NYSE:WLK - Westlake Chemical Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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

Westlake Chemical announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, November 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 27th will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share on Tuesday, December 11th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.55%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 26th. View Westlake Chemical's Dividend History.

Westlake Chemical shares split on the morning of Wednesday, March 19th 2014. The 2-1 split was announced on Tuesday, February 18th 2014. The newly created shares were distributed to shareholders after the market closes 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) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, November, 6th. The specialty chemicals company reported $2.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.24 by $0.11. The specialty chemicals company earned $2.26 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.24 billion. Westlake Chemical had a net margin of 19.36% and a return on equity of 19.75%. Westlake Chemical's revenue was up 6.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.61 EPS. View Westlake Chemical's Earnings History.

Westlake Chemical is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 19th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Westlake Chemical.

17 analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Westlake Chemical's stock. Their forecasts range from $75.00 to $150.00. On average, they expect Westlake Chemical's stock price to reach $105.7333 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 64.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Westlake Chemical.

17 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 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Westlake Chemical.

Media coverage about WLK stock has been trending somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie. The research group identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Westlake Chemical earned a daily sentiment score of 1.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the specialty chemicals company a news buzz of 1.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future.

Westlake Chemical saw a increase in short interest during the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totalling 3,495,768 shares, an increase of 50.8% from the November 15th total of 2,317,434 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 728,297 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 4.8 days. Currently, 9.8% of the company's shares are short sold. View Westlake Chemical's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Westlake Chemical include LyondellBasell Industries (LYB), International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), Braskem (BAK), NewMarket (NEU), Methanex (MEOH), Sensient Technologies (SXT), Codexis (CDXS), Renewable Energy Group (REGI), Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP), FutureFuel (FF), Green Plains (GPRE), Green Plains Partners (GPP), REX American Resources (REX), Sino United Worldwide Consolidated (SUIC) and Amyris (AMRS).

Westlake Chemical's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include FMR LLC (6.54%), Vanguard Group Inc (4.08%), Vanguard Group Inc. (4.08%), BlackRock Inc. (1.61%), AQR Capital Management LLC (1.43%) and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.90%). 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, 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 Prudential Financial Inc., Glenmede Trust Co. NA, Janus Henderson Group PLC, Alliancebernstein L.P., Royce & Associates LP, TIAA CREF Investment Management LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co. and JPMorgan Chase & Co.. 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 purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Morgan Stanley, AQR Capital Management LLC, Renaissance Technologies LLC, BlackRock Inc., Luminus Management LLC, Allianz Asset Management GmbH and Vanguard Group Inc. 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 $64.49.

Westlake Chemical has a market capitalization of $8.35 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.

The official website for Westlake Chemical is http://www.westlake.com.

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]