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After finishing at $86.41 in the prior trading day, Westlake Corporation (NYSE: WLK) closed at $87.82, up 1.63%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.63 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.91 million shares were traded. WLK stock price reached its highest trading level at $88.15 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $86.48.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of WLK by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.75 and its Current Ratio is at 2.47. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.54 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.52.
On May 20, 2025, Wells Fargo Downgraded its rating to Equal Weight which previously was Overweight but kept the price unchanged to $76. BofA Securities Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on April 15, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $75.
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 11262563328 and an Enterprise Value of 15118586880. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.96 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.10. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.286 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.657.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WLK is 0.91, which has changed by -0.3702402 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16844666 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WLK has reached a high of $151.56, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $68.55. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 7.22%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -10.34%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.34M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1167030 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 32.96M. Insiders hold about 74.31% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 31.13% stake in the company. Shares short for WLK as of 1755216000 were 4643380 with a Short Ratio of 3.47, compared to 1752537600 on 3541549. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4643380 and a Short% of Float of 14.01.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, WLK’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.1, compared to 2.10 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.024302742The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.41. 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.
