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GURE vs. PCTTW, PCTTU, DOW, LYB, and WLK

Should you buy Gulf Resources stock or one of its competitors? Gulf Resources's main competitors and comparable companies include PureCycle Technologies (PCTTW), PureCycle Technologies (PCTTU), DOW (DOW), LyondellBasell Industries (LYB), and Westlake (WLK). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "commodity chemicals" industry.

How does Gulf Resources compare to PureCycle Technologies?

Gulf Resources (NASDAQ:GURE) and PureCycle Technologies (NASDAQ:PCTTW) are both materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk and valuation.

PureCycle Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Gulf Resources.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Gulf Resources$20.72M0.22-$59.90M-$48.05N/A
PureCycle Technologies$13.76MN/AN/AN/AN/A

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Gulf ResourcesN/A N/A N/A
PureCycle Technologies N/A N/A N/A

In the previous week, Gulf Resources had 3 more articles in the media than PureCycle Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Gulf Resources and 1 mentions for PureCycle Technologies. PureCycle Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Gulf Resources' score of 0.54 indicating that PureCycle Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Gulf Resources Positive
PureCycle Technologies Very Positive

3.3% of Gulf Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of Gulf Resources shares are held 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.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Gulf Resources
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
PureCycle Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Summary

Gulf Resources beats PureCycle Technologies on 5 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Gulf Resources compare to PureCycle Technologies?

Gulf Resources (NASDAQ:GURE) and PureCycle Technologies (NASDAQ:PCTTU) are both materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Gulf ResourcesN/A N/A N/A
PureCycle Technologies N/A N/A N/A

In the previous week, Gulf Resources had 3 more articles in the media than PureCycle Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Gulf Resources and 1 mentions for PureCycle Technologies. PureCycle Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Gulf Resources' score of 0.54 indicating that PureCycle Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Gulf Resources Positive
PureCycle Technologies Very Positive

3.3% of Gulf Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of Gulf Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

PureCycle Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Gulf Resources.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Gulf Resources$20.72M0.22-$59.90M-$48.05N/A
PureCycle Technologies$13.76MN/AN/AN/AN/A

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Gulf Resources
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
PureCycle Technologies
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

Summary

Gulf Resources beats PureCycle Technologies on 4 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Gulf Resources compare to DOW?

Gulf Resources (NASDAQ:GURE) and DOW (NYSE:DOW) are both materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and risk.

DOW has a consensus target price of $35.56, suggesting a potential upside of 14.49%. Given DOW's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe DOW is more favorable than Gulf Resources.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Gulf Resources
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
DOW
2 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43

Gulf Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue than DOW. DOW is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gulf Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Gulf Resources$20.72M0.22-$59.90M-$48.05N/A
DOW$39.97B0.56-$2.62B-$1.82N/A

Gulf Resources has a beta of -0.1, indicating that its stock price is 110% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, DOW has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the broader market.

3.3% of Gulf Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.0% of DOW shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of Gulf Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of DOW shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Gulf Resources has a net margin of 0.00% compared to DOW's net margin of -3.13%. DOW's return on equity of 3.26% beat Gulf Resources' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Gulf ResourcesN/A N/A N/A
DOW -3.13%3.26%0.96%

In the previous week, Gulf Resources had 1 more articles in the media than DOW. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Gulf Resources and 3 mentions for DOW. DOW's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Gulf Resources' score of 0.54 indicating that DOW is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Gulf Resources
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
DOW
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

DOW beats Gulf Resources on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Gulf Resources compare to LyondellBasell Industries?

Gulf Resources (NASDAQ:GURE) and LyondellBasell Industries (NYSE:LYB) are both materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, dividends and valuation.

In the previous week, LyondellBasell Industries had 4 more articles in the media than Gulf Resources. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for LyondellBasell Industries and 4 mentions for Gulf Resources. LyondellBasell Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Gulf Resources' score of 0.54 indicating that LyondellBasell Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Gulf Resources
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
LyondellBasell Industries
3 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

3.3% of Gulf Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.2% of LyondellBasell Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Gulf Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of LyondellBasell Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

LyondellBasell Industries has a consensus target price of $72.56, suggesting a potential upside of 13.80%. Given LyondellBasell Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe LyondellBasell Industries is more favorable than Gulf Resources.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Gulf Resources
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
LyondellBasell Industries
3 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.38

Gulf Resources has a beta of -0.1, indicating that its share price is 110% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, LyondellBasell Industries has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its share price is 69% less volatile than the broader market.

Gulf Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue than LyondellBasell Industries. LyondellBasell Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gulf Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Gulf Resources$20.72M0.22-$59.90M-$48.05N/A
LyondellBasell Industries$30.15B0.68-$738M-$1.13N/A

Gulf Resources has a net margin of 0.00% compared to LyondellBasell Industries' net margin of -1.13%. LyondellBasell Industries' return on equity of 17.44% beat Gulf Resources' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Gulf ResourcesN/A N/A N/A
LyondellBasell Industries -1.13%17.44%5.30%

Summary

LyondellBasell Industries beats Gulf Resources on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Gulf Resources compare to Westlake?

Gulf Resources (NASDAQ:GURE) and Westlake (NYSE:WLK) are both materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, valuation and media sentiment.

Westlake has a consensus target price of $93.92, indicating a potential upside of 18.10%. Given Westlake's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Westlake is more favorable than Gulf Resources.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Gulf Resources
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
Westlake
2 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.07

In the previous week, Westlake had 11 more articles in the media than Gulf Resources. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Westlake and 4 mentions for Gulf Resources. Gulf Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Westlake's score of 0.50 indicating that Gulf Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Gulf Resources
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Westlake
6 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Gulf Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Westlake. Westlake is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gulf Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Gulf Resources$20.72M0.22-$59.90M-$48.05N/A
Westlake$11.17B0.91-$1.51B-$9.58N/A

Gulf Resources has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Westlake's net margin of -10.94%. Westlake's return on equity of 0.93% beat Gulf Resources' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Gulf ResourcesN/A N/A N/A
Westlake -10.94%0.93%0.44%

Gulf Resources has a beta of -0.1, suggesting that its share price is 110% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Westlake has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the broader market.

3.3% of Gulf Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.4% of Westlake shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Gulf Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Westlake shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Westlake beats Gulf Resources on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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GURE vs. The Competition

MetricGulf ResourcesChemicals IndustryMaterials SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$4.63M$11.42B$4.83B$13.04B
Dividend YieldN/A2.86%4.71%10.72%
P/E Ratio-0.0623.4121.8825.30
Price / Sales0.2246.304,510.31101.06
Price / CashN/A15.4627.1350.75
Price / Book0.023.818.886.33
Net Income-$59.90M$221.17M$154.16M$347.70M
7 Day Performance-4.44%0.16%1.01%1.07%
1 Month Performance-13.75%2.86%6.62%1.03%
1 Year Performance-54.79%21.27%44.31%20.77%

Gulf Resources Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GURE
Gulf Resources
0.8413 of 5 stars
$3.01
-15.4%
N/A-48.2%$4.63M$20.72MN/A420
PCTTW
PureCycle Technologies
N/A$1.91
flat
N/A-53.9%$0.00$10.90MN/A120
PCTTU
PureCycle Technologies
N/A$10.30
-6.4%
N/AN/A$0.00$10.90MN/A120
DOW
DOW
3.6536 of 5 stars
$29.73
-2.0%
$35.56
+19.6%
+32.5%$21.47B$39.97BN/A34,600
LYB
LyondellBasell Industries
4.4387 of 5 stars
$59.88
-2.0%
$72.56
+21.2%
+18.2%$19.34B$30.15BN/A18,970

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This page (NASDAQ:GURE) was last updated on 8/14/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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