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Westlake Corporation (NYSE: WLK) closed the day trading at $92.27 down -0.17% from the previous closing price of $92.43. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.17 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.87 million shares were traded. WLK stock price reached its highest trading level at $94.18 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $91.51.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of WLK, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 4.06 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 38.74. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.04 and its Current Ratio is at 2.80. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.52 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.50.
On March 26, 2025, Piper Sandler Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Overweight and also lowered its target price recommendation from $135 to $120.
JP Morgan Upgraded its Underweight to Neutral on February 27, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $135 to $110.
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 Nov 29 ’24 when Chao David Tsung-Hung sold 1,750 shares for $129.08 per share. The transaction valued at 225,888 led to the insider holds 7,784 shares of the business.
Chao David Tsung-Hung bought 1,750 shares of WLK for $232,750 on Nov 26 ’24. On Nov 22 ’24, another insider, Chao David Tsung-Hung, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 1,750 shares for $130.00 each. As a result, the insider received 227,500 and left with 9,534 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 11855679488 and an Enterprise Value of 14831736832. As of this moment, Westlake’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.94, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.94. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.98. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.98 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.12. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.222 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.697.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WLK is 1.03, which has changed by -0.39395732 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092895746 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WLK has reached a high of $161.31, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $81.40. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.98%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -25.49%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, WLK traded about 782.49K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, WLK traded about 588360 shares per day. A total of 128.23M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 33.01M. Insiders hold about 74.31% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 27.88% stake in the company. Shares short for WLK as of 1744675200 were 3157269 with a Short Ratio of 4.03, compared to 1741910400 on 2014158. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3157269 and a Short% of Float of 9.46.
Dividends & Splits
WLK’s forward annual dividend rate is 2.08, up from 2.05 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.022178946The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.36. The current Payout Ratio is 44.22% for WLK, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-04 with an ex-dividend date of 1741046400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2014-03-19 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
