Head to head
Westlake Chemical vs Dow Inc
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: WLKP · DOW
WLKP
Westlake Chemical
21.36-0.12%
1-year price shape — +11% over the period
Quant Rating C · 62/100
vs
DOW
Dow Inc
28.24+1.67%
1-year price shape — +29% over the period
Quant Rating D · 66/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
Dow Inc edges it on the scoreable measures. Dow Inc has the highest Quant Rating (66); Dow Inc has done best over the past year (+29%).
| WLKP | DOW | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Chemicals | -- |
| Last price | 21.36 | 28.24 |
| Change today | -0.12% | +1.67% |
| 1-year return | +11.4% | +29.4% |
| Market cap | $752.68M | $20.40B |
| 52-week range | 16.56 – 23.05 | 19.91 – 41.82 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 13.02 | -15.43 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 38th | 11th |
| P/B | 2.97 | 1.29 |
| Dividend yield | 8.83% | 4.96% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 1.38 | -3.70 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $48.64M | $-2.67B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $1.23B | $41.32B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -0.0% | +19.7% |
| Gross margin | 31.2% | 9.9% |
| Operating margin | 28.8% | 3.7% |
| Net margin | 4.7% | -3.1% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $409.14M | $1.60B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 73.2% | 79.4% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 12 buy / 7 sell | 38 buy / 9 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 0.4% | 4.9% |
| Analyst consensus | 100% buy (1) | 33% buy / 58% hold / 8% sell (12) |
| Analyst price target | $26 (+22%) | $35 (+23%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | C (62) | D (66) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 155 | 34,600 |
| Founded | 2014 | 1897 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.