Westlake (WLK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Westlake Corporation is a global manufacturer of performance and essential materials headquartered in Houston, Texas. The company produces chemicals, polymers and building products used in construction, infrastructure, packaging, healthcare, consumer goods and other industrial applications.

Its Performance and Essential Materials businesses manufacture products such as chlor-alkali chemicals, vinyl chloride monomer, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyethylene, epoxy resins and related specialty materials. These products are used in applications including water treatment, coatings, adhesives, wire and cable, plastic pipe, medical products and industrial manufacturing.

Westlake also supplies building and construction products through businesses such as Westlake Royal Building Products and Westlake Pipe & Fittings. Its portfolio includes siding, trim, roofing and outdoor living products, as well as PVC, polyethylene and composite pipe and fittings. Founded in 1986, Westlake serves customers primarily in North America and maintains operations and commercial activities in international markets. Steve Bender serves as the company’s president and chief executive officer, while founder Albert Chao is executive chairman.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $67.84 to $70.30
• 50-Day Range: $67.88 to $80.78
• 52-Week Range: $56.33 to $124.23
• Volume: 620,624 shs
• Average Volume: 1.16 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $8.79 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 3.10%
• Price Target: $93.79
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Westlake Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Westlake scored higher than 77% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 109th out of 226 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Westlake has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.20, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Westlake has a consensus price target of $93.79, representing about 34.9% upside from its current price of $69.52.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Westlake has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -3.90%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Westlake are expected to decrease by -3.90% in the coming year, from $3.33 to $3.20 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Westlake is -7.26, 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 -7.26, 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 0.96. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.51% 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 7.91.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Westlake has recently increased by 15.03%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Westlake pays a meaningful dividend of 3.09%, 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 66.56% next year. This indicates that Westlake will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.65

News Sentiment

Westlake has a news sentiment score of 0.65. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.52 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Westlake this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Westlake insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $3,120,724.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.40% of the stock of Westlake is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

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

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/04/2026
• Record date for 9/10 Dividend: 8/25/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/10 Dividend: 8/25/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/10/2026
• Today: 9/22/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Commodity Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:WLK
• CIK: 1262823
• Web: www.westlake.com
• Phone: (713) 960-9111
• Fax: 713-963-1590
• Employees: 14,600
• Year Founded: 1986

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Westlake: $93.79
• High Price Target: $117.00
• Low Price Target: $80.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +36.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.20
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($9.58)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.66
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$1.51 billion
• Net Margins: -10.94%
• Pretax Margin: -11.42%
• Return on Equity: 0.93%
• Return on Assets: 0.44%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.55
• Current Ratio: 2.45
• Quick Ratio: 1.70

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $11.17 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.79
• Cash Flow: $13.84 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.97
• Book Value: $72.46 per share
• Price / Book: 0.95

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 127,800,000
• Free Float: 126,008,000
• Market Cap: $8.79 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.63