Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) Competitors $24.16 +0.02 (+0.08%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$24.15 -0.01 (-0.04%) As of 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 InterestTrends WLKP vs. MEOH, CC, BAK, PRM, NGVT, 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), Braskem (BAK), Perimeter Solutions (PRM), Ingevity (NGVT), 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 Braskem Perimeter Solutions Ingevity 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 better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings. Is WLKP or MEOH a better dividend stock? Westlake Chemical Partners pays an annual dividend of $1.89 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. Methanex pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. 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. Methanex pays out 32.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Do analysts recommend WLKP or MEOH? Methanex has a consensus price target of $62.25, indicating a potential upside of 40.64%. 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) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.88 Which has more risk & volatility, WLKP or MEOH? Westlake Chemical Partners has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Methanex has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WLKP or MEOH? Methanex received 492 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 63.74% of users gave Methanex an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWestlake Chemical PartnersOutperform Votes27867.15% Underperform Votes13632.85% MethanexOutperform Votes77063.74% Underperform Votes43836.26% Which has stronger 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$1.19B0.71$54.28M$1.7513.81Methanex$3.72B0.80$163.99M$2.3119.16 Do institutionals and insiders believe in WLKP or MEOH? 78.3% of Westlake Chemical Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.5% of Methanex shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Westlake Chemical Partners shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Methanex shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer WLKP or MEOH? In the previous week, Methanex had 5 more articles in the media than Westlake Chemical Partners. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Methanex and 3 mentions for Westlake Chemical Partners. Westlake Chemical Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Methanex's score of 1.00 indicating that Westlake Chemical Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Westlake Chemical Partners 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Methanex 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryMethanex beats Westlake Chemical Partners on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. 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$851.40M$2.52B$3.12B$20.04BDividend Yield7.80%3.51%5.15%3.65%P/E Ratio13.8118.24103.9834.90Price / Sales0.71187.3225,886,820,843,820,000.0015.61Price / Cash5.1823.6324.3720.85Price / Book0.991.444.934.92Net Income$54.28M-$13.51M$152.38M$1.02B7 Day Performance2.20%-2.81%-0.57%-1.05%1 Month Performance0.19%-4.90%2.32%-1.40%1 Year Performance9.67%-18.77%33.03%13.93% Westlake Chemical Partners Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WLKPWestlake Chemical Partners3.9044 of 5 stars$24.16+0.1%N/A+10.0%$851.40M$1.19B13.81150Positive NewsMEOHMethanex4.8341 of 5 stars$46.06-1.0%$62.25+35.1%+8.9%$3.10B$3.72B19.941,451Analyst RevisionCCChemours4.4113 of 5 stars$16.80-5.6%$24.11+43.6%-38.3%$2.51B$6.03B33.596,200Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeBAKBraskem1.6867 of 5 stars$4.60+2.1%$9.75+112.2%-42.6%$1.83B$14.14B-1.298,310PRMPerimeter Solutions4.0623 of 5 stars$11.87-0.7%$14.50+22.2%+93.2%$1.73B$534.19M-10.50240Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsNGVTIngevity2.7539 of 5 stars$45.01-0.4%$52.17+15.9%+2.0%$1.64B$1.69B-2.901,700Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeNews CoveragePCTPureCycle Technologies2.716 of 5 stars$9.31+4.0%$12.50+34.3%+79.6%$1.62BN/A-6.21120UANCVR Partners2.9846 of 5 stars$77.61+1.1%N/A+13.3%$1.33B$681.48M15.62300Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst DowngradeNews CoverageTROXTronox4.1411 of 5 stars$7.81-10.8%$16.00+105.0%-44.4%$1.23B$2.85B-16.266,500Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeECVTEcovyst4.2119 of 5 stars$8.22+0.2%$10.25+24.8%-15.2%$957.13M$691.10M17.86880News CoverageOECOrion4.075 of 5 stars$14.42+1.5%$23.50+63.0%-32.6%$832.38M$1.89B27.211,650Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Methanex Alternatives Chemours Alternatives Braskem Alternatives Perimeter Solutions Alternatives Ingevity Alternatives PureCycle Technologies Alternatives CVR Partners Alternatives Tronox Alternatives Ecovyst Alternatives Orion 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:WLKP) was last updated on 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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