Both in Industrial Chemicals
Westlake vs Air Products & Chemicals
Over the past year WLK returned −0.8% and APD returned +30.4%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.24.
WLK −0.8% APD +30.4%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
| Metric | WLK | APD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $68.28 | $316.43 |
| Market cap | $8.73B | $70.46B |
| Today | +3.44% | +1.50% |
| 1 month | +9.3% | +15.8% |
| 6 months | −40.6% | +5.1% |
| Year to date | −7.7% | +28.1% |
| 1 year | −7.1% | +27.4% |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +10.8% | +4.6% |
| Gross margin | 19.9% | 32.8% |
| Net margin | 7.9% | −45.6% |
| P/E (TTM) | — | — |
| Price / sales | 0.8× | 5.6× |
| Net cash | -$3.21B | -$16.69B |
| Dividend yield | 3.12% | 2.29% |
| Volatility (60d) | 30.4% | 18.2% |
| Short % of float | 12.9% | 2.2% |
| Next earnings | — | — |
Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).