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Westlake (WLK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$76.97 -0.36 (-0.47%)
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Key Stats

Today's Range
$76.14
$77.89
50-Day Range
$75.61
$90.46
52-Week Range
$68.55
$142.31
Volume
197,862 shs
Average Volume
1.04 million shs
Market Capitalization
$9.87 billion
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
2.75%
Price Target
$91.64
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Westlake Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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77th Percentile Overall Score

WLK MarketRank™: 

Westlake scored higher than 77% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 55th out of 192 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Westlake has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Upside Potential

    Westlake has a consensus price target of $91.64, representing about 19.0% upside from its current price of $77.02.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Westlake has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Westlake's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Westlake are expected to grow by 14.81% in the coming year, from $6.48 to $7.44 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Westlake is -145.40, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Westlake is -145.40, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Westlake has a P/B Ratio of 0.90. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Westlake's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    14.29% of the float of Westlake has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Westlake has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Westlake has recently increased by 7.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Westlake pays a meaningful dividend of 2.73%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Westlake has been increasing its dividend for 21 years.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Westlake will have a dividend payout ratio of 28.49% next year. This indicates that Westlake will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Westlake's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    14.29% of the float of Westlake has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Westlake has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Westlake has recently increased by 7.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Westlake has a news sentiment score of 0.49. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Westlake this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    13 people have searched for WLK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added Westlake to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Westlake insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.30% of the stock of Westlake is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    Only 28.40% of the stock of Westlake is held by institutions.

  • Read more about Westlake's insider trading history.
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WLK Stock News Headlines

Westlake (NYSE:WLK) Earns "Neutral" Rating from Bank of America
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WLK Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Westlake's stock was trading at $114.65 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, WLK stock has decreased by 32.8% and is now trading at $77.02.

Westlake Corporation (NYSE:WLK) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August, 5th. The specialty chemicals company reported ($0.09) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.06 by $0.15. Westlake's revenue was down 7.9% on a year-over-year basis.
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Shares of Westlake split on Wednesday, March 19th 2014.The 2-1 split was announced on Tuesday, February 18th 2014. The newly minted shares were payable to shareholders after the closing bell on Tuesday, March 18th 2014. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

Westlake subsidiaries include Nakan, Axiall Corporation, Vinnolit Holdings, CertainTeed Corporation, Axiall Canada Inc., Axiall Holdco Inc., Axiall Limited Partnership, and others.

Westlake's top institutional shareholders include Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.03%), Exchange Traded Concepts LLC (0.01%), Yousif Capital Management LLC (0.01%) and Board of the Pension Protection Fund (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Mark Steven Bender, Robert F Buesinger and David Tsung-Hung Chao.
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Shares of WLK stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Westlake investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC), AUO (AUOTY) and Humana (HUM).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/05/2025
Record date for 8/27 Dividend
8/12/2025
Record date for 9/4 Dividend
8/19/2025
Ex-Dividend for 9/4 Dividend
8/19/2025
Dividend Payable
8/27/2025
Dividend Payable
9/04/2025
Today
10/16/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/04/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
CHEM - PLASTICS
Sub-Industry
Commodity Chemicals
Current Symbol
NYSE:WLK
CIK
1262823
Employees
15,540
Year Founded
1986

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$100.00
Low Price Target
$78.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+19.4%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
16 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
($0.53)
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
11.84
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$602 million
Net Margins
-0.57%
Pretax Margin
1.04%
Return on Equity
1.26%
Return on Assets
0.66%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.43
Current Ratio
2.47
Quick Ratio
1.75

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$12.14 billion
Price / Sales
0.81
Cash Flow
$13.73 per share
Price / Cash Flow
5.59
Book Value
$85.80 per share
Price / Book
0.89

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
128,250,000
Free Float
126,579,000
Market Cap
$9.84 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.93

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This page (NYSE:WLK) was last updated on 10/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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