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$91.97 -0.46 (-0.49%)
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WLK vs. LYB, CBT, HWKN, KRO, KOP, TG, IFF, NEU, SXT, and MEOH

Should you be buying Westlake stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Westlake include LyondellBasell Industries (LYB), 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.

Westlake vs.

Westlake (NYSE:WLK) and LyondellBasell Industries (NYSE:LYB) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings.

28.4% of Westlake shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.2% of LyondellBasell Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Westlake 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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 Ratio
Westlake$12.14B0.97$479M$4.6319.86
LyondellBasell Industries$39.68B0.47$1.37B$3.2418.00

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
Westlake0.81% 6.93% 3.61%
LyondellBasell Industries 3.39%15.97%5.74%

Westlake presently has a consensus price target of $122.25, suggesting a potential upside of 32.92%. LyondellBasell Industries has a consensus price target of $69.75, suggesting a potential upside of 19.59%. Given Westlake's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Westlake is more favorable than LyondellBasell Industries.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Westlake
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
LyondellBasell Industries
2 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.14

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.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
WestlakeOutperform Votes
474
57.04%
Underperform Votes
357
42.96%
LyondellBasell IndustriesOutperform Votes
760
62.91%
Underperform Votes
448
37.09%

Westlake pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. LyondellBasell Industries pays an annual dividend of $5.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.2%. Westlake pays out 45.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years and LyondellBasell Industries has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years.

Westlake has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LyondellBasell Industries has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, LyondellBasell Industries had 33 more articles in the media than Westlake. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for LyondellBasell Industries and 13 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 media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Westlake
8 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
LyondellBasell Industries
16 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
13 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

Westlake and LyondellBasell Industries tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.

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WLK vs. The Competition

MetricWestlakeIndustrial organic chemicals IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$11.82B$2.21B$3.02B$18.96B
Dividend Yield2.26%3.97%5.18%4.01%
P/E Ratio129.5416.6875.1632.87
Price / Sales0.9712.2824,272,056,611,914,900.0028.03
Price / Cash6.6023.6224.3217.52
Price / Book1.091.375.144.47
Net Income$479M-$13.51M$155.11M$1.02B
7 Day Performance-1.51%-0.16%-0.12%0.59%
1 Month Performance-9.79%-2.80%1.82%-3.54%
1 Year Performance-38.48%-29.91%17.10%3.80%

Westlake Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WLK
Westlake
4.2401 of 5 stars
$91.97
-0.5%
$122.25
+32.9%
-38.3%$11.82B$12.14B129.5415,900Analyst Upgrade
LYB
LyondellBasell Industries
4.8574 of 5 stars
$56.27
-0.9%
$76.50
+36.0%
-41.4%$18.17B$40.30B13.5919,300Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑
CBT
Cabot
4.6469 of 5 stars
$77.30
-1.3%
$92.67
+19.9%
-16.1%$4.19B$3.99B10.274,200Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
HWKN
Hawkins
3.8768 of 5 stars
$119.93
-1.4%
$142.50
+18.8%
+59.0%$2.51B$952.13M30.59810
KRO
Kronos Worldwide
3.1608 of 5 stars
$7.11
+3.3%
$12.00
+68.8%
-36.0%$817.91M$1.89B8.782,250Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↑
News Coverage
High Trading Volume
KOP
Koppers
4.501 of 5 stars
$24.55
-1.3%
$64.00
+160.7%
-51.9%$502.93M$2.09B6.972,120Upcoming Earnings
TG
Tredegar
1.1846 of 5 stars
$7.18
+0.3%
N/A+21.8%$248.85M$598.03M-9.092,400Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↓
Positive News
IFF
International Flavors & Fragrances
4.5128 of 5 stars
$72.78
+0.4%
$95.69
+31.5%
-7.2%$18.61B$11.48B77.4324,600Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Revision
NEU
NewMarket
1.6243 of 5 stars
$559.79
-0.8%
N/A+17.3%$5.31B$2.79B11.612,060
SXT
Sensient Technologies
2.7577 of 5 stars
$74.78
+0.3%
$85.00
+13.7%
+25.9%$3.17B$1.56B25.444,090Earnings Report
Short Interest ↑
High Trading Volume
MEOH
Methanex
4.6467 of 5 stars
$27.50
+1.8%
$49.13
+78.6%
-32.9%$1.85B$3.72B11.901,300Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑

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This page (NYSE:WLK) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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