Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) Competitors $22.02 +0.11 (+0.48%) As of 10:02 AM 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 InterestTrendsBuy This Stock WLKP vs. AVNT, PCT, MEOH, PRM, CC, NGVT, UAN, BAK, ECVT, and TROXShould you be buying Westlake Chemical Partners stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Westlake Chemical Partners include Avient (AVNT), PureCycle Technologies (PCT), Methanex (MEOH), Perimeter Solutions (PRM), Chemours (CC), Ingevity (NGVT), CVR Partners (UAN), Braskem (BAK), Ecovyst (ECVT), and Tronox (TROX). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry. Westlake Chemical Partners vs. Its Competitors Avient PureCycle Technologies Methanex Perimeter Solutions Chemours Ingevity CVR Partners Braskem Ecovyst Tronox Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSE:WLKP) and Avient (NYSE:AVNT) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment. Do analysts prefer WLKP or AVNT? Avient has a consensus target price of $45.60, suggesting a potential upside of 35.06%. Given Avient's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Avient 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) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00Avient 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 Which has stronger valuation and earnings, WLKP or AVNT? Avient has higher revenue and earnings than Westlake Chemical Partners. Westlake Chemical Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avient, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWestlake Chemical Partners$1.14B0.68$62.39M$1.4914.78Avient$3.24B0.95$169.50M$1.2826.38 Do insiders & institutionals believe in WLKP or AVNT? 78.3% of Westlake Chemical Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Avient shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Westlake Chemical Partners shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Avient shares are owned 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. Does the media refer more to WLKP or AVNT? In the previous week, Avient had 22 more articles in the media than Westlake Chemical Partners. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Avient and 10 mentions for Westlake Chemical Partners. Avient's average media sentiment score of 0.26 beat Westlake Chemical Partners' score of -0.04 indicating that Avient is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Westlake Chemical Partners 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Avient 7 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more risk & volatility, WLKP or AVNT? Westlake Chemical Partners has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avient has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is WLKP or AVNT a better dividend stock? Westlake Chemical Partners pays an annual dividend of $1.89 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. Avient pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. 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. Avient pays out 84.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Avient has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Is WLKP or AVNT more profitable? Westlake Chemical Partners has a net margin of 4.78% compared to Avient's net margin of 3.65%. Avient's return on equity of 10.57% beat Westlake Chemical Partners' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Westlake Chemical Partners4.78% 6.39% 3.99% Avient 3.65%10.57%4.17% SummaryAvient beats Westlake Chemical Partners on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Westlake Chemical Partners News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WLKP 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 WLKP 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 WLKP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWestlake Chemical PartnersCHEM IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$776.16M$15.41B$3.29B$20.73BDividend Yield8.57%2.11%5.20%3.66%P/E Ratio14.7846.99105.1729.46Price / Sales0.683.0933,820,294,296,276,100.0058.67Price / Cash4.4512.8623.8923.31Price / Book0.943.155.994.39Net Income$62.39M$423.39M$148.72M$996.36M7 Day Performance0.07%2.36%2.95%1.22%1 Month Performance-1.37%-1.34%3.60%0.87%1 Year Performance-2.93%10.99%37.05%17.37% Westlake Chemical Partners Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WLKPWestlake Chemical Partners3.9642 of 5 stars$22.03+0.5%N/A-5.6%$776.16M$1.14B14.78150News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAVNTAvient4.5909 of 5 stars$33.62-1.0%$46.80+39.2%-25.8%$3.11B$3.24B12.779,200Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPCTPureCycle Technologies1.4848 of 5 stars$14.86-3.5%$12.50-15.9%+97.6%$2.77BN/A-12.70120Positive NewsMEOHMethanex4.7128 of 5 stars$33.95-0.9%$45.63+34.4%-20.7%$2.65B$3.72B11.391,415Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpPRMPerimeter Solutions3.7559 of 5 stars$16.53-2.0%$18.50+11.9%+55.0%$2.49B$560.97M0.00240Positive NewsEarnings ReportCCChemours4.6123 of 5 stars$13.91-1.8%$17.44+25.4%-35.9%$2.12B$5.78B69.556,000News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend CutGap UpNGVTIngevity2.4072 of 5 stars$45.73-1.5%$55.25+20.8%+40.9%$1.69B$1.41B-4.691,600News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastUANCVR Partners2.2881 of 5 stars$89.360.0%N/A+31.6%$1.53B$525.32M12.53300Dividend IncreaseBAKBraskem1.8692 of 5 stars$3.29flat$9.75+196.4%-44.4%$1.31B$14.36B0.008,382News CoverageEarnings ReportUpcoming EarningsGap DownECVTEcovyst3.1536 of 5 stars$8.85-1.6%$10.00+13.0%+35.2%$1.06B$704.50M19.54880News CoverageTROXTronox4.7912 of 5 stars$5.72-1.7%$7.06+23.5%-76.1%$922.25M$3.04B-6.026,500News CoverageDividend CutAnalyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Avient Alternatives PureCycle Technologies Alternatives Methanex Alternatives Perimeter Solutions Alternatives Chemours Alternatives Ingevity Alternatives CVR Partners Alternatives Braskem Alternatives Ecovyst Alternatives Tronox 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:WLKP) was last updated on 8/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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