Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) Competitors

Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSE:WLKP) and Methanex (NASDAQ:MEOH) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Is WLKP or MEOH more profitable?

Methanex has a net margin of 7.02% compared to Westlake Chemical Partners' net margin of 4.78%. Methanex's return on equity of 12.61% beat Westlake Chemical Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Westlake Chemical Partners	4.78%	6.38%	4.00%
Methanex	7.02%	12.61%	4.66%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, WLKP or MEOH?

Methanex has higher revenue and earnings than Westlake Chemical Partners. Methanex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Westlake Chemical Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Westlake Chemical Partners	$1.14B	0.67	$62.39M	$1.49	14.46
Methanex	$3.72B	0.83	$163.99M	$3.39	11.73

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in WLKP or MEOH?

78.3% of Westlake Chemical Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.5% of Methanex shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Westlake Chemical Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Methanex shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, WLKP or MEOH?

Westlake Chemical Partners has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Methanex has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is WLKP or MEOH a better dividend stock?

Westlake Chemical Partners pays an annual dividend of $1.89 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.8%. Methanex pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Westlake Chemical Partners pays out 126.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Methanex pays out 21.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Methanex has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Do analysts prefer WLKP or MEOH?

Methanex has a consensus target price of $44.88, suggesting a potential upside of 12.86%. Given Methanex's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Methanex is more favorable than Westlake Chemical Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Westlake Chemical Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Methanex	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Does the media favor WLKP or MEOH?

In the previous week, Methanex had 4 more articles in the media than Westlake Chemical Partners. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Methanex and 1 mentions for Westlake Chemical Partners. Westlake Chemical Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Methanex's score of 0.82 indicating that Westlake Chemical Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Westlake Chemical Partners	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Methanex	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Methanex beats Westlake Chemical Partners on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.