LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) Competitors $58.75 +0.54 (+0.93%) As of 03:23 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock LYB vs. WLK, CBT, HWKN, KRO, KOP, TG, IFF, NEU, SXT, and MEOHShould you be buying LyondellBasell Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LyondellBasell Industries include Westlake (WLK), Cabot (CBT), Hawkins (HWKN), Kronos Worldwide (KRO), Koppers (KOP), Tredegar (TG), International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), NewMarket (NEU), Sensient Technologies (SXT), and Methanex (MEOH). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector. LyondellBasell Industries vs. Westlake Cabot Hawkins Kronos Worldwide Koppers Tredegar International Flavors & Fragrances NewMarket Sensient Technologies Methanex LyondellBasell Industries (NYSE:LYB) and Westlake (NYSE:WLK) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment. Is LYB or WLK more profitable? LyondellBasell Industries has a net margin of 3.39% compared to Westlake's net margin of 0.81%. LyondellBasell Industries' return on equity of 15.97% beat Westlake's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets LyondellBasell Industries3.39% 15.97% 5.74% Westlake 0.81%6.93%3.61% Does the media favor LYB or WLK? In the previous week, LyondellBasell Industries had 34 more articles in the media than Westlake. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for LyondellBasell Industries and 10 mentions for Westlake. Westlake's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat LyondellBasell Industries' score of 0.41 indicating that Westlake is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment LyondellBasell Industries 16 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 9 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Westlake 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher valuation and earnings, LYB or WLK? LyondellBasell Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Westlake. LyondellBasell Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Westlake, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLyondellBasell Industries$39.68B0.48$1.37B$3.2418.06Westlake$12.14B0.98$479M$4.6319.99 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LYB or WLK? 71.2% of LyondellBasell Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.4% of Westlake shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of LyondellBasell Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Westlake shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer LYB or WLK? LyondellBasell Industries currently has a consensus target price of $70.58, indicating a potential upside of 20.59%. Westlake has a consensus target price of $122.25, indicating a potential upside of 32.09%. Given Westlake's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Westlake is more favorable than LyondellBasell Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score LyondellBasell Industries 2 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.14Westlake 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Which has more volatility and risk, LYB or WLK? LyondellBasell Industries has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Westlake has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is LYB or WLK a better dividend stock? LyondellBasell Industries pays an annual dividend of $5.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.2%. Westlake pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. LyondellBasell Industries pays out 165.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Westlake pays out 45.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. LyondellBasell Industries has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Westlake has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LYB or WLK? LyondellBasell Industries received 286 more outperform votes than Westlake when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.91% of users gave LyondellBasell Industries an outperform vote while only 57.04% of users gave Westlake an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLyondellBasell IndustriesOutperform Votes76062.91% Underperform Votes44837.09% WestlakeOutperform Votes47457.04% Underperform Votes35742.96% SummaryLyondellBasell Industries and Westlake tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Get LyondellBasell Industries News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LYB 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 LYB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLyondellBasell IndustriesIndustrial organic chemicals IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$18.93B$2.29B$3.01B$18.94BDividend Yield9.02%3.98%5.18%4.02%P/E Ratio14.1617.6675.6732.91Price / Sales0.4812.2925,549,533,275,650,600.0027.90Price / Cash6.6023.6224.3217.52Price / Book1.521.435.144.47Net Income$1.37B-$13.99M$155.11M$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.23%-0.85%-0.40%0.66%1 Month Performance-16.42%-3.74%1.74%-2.68%1 Year Performance-41.19%-29.00%16.63%4.52% LyondellBasell Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LYBLyondellBasell Industries4.8617 of 5 stars$58.75+0.9%$69.75+18.7%-41.8%$18.93B$39.68B14.1719,300Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑WLKWestlake4.2349 of 5 stars$92.87-0.6%$122.25+31.6%-37.3%$11.94B$12.14B130.8715,900Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeCBTCabot4.6511 of 5 stars$78.91-0.4%$92.67+17.4%-13.9%$4.28B$3.99B10.494,200Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsHWKNHawkins3.8723 of 5 stars$122.73-1.4%$142.50+16.1%+60.7%$2.57B$952.13M31.38810KROKronos Worldwide3.1673 of 5 stars$7.56-1.6%$12.00+58.7%-32.8%$871.40M$1.89B9.352,250Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑News CoverageKOPKoppers4.5082 of 5 stars$25.14-0.6%$64.00+154.6%-51.1%$516.86M$2.09B7.172,120TGTredegar1.1821 of 5 stars$7.64+2.8%N/A+22.3%$264.83M$598.03M-9.672,400Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Positive NewsIFFInternational Flavors & Fragrances4.5185 of 5 stars$75.93-0.4%$94.54+24.5%-7.3%$19.43B$11.48B80.8324,600Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionNEUNewMarket1.8051 of 5 stars$603.20+0.4%N/A+17.1%$5.72B$2.79B12.512,060Dividend AnnouncementSXTSensient Technologies2.7572 of 5 stars$90.45-0.6%$93.00+2.8%+28.4%$3.83B$1.56B30.714,090Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeMEOHMethanex4.6995 of 5 stars$31.23+0.5%$49.13+57.3%-34.7%$2.11B$3.72B13.551,300Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies WLK Competitors CBT Competitors HWKN Competitors KRO Competitors KOP Competitors TG Competitors IFF Competitors NEU Competitors SXT Competitors MEOH Competitors 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:LYB) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredElon Musk’s next move from the Oval Office?No one is closer to President Trump than Tesla CEO Elon Musk. 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