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The closing price of Westlake Corporation (NYSE: WLK) was $83.07 for the day, down -2.22% from the previous closing price of $84.96. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.22 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.34 million shares were traded. WLK stock price reached its highest trading level at $84.945 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $82.7.
Ratios:
Our analysis of WLK’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.75 and its Current Ratio is at 2.47. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.54 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.52.
On May 20, 2025, Wells Fargo Downgraded its rating to Equal Weight which previously was Overweight but kept the price unchanged to $76.
BofA Securities Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on April 15, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $75.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 22 ’25 when Buesinger Robert F. bought 83 shares for $93.39 per share. The transaction valued at 7,751 led to the insider holds 83 shares of the business.
Buesinger Robert F. sold 83 shares of WLK for $6,034 on May 27 ’25. The EVP, PEM Segment Head now owns 0 shares after completing the transaction at $72.70 per share. On Nov 29 ’24, another insider, Chao David Tsung-Hung, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 1,750 shares for $129.08 each. As a result, the insider received 225,888 and left with 7,784 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, WLK now has a Market Capitalization of 10653417472 and an Enterprise Value of 14509417472. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.91 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.04. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.234 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.187.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WLK is 0.95, which has changed by -0.42789257 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1653893 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WLK has reached a high of $151.56, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $68.55. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.31%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -12.58%.
Shares Statistics:
WLK traded an average of 1.20M shares per day over the past three months and 1027790 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 128.24M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 32.96M. Insiders hold about 74.30% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 31.12% stake in the company. Shares short for WLK as of 1756425600 were 4401873 with a Short Ratio of 3.66, compared to 1753920000 on 4351578. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4401873 and a Short% of Float of 13.28.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 2.1, WLK has a forward annual dividend rate of 2.10. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.024717513. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.41. The current Payout Ratio is 44.22% for WLK, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-19 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-19. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2014-03-19 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of Westlake Corporation (WLK) is currently attracting attention from 13.0 analysts actively involved in rating its market status.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.1, with high estimates of $0.64 and low estimates of -$0.31.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.75 and -$0.47 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.05. EPS for the following year is $2.79, with 13.0 analysts recommending between $3.9 and $1.75.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in. The current quarter, according to 12 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $3.13B to a low estimate of $2.85B. As of. The current estimate, Westlake Corporation’s year-ago sales were $3.12BFor the next quarter, 12 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.8B. There is a high estimate of $2.91B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.62B.
A total of 14 analysts have provided revenue estimates for WLK’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $11.79B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $11.27B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $11.55B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $12.14BBased on 14 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $12.17B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $13.15B and the low estimate is $11.77B.
