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In the latest session, Westlake Corporation (NYSE: WLK) closed at $76.76 down -0.39% from its previous closing price of $77.06. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.39 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.18 million shares were traded. WLK stock price reached its highest trading level at $77.535 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $75.09.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Westlake Corporation’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. 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:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. 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 9958323200 and an Enterprise Value of 13604183040. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.84 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.96. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.157 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.489.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WLK is 0.92, which has changed by -0.47420853 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17342639 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WLK has reached a high of $150.85, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $68.55. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.93%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -17.60%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, WLK has traded an average of 1.17M shares per day and 1118420 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 31.09% stake in the company. Shares short for WLK as of 1757894400 were 4714262 with a Short Ratio of 4.04, compared to 1755216000 on 4643380. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4714262 and a Short% of Float of 14.23.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for WLK is 2.10, from 2.1 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.027251491. 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
As of right now, 12.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.08, 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 $0.0. EPS for the following year is $2.68, with 12.0 analysts recommending between $3.9 and $1.75.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 13 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $2.95B this quarter.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, 13 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.79B. 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 $11.54B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $12.14BBased on 14 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $12.15B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $13.15B and the low estimate is $11.77B.
