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The price of Westlake Corporation (NYSE: WLK) closed at $73.75 in the last session, up 0.10% from day before closing price of $73.68. In other words, the price has increased by $0.10 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.7 million shares were traded. WLK stock price reached its highest trading level at $74.0 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $73.18.
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 1.39 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:
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 Dec 22 ’25 when Chao Albert sold 40,836 shares for $73.57 per share. The transaction valued at 3,004,373 led to the insider holds 627,722 shares of the business.
ALBERT Y CHAO bought 40,836 shares of WLK for $3,004,366 on Dec 22 ’25. On Apr 22 ’25, another insider, Buesinger Robert F., who serves as the EVP, PEM Segment Head of the company, bought 83 shares for $93.39 each. As a result, the insider paid 7,751 and bolstered with 83 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 9460145152 and an Enterprise Value of 13212149760. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.82 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.00. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.151 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.68.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WLK is 0.92, which has changed by -0.34993386 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17318606 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WLK has reached a high of $119.86, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $56.33. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 6.61%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.25%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, WLK traded on average about 1.45M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1665780 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 128.26M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 33.39M. Insiders hold about 74.37% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 33.84% stake in the company. Shares short for WLK as of 1765756800 were 5467547 with a Short Ratio of 3.77, compared to 1763078400 on 5020580. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5467547 and a Short% of Float of 16.49.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for WLK is 2.11, which was 2.105 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.02856949. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.48. 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
At present, 10.0 analysts are actively evaluating the performance of Westlake Corporation (WLK) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.57, with high estimates of -$0.01 and low estimates of -$0.87.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$1.77 and -$2.47 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$2.19. EPS for the following year is $1.0, with 11.0 analysts recommending between $2.45 and $0.02.
Revenue Estimates
According to 12 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $2.65B. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.79B to a low estimate of $2.54B. As of. The current estimate, Westlake Corporation’s year-ago sales were $2.84BFor the next quarter, 12 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.73B. There is a high estimate of $2.96B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.36B.
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 $11.1B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $11.28B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $12.14BBased on 14 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $11.37B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $12.08B and the low estimate is $10.07B.
