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The closing price of Westlake Corporation (NYSE: WLK) was $81.44 for the day, down -2.39% from the previous closing price of $83.43. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.39 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.86 million shares were traded. WLK stock price reached its highest trading level at $83.6496 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $80.955.
Ratios:
Our analysis of WLK’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 4.21 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 124.33. 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:
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 10443703296 and an Enterprise Value of 13223112704. As of this moment, Westlake’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 27.38, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.50. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 16.80. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.87 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.00. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.101 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.848.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WLK is 0.92, which has changed by -0.43985146 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13161862 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 4.75%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -23.42%.
Shares Statistics:
WLK traded an average of 1.26M shares per day over the past three months and 946020 shares per day over the past ten days. 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 28.84% stake in the company. Shares short for WLK as of 1749772800 were 2830365 with a Short Ratio of 2.40, compared to 1747267200 on 3683709. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2830365 and a Short% of Float of 8.540000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 2.075, WLK has a forward annual dividend rate of 2.10. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.02487115The 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.
