.71% Underperform Votes42636.29% Is WLK or LYB a better dividend stock? Westlake pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. LyondellBasell Industries pays an annual dividend of $5.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. 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. LyondellBasell Industries pays out 81.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Westlake has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years and LyondellBasell Industries has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. LyondellBasell Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is WLK or LYB more profitable? LyondellBasell Industries has a net margin of 5.29% compared to Westlake's net margin of 0.81%. LyondellBasell Industries' return on equity of 17.05% beat Westlake's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Westlake0.81% 6.93% 3.61% LyondellBasell Industries 5.29%17.05%6.12% Which has more volatility & risk, WLK or LYB? Westlake has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LyondellBasell Industries has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryLyondellBasell Industries beats Westlake on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad DTIDo this if you missed cheap BitcoinDid you miss out on the 1000%+ gains of Bitcoin over the past 5 years? If so, you don't want to miss this... Because a new blockchain is taking the world by storm… It’s seeing rapid adoption amongst crypto fans… And just now starting to break into the mainstream. 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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 LYB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLyondellBasell IndustriesIndustrial organic chemicals IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$26.84B$2.91B$2.88B$19.82BDividend Yield6.42%3.47%5.15%3.50%P/E Ratio12.5815.53110.1542.32Price / Sales0.652,064.19541,675.7620.76Price / Cash6.1840.2423.7021.65Price / Book1.962.233.664.66Net Income$2.12B$8.53M$149.92M$983.45M7 Day Performance-3.11%-6.53%-3.54%-2.12%1 Month Performance-10.08%-11.52%-3.82%-0.47%1 Year Performance-14.11%-16.54%27.24%24.69% LyondellBasell Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LYBLyondellBasell Industries4.833 of 5 stars$82.65+0.1%$101.70+23.0%-14.1%$26.84B$41.11B12.5820,000Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsWLKWestlake4.5785 of 5 stars$127.47-0.6%N/A-1.2%$16.41B$12.55B179.5415,520Analyst ForecastNews CoverageCBTCabot4.1342 of 5 stars$110.51-0.4%N/A+38.9%$6.06B$3.99B16.404,300Dividend AnnouncementInsider SellingShort Interest ↑News CoverageHWKNHawkins3.4035 of 5 stars$124.08-0.9%N/A+96.4%$2.59B$919.16M31.73928Short Interest ↑KROKronos Worldwide3.3704 of 5 stars$11.29-1.0%N/A+32.6%$1.30B$1.67B13.942,196Positive NewsKOPKoppers4.6388 of 5 stars$37.72-0.5%N/A-13.9%$764.58M$2.15B10.722,108Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider SellingAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageTGTredegar0.3348 of 5 stars$6.95-1.4%N/A+47.2%$238.81M$701.51M-8.801,900IFFInternational Flavors & Fragrances4.7239 of 5 stars$89.74-0.1%N/A+15.4%$22.94B$11.48B-9.8721,500Analyst UpgradeInsider SellingShort Interest ↑NEUNewMarket2.0727 of 5 stars$545.13-0.7%N/A+7.7%$5.23B$2.70B12.112,000Short Interest ↑SXTSensient Technologies3.0372 of 5 stars$79.25+0.1%N/A+25.3%$3.36B$1.46B37.923,956MEOHMethanex4.8664 of 5 stars$42.37+0.2%N/A-2.1%$2.86B$3.72B19.801,451 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies WLK Competitors CBT Competitors HWKN Competitors KRO Competitors KOP Competitors TG Competitors IFF Competitors NEU Competitors SXT Competitors MEOH Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:LYB) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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