LYB vs. WLK, CBT, HWKN, KRO, KOP, TG, IFF, NEU, MEOH, and BAK
Should you be buying LyondellBasell Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LyondellBasell Industries include Westlake (WLK), Cabot (CBT), Hawkins (HWKN), Kronos Worldwide (KRO), Koppers (KOP), Tredegar (TG), International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), NewMarket (NEU), Methanex (MEOH), and Braskem (BAK).
LyondellBasell Industries (NYSE:LYB) and Westlake (NYSE:WLK) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, valuation, community ranking and profitability.
LyondellBasell Industries received 286 more outperform votes than Westlake when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.87% of users gave LyondellBasell Industries an outperform vote while only 58.08% of users gave Westlake an outperform vote.
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.
LyondellBasell Industries has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Westlake has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, LyondellBasell Industries had 6 more articles in the media than Westlake. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for LyondellBasell Industries and 2 mentions for Westlake. Westlake's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat LyondellBasell Industries' score of 0.82 indicating that Westlake is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
71.2% of LyondellBasell Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.4% of Westlake shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of LyondellBasell Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 74.1% of Westlake shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
LyondellBasell Industries has a net margin of 5.20% compared to Westlake's net margin of 2.13%. LyondellBasell Industries' return on equity of 19.31% beat Westlake's return on equity.
LyondellBasell Industries presently has a consensus target price of $105.08, indicating a potential upside of 5.69%. Westlake has a consensus target price of $151.00, indicating a potential downside of 5.95%. Given LyondellBasell Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe LyondellBasell Industries is more favorable than Westlake.
LyondellBasell Industries pays an annual dividend of $5.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Westlake pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. LyondellBasell Industries pays out 77.3% 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 pays out 100.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. LyondellBasell Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
LyondellBasell Industries beats Westlake on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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