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The price of Westlake Corporation (NYSE: WLK) closed at $77.79 in the last session, up 0.08% from day before closing price of $77.73. In other words, the price has increased by $0.08 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.01 million shares were traded. WLK stock price reached its highest trading level at $78.04 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $74.83.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at WLK’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. 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 August 06, 2025, Tudor Pickering Holt & Co. Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $90.
Wells Fargo Downgraded its Overweight to Equal Weight on May 20, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $76.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. 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 9976276992 and an Enterprise Value of 13728582656. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.85 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.97. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.167 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.585.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WLK is 0.96, which has changed by -0.45268416 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13724327 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WLK has reached a high of $144.57, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $68.55. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.28%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -15.00%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, WLK traded on average about 1.17M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1169700 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 128.24M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 32.95M. Insiders hold about 74.31% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 31.03% stake in the company. Shares short for WLK as of 1759190400 were 4449184 with a Short Ratio of 3.81, compared to 1756425600 on 4401873. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4449184 and a Short% of Float of 13.430000999999999.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for WLK is 2.10, which was 2.1 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.027016593. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.42. . 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
A comprehensive evaluation of Westlake Corporation (WLK) is underway, with the input of 12.0 analysts contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.04, with high estimates of $0.43 and low estimates of -$0.26.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.5 and -$0.47 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.16. EPS for the following year is $2.26, with 12.0 analysts recommending between $3.4 and $1.15.
Revenue Estimates
According to 13 analysts, . The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $2.95B. It ranges from a high estimate of $3.18B 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 $2.97B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.6B.
A total of 14 analysts have provided revenue estimates for WLK’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $11.95B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $11.24B, 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 $12.05B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $13.15B and the low estimate is $11.58B.
