WLK vs. LYB, CBT, HWKN, KRO, KOP, TG, LWLG, B, FNV, and CCJ
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), Lightwave Logic (LWLG), Barrick Mining (B), Franco-Nevada (FNV), and Cameco (CCJ). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Westlake vs. Its Competitors
Westlake (NYSE:WLK) and LyondellBasell Industries (NYSE:LYB) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.
28.4% of Westlake shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.2% of LyondellBasell Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Westlake shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of LyondellBasell Industries 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.
Westlake has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LyondellBasell Industries has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, LyondellBasell Industries had 13 more articles in the media than Westlake. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for LyondellBasell Industries and 5 mentions for Westlake. LyondellBasell Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Westlake's score of 0.68 indicating that LyondellBasell Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Westlake currently has a consensus target price of $90.85, suggesting a potential upside of 12.00%. LyondellBasell Industries has a consensus target price of $68.31, suggesting a potential upside of 10.17%. Given Westlake's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Westlake is more favorable than LyondellBasell Industries.
Westlake pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. LyondellBasell Industries pays an annual dividend of $5.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.8%. Westlake pays out 70.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. LyondellBasell Industries pays out 169.1% 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 raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years and LyondellBasell Industries has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years.
Westlake has a net margin of 3.23% compared to LyondellBasell Industries' net margin of 2.81%. LyondellBasell Industries' return on equity of 13.19% beat Westlake's return on equity.
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.
Summary
Westlake and LyondellBasell Industries tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:WLK) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
