Compare Stocks: HWKN, WLK, MEOH, and CBT

Comparative Price Performance Over Time

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
CBT Cabot	$80.68 -1.0%	$86.50	$58.33 ▼ $94.53	$4.17B	0.83	465,218 shs	102,356 shs
HWKN Hawkins	$129.02 -0.1%	$132.08	$116.04 ▼ $186.15	$2.68B	0.77	162,853 shs	48,817 shs
MEOH Methanex	$58.90 +0.3%	$54.28	$32.00 ▼ $66.75	$4.55B	0.58	1.04 million shs	249,070 shs
WLK Westlake	$75.67 +1.2%	$75.94	$56.33 ▼ $124.23	$9.67B	0.63	1.18 million shs	178,084 shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
CBT Cabot	0.00%	-1.51%	-7.09%	-3.45%	+0.64%
HWKN Hawkins	0.00%	+7.37%	-0.60%	-17.01%	-22.74%
MEOH Methanex	0.00%	-0.39%	+10.23%	+1.84%	+52.08%
WLK Westlake	0.00%	-0.49%	-3.67%	-13.52%	-16.39%

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
CBT Cabot	$80.68 -1.0%	$86.50	$58.33 ▼ $94.53	$4.17B	0.83	465,218 shs	102,356 shs
HWKN Hawkins	$129.02 -0.1%	$132.08	$116.04 ▼ $186.15	$2.68B	0.77	162,853 shs	48,817 shs
MEOH Methanex	$58.90 +0.3%	$54.28	$32.00 ▼ $66.75	$4.55B	0.58	1.04 million shs	249,070 shs
WLK Westlake	$75.67 +1.2%	$75.94	$56.33 ▼ $124.23	$9.67B	0.63	1.18 million shs	178,084 shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
CBT Cabot	0.00%	-1.51%	-7.09%	-3.45%	+0.64%
HWKN Hawkins	0.00%	+7.37%	-0.60%	-17.01%	-22.74%
MEOH Methanex	0.00%	-0.39%	+10.23%	+1.84%	+52.08%
WLK Westlake	0.00%	-0.49%	-3.67%	-13.52%	-16.39%

Compare Analyst Forecasts

Company	Consensus Rating Score	Consensus Rating	Consensus Price Target	% Upside from Current Price
CBT Cabot	2.14	Hold	$89.00	10.31% Upside
HWKN Hawkins	2.00	Hold	$171.00	32.53% Upside
MEOH Methanex	2.55	Moderate Buy	$68.56	16.39% Upside
WLK Westlake	2.13	Hold	$93.92	24.13% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest HWKN, WLK, MEOH, and CBT Analyst Ratings

Date	Company	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target
8/27/2026	HWKN Hawkins	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Hold (C+) ➝ Hold (C)
8/25/2026	WLK Westlake	Zacks Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Strong Sell ➝ Hold
8/21/2026	CBT Cabot	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Hold (C)
8/7/2026	CBT Cabot	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Underweight	$70.00 ➝ $78.00
8/6/2026	WLK Westlake	Royal Bank Of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$89.00 ➝ $95.00
8/5/2026	CBT Cabot	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$97.00 ➝ $92.00
8/5/2026	CBT Cabot	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Price Target		$100.00
8/5/2026	WLK Westlake	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Equal Weight	$110.00 ➝ $89.00
8/4/2026	HWKN Hawkins	Zacks Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Hold ➝ Strong Sell
8/3/2026	HWKN Hawkins	BWS Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$200.00
7/31/2026	MEOH Methanex	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Buy	$70.00 ➝ $71.00

(Data available from 9/8/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Compare Sales & Book Value

Company	Annual Revenue	Price/Sales	Cashflow	Price/Cash	Book Value	Price/Book
CBT Cabot	$3.71B	1.12	$10.29 per share	7.84	$32.05 per share	2.52
HWKN Hawkins	$1.08B	2.49	$6.41 per share	20.13	$25.55 per share	5.05
MEOH Methanex	$3.59B	1.27	$7.70 per share	7.65	$35.26 per share	1.67
WLK Westlake	$11.17B	0.87	$14.06 per share	5.38	$72.46 per share	1.04

Compare Profitability & Earnings

Company	Net Income	EPS	Trailing P/E Ratio	Forward P/E Ratio	P/E Growth	Net Margins	Return on Equity (ROE)	Return on Assets (ROA)	Next Earnings Date
CBT Cabot	$331M	$3.55	22.74	11.40	10.70	5.23%	20.29%	9.01%	11/2/2026 (Estimated)
HWKN Hawkins	$81.55M	$3.86	33.23	26.88	2.63	7.29%	15.42%	8.22%	11/4/2026 (Estimated)
MEOH Methanex	$79.88M	$1.03	57.14	8.79	N/A	2.07%	11.35%	4.34%	10/29/2026 (Estimated)
WLK Westlake	-$1.51B	-$9.58	N/A	23.50	N/A	-10.94%	0.93%	0.44%	10/29/2026 (Estimated)

Latest HWKN, WLK, MEOH, and CBT Earnings

Date	Quarter	Company	Consensus Estimate	Reported EPS	Beat/Miss	Gap EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue
8/4/2026	Q2 2026	WLK Westlake	$1.83	$2.01	+$0.18	$2.01	$3.24 billion	$3.27 billion
8/3/2026	Q3 2026	CBT Cabot	$1.66	$1.67	+$0.01	$0.12	$943.16 million	$982.00 million
7/29/2026	Q1 2027	HWKN Hawkins	$1.39	$1.35	-$0.04	$1.35	$313.42 million	$315.68 million
7/28/2026	Q2 2026	MEOH Methanex	$4.00	$3.87	-$0.13	$2.45	$1.43 billion	$1.40 billion

Compare Dividends

Company	Annual Payout	Dividend Yield	5-Year Annualized Dividend Growth	Payout Ratio	Years of Consecutive Growth
CBT Cabot	$1.89	2.32%	+4.68%	53.24%	14 Years
HWKN Hawkins	$0.80	0.62%	+9.80%	20.73%	20 Years
MEOH Methanex	$0.74	1.26%	+9.50%	71.84%	4 Years
WLK Westlake	$2.13	2.85%	+14.55%	N/A	21 Years

Latest HWKN, WLK, CBT, and MEOH Dividends

Announcement	Company	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
7/15/2026	MEOH Methanex	quarterly	$0.1850	1.39%	9/16/2026	9/16/2026	9/30/2026
7/10/2026	CBT Cabot	quarterly	$0.4725	2.26%	8/28/2026	8/28/2026	9/11/2026
8/14/2026	WLK Westlake	quarterly	$0.5330	2.85%	8/25/2026	8/25/2026	9/10/2026
7/29/2026	HWKN Hawkins	quarterly	$0.19	0.61%	8/14/2026	8/14/2026	8/28/2026

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Compare Debt

Company	Debt-to-Equity Ratio	Current Ratio	Quick Ratio
CBT Cabot	0.48	1.47	0.97
HWKN Hawkins	0.45	2.27	1.54
MEOH Methanex	0.83	2.07	1.35
WLK Westlake	0.55	2.45	1.70

Compare Ownership

Institutional Ownership

Company	Institutional Ownership
CBT Cabot	93.18%
HWKN Hawkins	69.71%
MEOH Methanex	73.49%
WLK Westlake	28.40%

Insider Ownership

Company	Insider Ownership
CBT Cabot	3.08%
HWKN Hawkins	3.70%
MEOH Methanex	1.00%
WLK Westlake	1.40%

Compare Miscellaneous Stats

Company	Employees	Shares Outstanding	Free Float	Optionable
CBT Cabot	4,100	51.62 million	50.03 million	Optionable
HWKN Hawkins	1,200	20.88 million	20.10 million	Optionable
MEOH Methanex	1,649	77.36 million	76.59 million	Optionable
WLK Westlake	14,600	127.80 million	126.01 million	Optionable

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Recent News About These Companies

Legal & General Group Plc Makes New Investment in Westlake Corporation $WLK

September 5 at 3:43 AM | marketbeat.com

AXQ Capital LP Purchases New Holdings in Westlake Corporation $WLK

September 4, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Why Is Westlake (WLK) Down 3.1% Since Last Earnings Report?

September 3, 2026 | zacks.com

Westlake Corporation $WLK Shares Sold by UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC

September 3, 2026 | marketbeat.com

The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company Invests $2.71 Million in Westlake Corporation $WLK

September 3, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Man Group plc Makes New $1.88 Million Investment in Westlake Corporation $WLK

September 2, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Bank of New York Mellon Corp Buys Shares of 163,455 Westlake Corporation $WLK

September 2, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Westlake Corporation annonce des changements de direction, effectifs au 31 août 2026

September 1, 2026 | zonebourse.comZ

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Makes New $1.04 Million Investment in Westlake Corporation $WLK

September 1, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Westlake Chemical Partners Reshapes Senior Financial Leadership Team

August 31, 2026 | tipranks.com

Westlake Corporation Appoints New Chief Accounting Officer

August 31, 2026 | tipranks.com

Hsbc Holdings PLC Takes $1.70 Million Position in Westlake Corporation $WLK

August 31, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Jupiter Topco LLC Invests $19.54 Million in Westlake Corporation $WLK

August 29, 2026 | marketbeat.com

27,248 Shares in Westlake Corporation $WLK Purchased by Freestone Grove Partners LP

August 29, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Zacks Research Comments on Westlake FY2026 Earnings

August 28, 2026 | americanbankingnews.com

Here's Why You Should Retain Westlake Stock in Your Portfolio

August 27, 2026 | zacks.com

Westlake (NYSE:WLK) Stock Rating Upgraded by Zacks Research

August 27, 2026 | marketbeat.com

BlackRock Inc. Makes New $240.47 Million Investment in Westlake Corporation $WLK

August 27, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Zacks Research Forecasts Westlake FY2026 Earnings

August 26, 2026 | marketbeat.com

PDT Partners LLC Takes $5.53 Million Position in Westlake Corporation $WLK

August 26, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Quantbot Technologies LP Invests $1.12 Million in Westlake Corporation $WLK

August 26, 2026 | marketbeat.com

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HWKN, WLK, MEOH, and CBT Company Descriptions

Cabot NYSE:CBT

$80.68 -0.80 (-0.98%)

As of 02:00 PM Eastern

Cabot Corporation operates as a specialty chemicals and performance materials company. The company operates through two segments, Reinforcement Materials and Performance Chemicals. It offers reinforcing carbons that are used in tires as a rubber reinforcing agent and performance additive, as well as in industrial products, such as hoses, belts, extruded profiles, and molded goods; and engineered elastomer composites solutions. The company also provides specialty carbons for use in inks, coatings, plastics, adhesives, toners, batteries, and displays; conductive additives and fumed alumina used in lead acid and lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles; fumed silica used in adhesives, sealants, cosmetics, batteries, inks, toners, silicone elastomers, coatings, polishing slurries, and pharmaceuticals; and fumed alumina for use in various products, including inkjet media, lighting, coatings, cosmetics, and polishing slurries. In addition, it offers aerogel, a hydrophobic, silica-based particle to use in various thermal insulation and specialty chemical applications; masterbatch and conductive compound products that are used in automotive, industrial, packaging, infrastructure, agriculture, consumer products, and electronics industries; and inkjet colorants for inkjet printing applications. The company sells its products through distributors and sales representatives in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. Cabot Corporation was founded in 1882 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Hawkins NASDAQ:HWKN

$129.02 -0.11 (-0.08%)

As of 01:59 PM Eastern

Hawkins, Inc. operates as a specialty chemical and ingredients company in the United States. It operates through three segments: Industrial, Water Treatment, and Health and Nutrition. The Industrial segment offers industrial chemicals, products, and services to agriculture, chemical processing, electronics, energy, food, pharmaceutical, and plating industries. This segment manufactures sodium hypochlorite and agricultural products, as well as various food-grade and pharmaceutical products, such as liquid phosphates, lactates, other blended products, and agricultural products; and receives, stores, and distributes various chemicals comprising liquid caustic soda, sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, urea, phosphoric acid, aqua ammonia, and potassium hydroxide. It also repackages water treatment chemicals and bulk industrial chemicals; and performs custom blending of chemicals. The Water Treatment segment provides chemicals, products, equipment, services, and solutions for potable water, municipal and industrial wastewater, industrial process water, non-residential swimming pool water, and agriculture water. The Health and Nutrition segment offers ingredient distribution, processing, and formulation solutions to manufacturers of nutraceutical, functional food and beverage, personal care, dietary supplement and other nutritional food, and health and wellness products. Its products portfolio includes minerals, vitamins and amino acids, excipients, joint products, botanicals and herbs, sweeteners, and enzymes. Hawkins, Inc. was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Roseville, Minnesota.

Methanex NASDAQ:MEOH

$58.90 +0.18 (+0.31%)

As of 02:00 PM Eastern

Methanex Corporation produces and supplies methanol in China, Europe, the United States, South America, South Korea, Canada, and Asia. The company also purchases methanol produced by others under methanol offtake contracts and on the spot market. In addition, it owns and leases storage and terminal facilities. The company owns and manages a fleet of approximately 30 ocean-going vessels. It serves chemical and petrochemical producers. Methanex Corporation was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Westlake NYSE:WLK

$75.67 +0.88 (+1.17%)

As of 02:00 PM Eastern

Westlake Corporation engages in the manufacture and marketing of performance and essential materials, and housing and infrastructure products in the United States, Canada, Germany, China, Mexico, Brazil, France, Italy, Taiwan, and internationally. The company operates through two segments: Performance and Essential Materials and Housing and Infrastructure Products. The Performance and Essential Materials segment offers ethylene, polyethylene, styrene, chlorinated derivative products, ethylene dichloride, vinyl chloride monomer, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), epoxy specialty resins, and base epoxy resins and intermediaries, as well as chlor-alkali, such as chlorine and caustic soda. The Housing and Infrastructure Products segment provides residential PVC sidings; PVC trim and mouldings; architectural stone veneers; windows; PVC decking; PVC films for various inflatables, wallcovering, and tape and roofing applications; polymer composite and cement roof tiles; PVC pipes and fittings for various water, sewer, electrical, and industrial applications; PVC compounds used in various housing, medical, and automobile products; and consumer and commercial products, such as landscape edging; industrial, home, and office matting; marine dock edging; and masonry joint controls. It offers its products to chemical processors, plastics fabricators, small construction contractors, municipalities, and supply warehouses for use in various consumer and industrial markets, including residential construction, flexible and rigid packaging, automotive products, healthcare products, water treatment, wind turbines, and coatings, as well as other durable and non-durable goods. The company was formerly known as Westlake Chemical Corporation and changed its name to Westlake Corporation in February 2022. Westlake Corporation was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Westlake Corporation operates as a subsidiary of TTWF LP.

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