Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) Competitors $22.90 +0.45 (+1.98%) Closing price 04/15/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$22.92 +0.02 (+0.09%) As of 04/15/2025 07:07 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. AVNT, MEOH, CC, PRM, BAK, NGVT, UAN, PCT, TROX, and OECShould you be buying Westlake Chemical Partners stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Westlake Chemical Partners include Avient (AVNT), Methanex (MEOH), Chemours (CC), Perimeter Solutions (PRM), Braskem (BAK), Ingevity (NGVT), CVR Partners (UAN), PureCycle Technologies (PCT), Tronox (TROX), and Orion (OEC). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry. Westlake Chemical Partners vs. Avient Methanex Chemours Perimeter Solutions Braskem Ingevity CVR Partners PureCycle Technologies Tronox Orion Avient (NYSE:AVNT) and Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSE:WLKP) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk. Do insiders & institutionals believe in AVNT or WLKP? 95.5% of Avient shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.3% of Westlake Chemical Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Avient shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Westlake Chemical Partners shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend AVNT or WLKP? Avient presently has a consensus price target of $48.60, indicating a potential upside of 53.54%. Given Avient's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Avient is more favorable than Westlake Chemical Partners.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Avient 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86Westlake Chemical Partners 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00 Which has more risk & volatility, AVNT or WLKP? Avient has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Westlake Chemical Partners has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor AVNT or WLKP? In the previous week, Avient had 10 more articles in the media than Westlake Chemical Partners. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Avient and 4 mentions for Westlake Chemical Partners. Westlake Chemical Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Avient's score of 0.72 indicating that Westlake Chemical Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Avient 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Westlake Chemical Partners 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AVNT or WLKP? Westlake Chemical Partners received 242 more outperform votes than Avient when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.15% of users gave Westlake Chemical Partners an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave Avient an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAvientOutperform Votes3650.00% Underperform Votes3650.00% Westlake Chemical PartnersOutperform Votes27867.15% Underperform Votes13632.85% Is AVNT or WLKP a better dividend stock? Avient pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Westlake Chemical Partners pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. Avient pays out 59.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. Which has better valuation and earnings, AVNT or WLKP? Avient has higher revenue and earnings than Westlake Chemical Partners. Westlake Chemical Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avient, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAvient$3.24B0.89$169.50M$1.8317.30Westlake Chemical Partners$1.14B0.71$54.28M$1.7712.94 Is AVNT or WLKP more profitable? Westlake Chemical Partners has a net margin of 5.40% compared to Avient's net margin of 5.23%. Avient's return on equity of 10.44% beat Westlake Chemical Partners' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Avient5.23% 10.44% 4.14% Westlake Chemical Partners 5.40%7.31%4.75% SummaryAvient beats Westlake Chemical Partners on 13 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$806.80M$2.08B$2.96B$18.52BDividend Yield8.57%4.28%5.23%4.23%P/E Ratio13.0815.6577.2031.15Price / Sales0.7112.0524,272,056,611,966,700.0025.69Price / Cash5.1723.6224.3217.53Price / Book0.941.275.194.29Net Income$54.28M-$13.51M$154.96M$1.02B7 Day Performance0.59%0.59%5.26%-0.79%1 Month Performance-1.74%-12.97%2.39%-6.88%1 Year Performance4.54%-31.29%15.94%1.74% Westlake Chemical Partners Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WLKPWestlake Chemical Partners4.1308 of 5 stars$22.90+2.0%N/A+4.3%$806.80M$1.14B13.08150News CoveragePositive NewsAVNTAvient4.8302 of 5 stars$29.83-2.0%$51.80+73.7%-24.5%$2.73B$3.24B16.309,700Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeMEOHMethanex4.7052 of 5 stars$27.39-4.6%$51.63+88.5%-43.2%$1.85B$3.72B11.861,451Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓High Trading VolumeCCChemours3.8871 of 5 stars$10.53-0.9%$22.56+114.3%-57.3%$1.57B$5.78B18.476,600Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoverageHigh Trading VolumePRMPerimeter Solutions3.9252 of 5 stars$9.47+1.2%$16.00+69.0%+39.6%$1.42B$560.97M-67.60240Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeBAKBraskem2.3108 of 5 stars$3.12-6.2%$9.75+213.0%-63.0%$1.24B$77.41B-0.888,310News CoverageNGVTIngevity2.5791 of 5 stars$31.53+0.3%$55.17+75.0%-29.1%$1.15B$1.41B-2.662,050Analyst DowngradeNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeUANCVR Partners2.7921 of 5 stars$65.70-5.6%N/A-6.6%$1.12B$525.32M11.41300Insider TradeNews CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumePCTPureCycle Technologies2.5571 of 5 stars$6.19+3.3%$12.50+101.9%+20.0%$1.11BN/A-4.13120News CoveragePositive NewsTROXTronox4.3967 of 5 stars$4.90-6.9%$13.50+175.8%-67.9%$773.11M$3.07B-15.796,610Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeOECOrion4.457 of 5 stars$11.54+0.6%$22.00+90.6%-51.7%$654.01M$1.88B15.391,600News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Avient Alternatives Methanex Alternatives Chemours Alternatives Perimeter Solutions Alternatives Braskem Alternatives Ingevity Alternatives CVR Partners Alternatives PureCycle Technologies Alternatives Tronox 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 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTwo Unmistakable Patterns Return…The signs suggest we're entering one of those rare periods now. 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