Q2 Earnings Forecast for Westlake Issued By Zacks Research

Westlake Corp. (NYSE:WLK - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Westlake in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, July 15th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department anticipates that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings of $0.13 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Westlake's current full-year earnings is $6.48 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Westlake's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.79 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.79 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.39 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.39 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.00 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.00 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.67 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.67 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.66 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.29 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.78 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $4.99 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.99 EPS.

Westlake (NYSE:WLK - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 2nd. The specialty chemicals company reported ($0.31) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.70 by ($1.01). The firm had revenue of $2.85 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.97 billion. Westlake had a net margin of 3.23% and a return on equity of 4.19%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.34 earnings per share.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on shares of Westlake from $122.00 to $98.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, May 12th. BMO Capital Markets set a $94.00 price target on shares of Westlake and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 20th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of Westlake from $88.00 to $92.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 3rd. Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of Westlake from $135.00 to $100.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 5th. Finally, Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of Westlake from $85.00 to $95.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $93.77.

Westlake Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:WLK traded down $2.06 on Friday, reaching $81.37. The company's stock had a trading volume of 863,474 shares, compared to its average volume of 757,874. Westlake has a 52-week low of $68.55 and a 52-week high of $153.34. The company has a market cap of $10.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.31, a PEG ratio of 9.95 and a beta of 0.91. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $77.48 and a 200 day simple moving average of $94.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a quick ratio of 1.86 and a current ratio of 2.63.

Institutional Trading of Westlake

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. increased its holdings in shares of Westlake by 732.7% in the 4th quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 993,150 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $113,865,000 after purchasing an additional 873,888 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in Westlake during the 1st quarter valued at about $72,974,000. Millennium Management LLC increased its holdings in Westlake by 366.7% during the 1st quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 901,229 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $90,150,000 after acquiring an additional 708,142 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in Westlake by 17.7% during the 1st quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,900,025 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $390,120,000 after acquiring an additional 586,178 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new position in Westlake during the 4th quarter valued at about $46,630,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 28.40% of the company's stock.

Westlake Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 5th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 20th were given a $0.525 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 20th. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.58%. Westlake's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 70.47%.

Westlake Company Profile

Westlake Corporation engages in the manufacture and marketing of performance and essential materials, and housing and infrastructure products in the United States, Canada, Germany, China, Mexico, Brazil, France, Italy, Taiwan, and internationally. The company operates through two segments: Performance and Essential Materials and Housing and Infrastructure Products.