WLK vs. LYB, CBT, HWKN, KRO, KOP, TG, IFF, NEU, MEOH, and SXT
Should 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), Methanex (MEOH), and Sensient Technologies (SXT). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Westlake vs.
Westlake (NYSE:WLK) and LyondellBasell Industries (NYSE:LYB) 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 profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, risk, valuation, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.
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.
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.
Westlake pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. LyondellBasell Industries pays an annual dividend of $5.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. 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 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 increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years and LyondellBasell Industries has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. LyondellBasell Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
In the previous week, LyondellBasell Industries had 19 more articles in the media than Westlake. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for LyondellBasell Industries and 11 mentions for Westlake. LyondellBasell Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Westlake's score of 0.89 indicating that LyondellBasell Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
LyondellBasell Industries received 294 more outperform votes than Westlake when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.54% of users gave LyondellBasell Industries an outperform vote while only 57.28% of users gave Westlake an outperform vote.
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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of LyondellBasell Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Westlake has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LyondellBasell Industries has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Westlake currently has a consensus target price of $155.79, indicating a potential upside of 42.03%. LyondellBasell Industries has a consensus target price of $88.25, indicating a potential upside of 14.54%. Given Westlake's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Westlake is more favorable than LyondellBasell Industries.
Summary
LyondellBasell Industries beats Westlake on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:WLK) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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