Live Earnings Conference Call: Westlake will host a live Q1 2025 earnings call on May 2, 2025 at 11:00AM ET. Follow this link to get details and listen to Westlake's Q1 2025 earnings call when it goes live. Get details. Westlake (WLK) Competitors $91.97 -0.46 (-0.49%) Closing price 05/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$91.96 -0.01 (-0.01%) As of 06:30 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock WLK vs. LYB, CBT, HWKN, KRO, KOP, TG, IFF, NEU, SXT, and MEOHShould 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. LyondellBasell Industries Cabot Hawkins Kronos Worldwide Koppers Tredegar International Flavors & Fragrances NewMarket Sensient Technologies Methanex 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. Do insiders & institutionals believe in WLK or LYB? 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. Which has higher earnings & valuation, WLK or LYB? 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 RatioWestlake$12.14B0.97$479M$4.6319.86LyondellBasell Industries$39.68B0.47$1.37B$3.2418.00 Is WLK or LYB 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 Westlake0.81% 6.93% 3.61% LyondellBasell Industries 3.39%15.97%5.74% Do analysts rate WLK or LYB? 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) 2.67LyondellBasell Industries 2 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.14 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WLK or LYB? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWestlakeOutperform Votes47457.04% Underperform Votes35742.96% LyondellBasell IndustriesOutperform Votes76062.91% Underperform Votes44837.09% Is WLK or LYB a better dividend stock? 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. Which has more volatility & risk, WLK or LYB? 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. Does the media refer more to WLK or LYB? 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 SummaryWestlake and LyondellBasell Industries tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Westlake News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WLK 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 WLK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWestlakeIndustrial organic chemicals IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$11.82B$2.21B$3.02B$18.96BDividend Yield2.26%3.97%5.18%4.01%P/E Ratio129.5416.6875.1632.87Price / Sales0.9712.2824,272,056,611,914,900.0028.03Price / Cash6.6023.6224.3217.52Price / Book1.091.375.144.47Net Income$479M-$13.51M$155.11M$1.02B7 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 Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WLKWestlake4.2401 of 5 stars$91.97-0.5%$122.25+32.9%-38.3%$11.82B$12.14B129.5415,900Analyst UpgradeLYBLyondellBasell Industries4.8574 of 5 stars$56.27-0.9%$76.50+36.0%-41.4%$18.17B$40.30B13.5919,300Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑CBTCabot4.6469 of 5 stars$77.30-1.3%$92.67+19.9%-16.1%$4.19B$3.99B10.274,200Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsHWKNHawkins3.8768 of 5 stars$119.93-1.4%$142.50+18.8%+59.0%$2.51B$952.13M30.59810KROKronos Worldwide3.1608 of 5 stars$7.11+3.3%$12.00+68.8%-36.0%$817.91M$1.89B8.782,250Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeKOPKoppers4.501 of 5 stars$24.55-1.3%$64.00+160.7%-51.9%$502.93M$2.09B6.972,120Upcoming EarningsTGTredegar1.1846 of 5 stars$7.18+0.3%N/A+21.8%$248.85M$598.03M-9.092,400Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Positive NewsIFFInternational Flavors & Fragrances4.5128 of 5 stars$72.78+0.4%$95.69+31.5%-7.2%$18.61B$11.48B77.4324,600Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionNEUNewMarket1.6243 of 5 stars$559.79-0.8%N/A+17.3%$5.31B$2.79B11.612,060SXTSensient Technologies2.7577 of 5 stars$74.78+0.3%$85.00+13.7%+25.9%$3.17B$1.56B25.444,090Earnings ReportShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeMEOHMethanex4.6467 of 5 stars$27.50+1.8%$49.13+78.6%-32.9%$1.85B$3.72B11.901,300Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LyondellBasell Industries Alternatives Cabot Alternatives Hawkins Alternatives Kronos Worldwide Alternatives Koppers Alternatives Tredegar Alternatives International Flavors & Fragrances Alternatives NewMarket Alternatives Sensient Technologies Alternatives Methanex Alternatives 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:WLK) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe next market Nvidia is positioned to dominate …Robots — built by Nvidia. 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