LYB vs. WLK, CBT, HWKN, KRO, KOP, TG, IFF, NEU, SXT, and MEOH
Should 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 (NYSE:WLK) and LyondellBasell Industries (NYSE:LYB) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
LyondellBasell Industries has a net margin of 3.39% compared to Westlake's net margin of 0.81%. LyondellBasell Industries' return on equity of 15.97% beat Westlake's return on equity.
LyondellBasell Industries received 286 more outperform votes than Westlake when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.25% of users gave LyondellBasell Industries an outperform vote while only 57.13% of users gave Westlake an outperform vote.
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.
Westlake currently has a consensus price target of $129.38, suggesting a potential upside of 44.19%. LyondellBasell Industries has a consensus price target of $76.50, suggesting a potential upside of 34.35%. Given Westlake's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Westlake is more favorable than LyondellBasell Industries.
In the previous week, LyondellBasell Industries had 11 more articles in the media than Westlake. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for LyondellBasell Industries and 30 mentions for Westlake. Westlake's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat LyondellBasell Industries' score of 0.66 indicating that Westlake is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Westlake has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LyondellBasell Industries has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Westlake pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. LyondellBasell Industries pays an annual dividend of $5.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.4%. Westlake pays out 45.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. LyondellBasell Industries pays out 129.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Westlake has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years and LyondellBasell Industries has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years.
28.4% of Westlake shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.2% of LyondellBasell Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 74.1% of Westlake shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of LyondellBasell Industries shares are held 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 LyondellBasell Industries on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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