CBT vs. WLK, HWKN, KRO, KOP, TG, LYB, ESI, WDFC, OEC, and ASPI
Should you be buying Cabot stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cabot include Westlake (WLK), Hawkins (HWKN), Kronos Worldwide (KRO), Koppers (KOP), Tredegar (TG), LyondellBasell Industries (LYB), Element Solutions (ESI), WD-40 (WDFC), Orion (OEC), and ASP Isotopes (ASPI).
Cabot (NYSE:CBT) and Westlake (NYSE:WLK) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership and profitability.
In the previous week, Westlake had 1 more articles in the media than Cabot. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Westlake and 7 mentions for Cabot. Cabot's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Westlake's score of 0.43 indicating that Cabot is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Westlake received 66 more outperform votes than Cabot when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.92% of users gave Cabot an outperform vote while only 58.08% of users gave Westlake an outperform vote.
93.2% of Cabot shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.4% of Westlake shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of Cabot shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Westlake shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Cabot has a net margin of 11.51% compared to Westlake's net margin of 2.13%. Cabot's return on equity of 26.21% beat Westlake's return on equity.
Cabot presently has a consensus target price of $93.67, suggesting a potential downside of 7.14%. Westlake has a consensus target price of $151.00, suggesting a potential downside of 5.00%. Given Westlake's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Westlake is more favorable than Cabot.
Westlake has higher revenue and earnings than Cabot. Cabot is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Westlake, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Cabot pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Westlake pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Cabot pays out 20.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Westlake pays out 100.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Cabot is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Cabot has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Westlake has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Cabot beats Westlake on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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