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 declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, November 19th. Investors 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 1.38%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 26th. View Westlake Chemical's Dividend History.

Westlake Chemical shares split before market open on Wednesday, March 19th 2014. The 2-1 split was announced on Tuesday, February 18th 2014. The newly minted shares were issued 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 quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November, 6th. The specialty chemicals company reported $2.35 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $2.24 by $0.11. The specialty chemicals company had revenue of $2.26 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.24 billion. Westlake Chemical had a return on equity of 19.75% and a net margin of 19.36%. Westlake Chemical's quarterly revenue was up 6.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $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.

16 equities research analysts have issued 1 year target prices for Westlake Chemical's shares. Their forecasts range from $75.00 to $150.00. On average, they expect Westlake Chemical's stock price to reach $104.40 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 43.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Westlake Chemical.

16 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Westlake Chemical in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 7 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Westlake Chemical.

News articles about WLK stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, InfoTrie reports. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Westlake Chemical earned a media sentiment score of 1.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the specialty chemicals company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term.

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 daily trading volume, of 728,297 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 4.8 days. Approximately 9.8% of the company's stock 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), Renewable Energy Group (REGI), Codexis (CDXS), 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 number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Columbus Macro LLC (0.01%) and Cerebellum GP LLC (0.00%). 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 acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Columbus Macro LLC and Cerebellum GP LLC. 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 $72.59.

Westlake Chemical has a market capitalization of $9.70 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]