Westlake (WLK) Competitors $117.54 -0.21 (-0.18%) (As of 12/17/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends WLK vs. LYB, CBT, HWKN, KRO, KOP, TG, IFF, NEU, SXT, and MEOHShould you be buying Westlake stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Westlake include LyondellBasell Industries (LYB), 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. Westlake vs. LyondellBasell Industries Cabot Hawkins Kronos Worldwide Koppers Tredegar International Flavors & Fragrances NewMarket Sensient Technologies Methanex LyondellBasell Industries (NYSE:LYB) and Westlake (NYSE:WLK) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, earnings, dividends, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Is LYB or WLK 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 LyondellBasell Industries5.29% 17.05% 6.12% Westlake 0.81%6.93%3.61% Do analysts recommend LYB or WLK? LyondellBasell Industries currently has a consensus price target of $97.36, suggesting a potential upside of 29.06%. Westlake has a consensus price target of $162.17, suggesting a potential upside of 37.97%. Given Westlake's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Westlake is more favorable than LyondellBasell Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score LyondellBasell Industries 2 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.21Westlake 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LYB or WLK? LyondellBasell Industries received 291 more outperform votes than Westlake when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.59% of users gave LyondellBasell Industries an outperform vote while only 57.14% of users gave Westlake an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLyondellBasell IndustriesOutperform Votes75163.59% Underperform Votes43036.41% WestlakeOutperform Votes46057.14% Underperform Votes34542.86% Do institutionals & insiders believe in LYB or WLK? 71.2% of LyondellBasell Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.4% of Westlake shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of LyondellBasell Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 74.1% of Westlake shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher valuation and earnings, LYB or WLK? 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 RatioLyondellBasell Industries$40.73B0.60$2.12B$6.5711.48Westlake$12.55B1.21$479M$0.71165.55 Is LYB or WLK a better dividend stock? LyondellBasell Industries pays an annual dividend of $5.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Westlake pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. 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 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 has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Westlake has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years. LyondellBasell Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media favor LYB or WLK? In the previous week, LyondellBasell Industries had 19 more articles in the media than Westlake. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for LyondellBasell Industries and 7 mentions for Westlake. LyondellBasell Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Westlake's score of 0.38 indicating that LyondellBasell Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment LyondellBasell Industries 14 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Westlake 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more volatility & risk, LYB or WLK? LyondellBasell Industries has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Westlake has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryLyondellBasell Industries beats Westlake on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyFirst JFK… next Elon?Today, I have another controversial prediction. One which I will take no pleasure in seeing come true. See, even with President Trump returning as the leader of our free country, I believe Elon Musk is in mortal danger.I share with you in this special investigative documentary. Get Westlake News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WLK 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 WLK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWestlakeIndustrial organic chemicals IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$15.13B$2.67B$2.75B$19.67BDividend Yield1.76%3.47%5.25%3.51%P/E Ratio165.5515.66118.2543.78Price / Sales1.21687.02778,384.3817.61Price / Cash7.0729.9123.4521.73Price / Book1.401.573.375.46Net Income$479M$8.51M$150.39M$987.68M7 Day Performance-2.67%-3.62%-2.73%-2.32%1 Month Performance-7.48%-3.05%4.97%0.63%1 Year Performance-16.28%-16.32%20.28%16.39% Westlake Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WLKWestlake4.7099 of 5 stars$117.54-0.2%$162.17+38.0%-16.1%$15.13B$12.55B165.5515,520LYBLyondellBasell Industries4.9868 of 5 stars$75.54-0.2%$97.36+28.9%-20.6%$24.53B$40.73B11.5220,000Analyst DowngradeInsider TradeCBTCabot4.5214 of 5 stars$102.27-1.1%$105.00+2.7%+22.5%$5.56B$3.99B15.344,200Short Interest ↓Positive NewsHWKNHawkins3.5405 of 5 stars$129.64-0.2%$122.00-5.9%+79.6%$2.71B$934.42M33.21928KROKronos Worldwide3.4387 of 5 stars$10.25-0.2%$12.00+17.1%+3.5%$1.18B$1.86B12.682,196Positive NewsKOPKoppers4.648 of 5 stars$33.22-1.7%$65.75+97.9%-30.8%$673.34M$2.13B9.692,108TGTredegar0.7718 of 5 stars$8.18+2.1%N/A+63.5%$281.07M$702.68M-10.141,900IFFInternational Flavors & Fragrances4.594 of 5 stars$87.45+0.1%$111.00+26.9%+9.0%$22.36B$11.42B-9.6121,500Short Interest ↑NEUNewMarket2.1584 of 5 stars$552.19+2.4%N/A-3.8%$5.30B$2.78B12.032,000SXTSensient Technologies4.0259 of 5 stars$77.40+0.1%$85.00+9.8%+16.5%$3.28B$1.46B36.983,956Positive NewsMEOHMethanex4.3786 of 5 stars$46.07+0.8%$57.25+24.3%+2.1%$3.10B$3.69B21.361,451Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LyondellBasell Industries Alternatives Cabot Alternatives Hawkins Alternatives Kronos Worldwide Alternatives Koppers Alternatives Tredegar Alternatives International Flavors & Fragrances Alternatives NewMarket Alternatives Sensient Technologies Alternatives Methanex Alternatives 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:WLK) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Secret Manhattan ProjectOn January 20, a whole new Manhattan Project is set to begin: Trump’s Manhattan Project. 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