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After finishing at $85.13 in the prior trading day, Westlake Corporation (NYSE: WLK) closed at $79.65, down -6.44%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$6.44 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.64 million shares were traded. WLK stock price reached its highest trading level at $84.54 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $78.99.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of WLK by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 4.12 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 121.60. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.86 and its Current Ratio is at 2.64. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.53 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.51.
On April 15, 2025, BofA Securities Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $75.
Piper Sandler Downgraded its Overweight to Neutral on March 26, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $135 to $120.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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 10214157312 and an Enterprise Value of 13700158464. As of this moment, Westlake’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 26.78, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.18. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 16.43. 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 0.98. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.14 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.131.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WLK is 0.93, which has changed by -0.44664443 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16821623 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WLK has reached a high of $153.34, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $68.55. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.04%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -23.31%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.34M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1231800 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. 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 28.83% stake in the company. Shares short for WLK as of 1752537600 were 3541549 with a Short Ratio of 2.64, compared to 1749772800 on 2830365. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3541549 and a Short% of Float of 10.69.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, WLK’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.075, compared to 2.10 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.024374487The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.38. The current Payout Ratio is 44.22% for WLK, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-20 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-05-20. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2014-03-19 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
