Westlake Corporation (NYSE: WLK) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 28.75x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.91. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 8 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for WLK is 32.95M, and at present, short sellers hold a 8.59% of that float. On July 10, 2025, the average trading volume of WLK was 1.25M shares.
WLK) stock’s latest price update
Westlake Corporation (NYSE: WLK) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 2.91% compared to its previous closing price of $83.07. However, the company has seen a gain of 6.23% in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2025-07-09 that Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Results to be Released on Thursday, August 7, 2025 Company Reports Strong Preliminary Q4FY25 Revenue Expectations of approximately US$1.31 Billion WATERLOO, ON, July 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Open Text Corporation (NASDAQ: OTEX), (TSX: OTEX) announced today that Chadwick Westlake will step down as EVP, Chief Financial Officer to assume the President & Chief Executive Officer role at his former employer, EQB, following the unexpected passing of its CEO. Mr. Westlake’s departure will be effective August 15, 2025, post-completion of OpenText’s fiscal year-end reporting.
WLK’s Market Performance
Westlake Corporation (WLK) has experienced a 6.23% rise in stock performance for the past week, with a 16.22% rise in the past month, and a -0.85% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.73%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.54% for WLK. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 10.17% for WLK’s stock, with a simple moving average of -21.26% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of WLK
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for WLK stocks, with Wells Fargo repeating the rating for WLK by listing it as a “Equal Weight.” The predicted price for WLK in the upcoming period, according to Wells Fargo is $76 based on the research report published on May 20, 2025 of the current year 2025.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see WLK reach a price target of $75. The rating they have provided for WLK stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on April 15th, 2025.
Piper Sandler gave a rating of “Neutral” to WLK, setting the target price at $120 in the report published on March 26th of the current year.
WLK Trading at 9.25% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought WLK to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -44.25% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at WLK starting from Buesinger Robert F., who purchase 83 shares at the price of $93.39 back on Apr 22 ’25. After this action, Buesinger Robert F. now owns 83 shares of Westlake Corporation, valued at $7,751 using the latest closing price.
Buesinger Robert F., the EVP, PEM Segment Head of Westlake Corporation, sale 83 shares at $72.70 during a trade that took place back on May 27 ’25, which means that Buesinger Robert F. is holding 0 shares at $6,034 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for WLK
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.05 for the present operating margin
- 0.14 for the gross margin
The net margin for Westlake Corporation stands at 0.03. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value 3.71, with 1.85 for asset returns.
Based on Westlake Corporation (WLK), the company’s capital structure generated 0.35 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.19. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.53. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.95.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.21 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.71. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.18. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.25for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.58. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.64.
Conclusion
To sum up, Westlake Corporation (WLK) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
