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PEIX vs WLK

Side-by-side comparison of Pacific Ethanol, Inc. (PEIX) and Westlake Corporation (WLK): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • PEIX operates in Basic Industries, while WLK operates in Industrials - the two are in different parts of the market.
  • WLK carries a market cap of $10.84B.
  • WLK has hit the wire 4 times in the past 4 weeks while PEIX has been quiet.
  • WLK has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 0 for PEIX).
MetricPEIXWLK
Company
Pacific Ethanol, Inc.
Westlake Corporation
Price
-
$84.32-0.30%
Market cap
-
$10.84B
1M return
-
-13.41%
1Y return
-
+11.08%
Industry
Major Chemicals
Major Chemicals
Exchange
NASDAQ
NYSE
IPO
n/a
2004
News (4w)
0
4
Recent ratings
0
25
WLK

Westlake Corporation

Westlake Chemical Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets basic chemicals, vinyls, polymers, and building products worldwide. It operates through two segments, Vinyls and Olefins. The Vinyls segment provides specialty and commodity polyvinyl chloride (PVC), vinyl chloride monomers, ethylene dichloride, chlorine, caustic soda, chlorinated derivative, and ethylene products. This segment also manufactures and sells PVC compounds and building products fabricated from PVC, including residential siding, trim and molding, pipe and fittings for various water, sewer and industrial applications, profiles for windows and doors, decking products, films for various inflatables, wall covering tapes, roofing applications, and composite roof tiles. The Olefins segment offers polyethylene, styrene monomers, and various ethylene co-products, as well as sells propylene, crude butadiene, pyrolysis gasoline, and hydrogen products. Westlake Chemical Corporation offers its products to a range of customers, including chemical processors, plastics fabricators, small construction contractors, municipalities, and supply warehouses in various consumer and industrial markets, such as flexible and rigid packaging, automotive products, coatings, water treatment, refrigerants, and residential and commercial construction, as well as other durable and non-durable goods. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Westlake Chemical Corporation is a subsidiary of TTWF LP.