NYSE:WLK - Westlake Chemical Stock Price, Price Target & More

Westlake Chemical trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "WLK."

Westlake Chemical declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, May 21st. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.21 per share on Wednesday, June 13th. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.78%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 29th. View Westlake Chemical's Dividend History.

Shares of Westlake Chemical split on the morning of 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 Westlake Chemical stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

Westlake Chemical Co. (NYSE:WLK) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 3rd. The specialty chemicals company reported $2.20 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.09 by $0.11. The specialty chemicals company earned $2.15 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.14 billion. Westlake Chemical had a return on equity of 17.77% and a net margin of 17.61%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 10.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.06 EPS. View Westlake Chemical's Earnings History.

Westlake Chemical is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August, 2nd 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Westlake Chemical.

18 brokerages have issued 1 year price objectives for Westlake Chemical's stock. Their predictions range from $87.00 to $150.00. On average, they expect Westlake Chemical's share price to reach $119.8125 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 11.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Westlake Chemical.

18 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Westlake Chemical in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 8 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

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News articles about WLK stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. Accern identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Westlake Chemical earned a coverage optimism score of 0.07 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the specialty chemicals company an impact score of 47.13 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term.

Westlake Chemical's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include James Investment Research Inc. (0.12%), Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC (0.11%), Denali Advisors LLC (0.08%), Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP (0.07%), Contravisory Investment Management Inc. (0.04%) and Clinton Group Inc. (0.03%). Company insiders that own Westlake Chemical stock include Albert Chao, Andrew Kenner, Dorothy C Jenkins, George J Mangieri, James Chao, L Benjamin Ederington, Lawrence E Teel, Mark Steven Bender, Max L Lukens, Michael J Mattina, Robert F Buesinger and Robert T Blakely. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Westlake Chemical.

WLK stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Amalgamated Bank, Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP and Highland Capital Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold Westlake Chemical company stock in the last year include Albert Chao, Andrew Kenner, Dorothy C Jenkins, George J Mangieri, James Chao, L Benjamin Ederington, Lawrence E Teel, Mark Steven Bender, Max L Lukens, Robert F Buesinger and Robert T Blakely. View Insider Buying and Selling for Westlake Chemical.

WLK stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including James Investment Research Inc., Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC, Contravisory Investment Management Inc., Clinton Group Inc., Bank of Montreal Can, Polaris Greystone Financial Group LLC, Viking Fund Management LLC and Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund. View Insider Buying and Selling for Westlake Chemical.

Shares of WLK can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of WLK stock can currently be purchased for approximately $107.63.

Westlake Chemical has a market capitalization of $13.95 billion and generates $8.04 billion in revenue each year. The specialty chemicals company earns $1.30 billion in net income (profit) each year or $5.47 on an earnings per share basis. Westlake Chemical employs 8,800 workers across the globe.

Westlake Chemical's mailing address is 2801 POST OAK BLVD SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX, 77056. The specialty chemicals company can be reached via phone at 713-960-9111 or via email at [email protected]