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The closing price of Westlake Corporation (NYSE: WLK) was $64.72 for the day, up 2.94% from the previous closing price of $62.87. In other words, the price has increased by $2.94 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.52 million shares were traded. WLK stock price reached its highest trading level at $65.22 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $62.805.
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 1.39 and its Current Ratio is at 1.99. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.57 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.49.
On October 14, 2025, BofA Securities Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $87.
Tudor Pickering Holt & Co. Upgraded its Hold to Buy on August 06, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $90.
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 8301838336 and an Enterprise Value of 12053842944. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.72 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.88. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.05 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.568.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WLK is 0.95, which has changed by -0.49595016 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12934029 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WLK has reached a high of $131.20, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $56.33. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -10.61%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -23.28%.
Shares Statistics:
WLK traded an average of 1.24M shares per day over the past three months and 1835660 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 128.26M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 32.86M. Insiders hold about 74.38% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 33.80% stake in the company. Shares short for WLK as of 1763078400 were 5020580 with a Short Ratio of 4.05, compared to 1760486400 on 5140703. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5020580 and a Short% of Float of 15.14.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 2.105, WLK has a forward annual dividend rate of 2.11. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.033481788. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.45. The current Payout Ratio is 44.22% for WLK, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-11-25 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-25. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2014-03-19 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 9.0 different market analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.09, with high estimates of $0.26 and low estimates of -$0.25.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$1.06 and -$1.4 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$1.2. EPS for the following year is $1.42, with 10.0 analysts recommending between $2.45 and $0.53.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in. The current quarter, according to 13 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.82B to a low estimate of $2.4B. As of. The current estimate, Westlake Corporation’s year-ago sales were $2.84BFor the next quarter, 13 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.77B. There is a high estimate of $2.96B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.57B.
A total of 14 analysts have provided revenue estimates for WLK’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $11.51B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $11.03B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $11.32B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $12.14BBased on 14 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $11.67B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $12.08B and the low estimate is $11.08B.
