Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) Competitors

Methanex (NASDAQ:MEOH) and Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSE:WLKP) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk, community ranking, dividends and earnings.

Do analysts recommend MEOH or WLKP?

Methanex presently has a consensus price target of $58.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.60%. Given Methanex's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Methanex is more favorable than Westlake Chemical Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Methanex	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Westlake Chemical Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00

Does the media refer more to MEOH or WLKP?

In the previous week, Methanex had 16 more articles in the media than Westlake Chemical Partners. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Methanex and 2 mentions for Westlake Chemical Partners. Methanex's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Westlake Chemical Partners' score of 0.32 indicating that Methanex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Methanex	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Westlake Chemical Partners	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better valuation & earnings, MEOH or WLKP?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Methanex	$3.72B	0.89	$174.14M	$2.14	23.05
Westlake Chemical Partners	$1.19B	0.70	$54.28M	$1.75	13.59

Is MEOH or WLKP a better dividend stock?

Methanex pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Westlake Chemical Partners pays an annual dividend of $1.89 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. Methanex pays out 34.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Westlake Chemical Partners pays out 108.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more risk & volatility, MEOH or WLKP?

Methanex has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Westlake Chemical Partners has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MEOH or WLKP more profitable?

Westlake Chemical Partners has a net margin of 5.40% compared to Methanex's net margin of 4.12%. Methanex's return on equity of 9.04% beat Westlake Chemical Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Methanex	4.12%	9.04%	3.16%
Westlake Chemical Partners	5.40%	7.31%	4.75%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MEOH or WLKP?

73.5% of Methanex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.3% of Westlake Chemical Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Methanex shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Westlake Chemical Partners shares are owned 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MEOH or WLKP?

Methanex received 490 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 63.89% of users gave Methanex an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Methanex	Outperform Votes 768 63.89%	Underperform Votes 434 36.11%
Westlake Chemical Partners	Outperform Votes 278 67.15%	Underperform Votes 136 32.85%

Summary

Methanex beats Westlake Chemical Partners on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.