Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSE:WLKP – Get Free Report) and Verde Clean Fuels (NASDAQ:VGAS – Get Free Report) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
78.3% of Westlake Chemical Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.6% of Verde Clean Fuels shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Westlake Chemical Partners shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Westlake Chemical Partners and Verde Clean Fuels’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Westlake Chemical Partners | 4.64% | 6.32% | 4.10% |
Verde Clean Fuels | N/A | -9.83% | -8.48% |
Volatility & Risk
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Westlake Chemical Partners and Verde Clean Fuels, as provided by MarketBeat.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Westlake Chemical Partners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Verde Clean Fuels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Westlake Chemical Partners and Verde Clean Fuels’ top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Westlake Chemical Partners | $1.19 billion | 0.68 | $54.28 million | $1.54 | 14.88 |
Verde Clean Fuels | N/A | N/A | -$2.74 million | ($0.49) | -8.51 |
Westlake Chemical Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Verde Clean Fuels. Verde Clean Fuels is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Westlake Chemical Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Westlake Chemical Partners beats Verde Clean Fuels on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Westlake Chemical Partners
Westlake Chemical Partners LP acquires, develops, and operates ethylene production facilities and related assets in the United States. The company's ethylene production facilities primarily convert ethane into ethylene. It also sells ethylene co-products, such as propylene, crude butadiene, pyrolysis gasoline, and hydrogen directly to third parties on either a spot or contract basis. Westlake Chemical Partners GP LLC serves as the general partner of the company. Westlake Chemical Partners LP was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
About Verde Clean Fuels
Verde Clean Fuels, Inc., operates as a clean energy technology company in the United States. It specializes in the conversion of synthesis gas, or syngas, derived from feedstocks, such as biomass, natural gas, and other feedstocks into liquid hydrocarbons that can be used as gasoline through proprietary liquid fuels technology. Verde Clean Fuels, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
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