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The price of Westlake Corporation (NYSE: WLK) closed at $62.56 in the last session, down -3.62% from day before closing price of $64.91. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.62 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.86 million shares were traded. WLK stock price reached its highest trading level at $64.165 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $62.385.
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 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 8326210560 and an Enterprise Value of 11776773120. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.70 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.85. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.026 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.302.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WLK is 0.94, which has changed by -0.5075567 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.14261019 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WLK has reached a high of $133.51, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $62.30. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -18.54%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -27.62%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, WLK traded on average about 1.17M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1201720 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 128.26M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 32.97M. Insiders hold about 74.30% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 34.05% stake in the company. Shares short for WLK as of 1761868800 were 5200752 with a Short Ratio of 4.43, compared to 1759190400 on 4449184. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5200752 and a Short% of Float of 15.68.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for WLK is 2.10, which was 2.105 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.032429516. 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 2025-08-19 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, 10.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. 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 -$1.21. EPS for the following year is $1.35, with 11.0 analysts recommending between $2.45 and $0.53.
Revenue Estimates
According to 13 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $2.68B. 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 $2.8B. There is a high estimate of $2.96B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.64B.
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 $11.62B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $12.08B and the low estimate is $10.37B.
