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Westlake (WLK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$82.05 +0.93 (+1.15%)
Closing price 08/7/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$82.56 +0.51 (+0.62%)
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About Westlake Stock (NYSE:WLK)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$81.69
$84.09
50-Day Range
$69.83
$87.49
52-Week Range
$68.55
$153.34
Volume
1.07 million shs
Average Volume
1.25 million shs
Market Capitalization
$10.52 billion
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
2.56%
Price Target
$92.93
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Westlake Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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81st Percentile Overall Score

WLK MarketRank™: 

Westlake scored higher than 81% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 46th out of 184 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 2.67, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Westlake has been the subject of 12 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 -154.81, 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 -154.81, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Westlake has a PEG Ratio of 20.02. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Westlake has a P/B Ratio of 0.98. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    10.74% 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 2.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Westlake has recently increased by 277.72%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Westlake pays a meaningful dividend of 2.53%, 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 28.23% 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

    10.74% 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 2.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Westlake has recently increased by 277.72%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Westlake has a news sentiment score of 0.38. 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 27 news articles for Westlake this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    7 people have searched for WLK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • 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 $6,034.00 in 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 Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Westlake's stock was trading at $114.65 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, WLK stock has decreased by 28.4% and is now trading at $82.05.

Westlake Corp. (NYSE:WLK) released its earnings results on Tuesday, August, 5th. The specialty chemicals company reported ($0.09) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.06 by $0.15. Westlake's quarterly revenue was down 7.9% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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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 created shares were issued to shareholders after the market closes 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 more.

Top institutional shareholders of Westlake include ANTIPODES PARTNERS Ltd (0.64%), Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.41%), ProShare Advisors LLC (0.28%) and Bank of Montreal Can (0.18%). Insiders that own company stock include Mark Steven Bender, Robert F Buesinger, David Tsung-Hung Chao and Johnathan Stevan Zoeller.
View institutional ownership trends
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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), AU Optronics (AUOTY) and Humana (HUM).

Company Calendar

Record date for 6/5 Dividend
5/20/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/5 Dividend
5/20/2025
Dividend Payable
6/05/2025
Last Earnings
8/05/2025
Today
8/07/2025
Record date for 8/27 Dividend
8/12/2025
Dividend Payable
8/27/2025
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
$82.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+13.3%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.67
Research Coverage
15 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
($0.53)
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
12.66
P/E Growth
20.02
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
1.86

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$11.76 billion
Price / Sales
0.89
Cash Flow
$14.07 per share
Price / Cash Flow
5.83
Book Value
$84.15 per share
Price / Book
0.98

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
128,238,000
Free Float
126,571,000
Market Cap
$10.52 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.92

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This page (NYSE:WLK) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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