Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) Competitors $23.36 -0.03 (-0.11%) Closing price 03/27/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$23.32 -0.04 (-0.17%) As of 03/27/2025 04:05 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock WLKP vs. MEOH, CC, NGVT, BAK, PRM, PCT, UAN, TROX, ECVT, and OECShould you be buying Westlake Chemical Partners stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Westlake Chemical Partners include Methanex (MEOH), Chemours (CC), Ingevity (NGVT), Braskem (BAK), Perimeter Solutions (PRM), PureCycle Technologies (PCT), CVR Partners (UAN), Tronox (TROX), Ecovyst (ECVT), and Orion (OEC). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry. Westlake Chemical Partners vs. Methanex Chemours Ingevity Braskem Perimeter Solutions PureCycle Technologies CVR Partners Tronox Ecovyst Orion Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSE:WLKP) and Methanex (NASDAQ:MEOH) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation. Which has higher valuation & earnings, WLKP or MEOH? Methanex has higher revenue and earnings than Westlake Chemical Partners. Westlake Chemical Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Methanex, 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$1.7713.20Methanex$3.72B0.65$163.99M$2.3115.58 Do analysts rate WLKP or MEOH? Methanex has a consensus price target of $60.63, suggesting a potential upside of 68.45%. Given Methanex's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Methanex is more favorable than Westlake Chemical Partners.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) 4.00Methanex 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78 Does the media refer more to WLKP or MEOH? In the previous week, Methanex had 13 more articles in the media than Westlake Chemical Partners. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Methanex and 1 mentions for Westlake Chemical Partners. Westlake Chemical Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Methanex's score of 0.48 indicating that Westlake Chemical Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Westlake Chemical Partners Positive Methanex Neutral Is WLKP or MEOH more profitable? Westlake Chemical Partners has a net margin of 5.40% compared to Methanex's net margin of 4.41%. Methanex's return on equity of 10.97% beat Westlake Chemical Partners' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Westlake Chemical Partners5.40% 7.31% 4.75% Methanex 4.41%10.97%3.89% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of WLKP or MEOH? 78.3% of Westlake Chemical Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.5% of Methanex shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Westlake Chemical Partners shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Methanex shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is WLKP or MEOH a better dividend stock? Westlake Chemical Partners pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. Methanex pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. 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. Methanex pays out 32.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WLKP or MEOH? Methanex received 493 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 63.72% of users gave Methanex an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWestlake Chemical PartnersOutperform Votes27867.15% Underperform Votes13632.85% MethanexOutperform Votes77163.72% Underperform Votes43936.28% Which has more risk & volatility, WLKP or MEOH? Westlake Chemical Partners has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Methanex has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryMethanex beats Westlake Chemical Partners on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Westlake Chemical Partners News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WLKP 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 WLKP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWestlake Chemical PartnersIndustrial organic chemicals IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$823.36M$2.37B$3.12B$19.62BDividend Yield8.05%3.77%5.14%3.75%P/E Ratio13.3516.4982.4233.60Price / Sales0.729.2923,069,725,634,371,000.0027.47Price / Cash5.1723.6224.3417.54Price / Book0.961.415.124.60Net Income$54.28M-$13.51M$153.74M$1.02B7 Day Performance0.67%-1.37%1.13%0.37%1 Month Performance-2.73%-7.56%6.64%-2.45%1 Year Performance4.54%-29.05%20.79%5.03% Westlake Chemical Partners Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WLKPWestlake Chemical Partners4.2136 of 5 stars$23.37-0.1%N/A+5.2%$823.36M$1.14B13.35150Short Interest ↓Positive NewsMEOHMethanex4.4203 of 5 stars$37.82+0.7%$60.63+60.3%-20.0%$2.55B$3.72B16.371,451Analyst RevisionCCChemours4.3393 of 5 stars$14.59+1.3%$23.11+58.4%-50.5%$2.18B$5.78B25.606,200Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↑News CoverageGap UpNGVTIngevity2.9569 of 5 stars$44.30+0.8%$55.17+24.5%-18.1%$1.61B$1.41B-3.742,050Analyst DowngradePositive NewsBAKBraskem2.1337 of 5 stars$3.99+3.8%$9.75+144.7%-62.6%$1.59B$77.41B-1.128,310Gap DownPRMPerimeter Solutions3.9243 of 5 stars$9.08-1.6%$14.50+59.8%+44.5%$1.36B$560.97M-64.82240Analyst UpgradeNews CoveragePositive NewsPCTPureCycle Technologies2.4139 of 5 stars$7.46-3.1%$12.50+67.6%+22.0%$1.34BN/A-4.97120Positive NewsUANCVR Partners2.3529 of 5 stars$75.63-0.1%N/A-1.8%$1.29B$525.32M13.13300TROXTronox4.8525 of 5 stars$7.32+3.3%$13.50+84.6%-59.0%$1.16B$3.07B-23.606,610High Trading VolumeECVTEcovyst4.0848 of 5 stars$6.71-0.5%$10.00+49.1%-40.8%$786.95M$704.49M14.58880OECOrion4.6522 of 5 stars$13.48+2.4%$22.00+63.3%-42.8%$763.41M$1.88B17.971,600Short Interest ↓Positive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Methanex Alternatives Chemours Alternatives Ingevity Alternatives Braskem Alternatives Perimeter Solutions Alternatives PureCycle Technologies Alternatives CVR Partners Alternatives Tronox Alternatives Ecovyst Alternatives Orion Alternatives 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:WLKP) was last updated on 3/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Warns: Exec Order 14024 Targets DollarExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | SponsoredWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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