NYSE:WLKP - Westlake Chemical Partners Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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

Westlake Chemical Partners declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, November 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 9th will be given a dividend of $0.4207 per share on Monday, November 26th. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.28%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 8th. This is a positive change from Westlake Chemical Partners's previous quarterly dividend of $0.41. View Westlake Chemical Partners' Dividend History.

Westlake Chemical Partners LP (NYSE:WLKP) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, November, 6th. The basic materials company reported $0.38 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.41 by $0.03. The basic materials company earned $363.70 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $309.70 million. Westlake Chemical Partners had a return on equity of 5.45% and a net margin of 4.21%. The business's revenue was up 22.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.47 earnings per share. View Westlake Chemical Partners' Earnings History.

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

4 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Westlake Chemical Partners' stock. Their predictions range from $25.00 to $29.00. On average, they anticipate Westlake Chemical Partners' stock price to reach $26.75 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 15.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Westlake Chemical Partners.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Westlake Chemical Partners in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Westlake Chemical Partners.

Media headlines about WLKP stock have trended somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie rates the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Westlake Chemical Partners earned a coverage optimism score of 0.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the basic materials company a news buzz of 2.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is very unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days.

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Shares of WLKP 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 WLKP stock can currently be purchased for approximately $23.10.

Westlake Chemical Partners has a market capitalization of $744.91 million and generates $1.17 billion in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $48.67 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.72 on an earnings per share basis. Westlake Chemical Partners employs 119 workers across the globe.

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

Westlake Chemical Partners' mailing address is 2801 POST OAK BOULEVARD SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX, 77056. The basic materials company can be reached via phone at 713-585-2900 or via email at [email protected]