Both in Industrial Chemicals
Westlake vs International Flavors & Fragrances
Over the past year WLK returned −0.8% and IFF returned +47.7%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.09.
WLK −0.8% IFF +47.7%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
| Metric | WLK | IFF |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $68.28 | $93.02 |
| Market cap | $8.73B | $23.73B |
| Today | +3.44% | +2.43% |
| 1 month | +9.3% | +11.9% |
| 6 months | −40.6% | +31.4% |
| Year to date | −7.7% | +38.0% |
| 1 year | −7.1% | +47.0% |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +10.8% | +1.8% |
| Gross margin | 19.9% | 43.7% |
| Net margin | 7.9% | 2.6% |
| P/E (TTM) | — | 81.8× |
| Price / sales | 0.8× | 2.4× |
| Net cash | -$3.21B | -$5.13B |
| Dividend yield | 3.12% | 1.72% |
| Volatility (60d) | 30.4% | 20.7% |
| Short % of float | 12.9% | 7.2% |
| Next earnings | — | — |
Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).