WLK - Westlake Corporation (NYSE) - Share Price and News

Westlake Corporation
US ˙ NYSE ˙ US9604131022

Overview
Westlake is an international manufacturer and supplier of petrochemicals, polymers and building products that enhance the daily lives of people around the world. Whether it’s plastic wrap that keeps meats and produce fresh; the intravenous bags and tubing used in medical care, the pipes that are essential to ensuring clean water, or the chlorine that treats water and helps keep pools safe, Westlake plays a vital role in supplying the building blocks for these products and many more.
Basic Stats

The share price of Westlake Corporation as of September 5, 2025 is $89.43 / share. This is an increase of 1.83% from the prior week. The market cap (or net worth) of Westlake Corporation as of September 5, 2025 is $11,468.37 MM.

The Factor Analysis chart (below right) shows a view of Westlake Corporation from a variety of lenses. Each factor shows how well the company ranks against all other companies in the Fintel global investing universe. Factor scores range from zero to 100, with 100 being most desirable, and 50 being average.

For example, a company with a Value Score of 100 would be the most undervalued company in our database. A company with a Value Score of zero would be the most overvalued.

Market Cap 11,468.37 MM
EV 14,553.37 MM
Shares Out. 128.24 MM
Earnings Date
EPS (TTM) -0.52
Dividend Yield 2.35 %
Ex-Dividend Date 2025-08-19
Borrow Rate 0.40
Short Shares Avail. 0.50 MM
Short Interest 4.64 MM
Short Float 14.03 %
Days to Cover 5.86 days
Risk Free Rate 4.17 %
Price Change (1 yr) -34.45 %
Volatility (1 yr) 0.41
Beta 0.75
Sharpe Ratio (1 yr) -0.94
Sortino Ratio (1 yr) -1.56
PE Ratio -171.17
Price/Book 1.06
Price/TBV 1.12
Book/Market 0.94
EBIT/EV 0.01
EBIT(3yr avg)/EV 0.05
ROA -0.00
ROE -0.01
ROIC -0.00
CROIC -0.06
OCROIC 0.06
Implied Volatility 42.36  %
Put/Call OI Ratio 2.90
Growth
Profitability
Quality Score
Value Score
Momentum Score
Stability (Low Vol) Score
Analyst Sentiment
Fund Sentiment
Insider Sentiment
Officer Sentiment
Dividend Score
QVM Score
Piotroski F-SCORE 4.00 /9
Factor Scores range from 0 to 100, with 100 being most desirable. Larger circles are better. In situations where we have no data (e.g. no insider trades), we plot the score at 50 to avoid penalizing companies. However, a company that does not pay dividends will get a Dividend Score of Zero. Additionally, we inverted volatility to create a "stability" metric which is better when higher.
Price Target

The average one-year price target for Westlake Corporation is $92.32. The forecasts range from a low of $80.80 to a high of $102.90. A stock’s price target is the price at which analysts consider it fairly valued with respect to its projected earnings and historical earnings. Analysts typically set price targets that correspond to their buy or sell recommendations.

Update Frequency: Monthly

Record Date Projection Date High Low Median Average
2025-09-03 2026-09-03 102.90 80.80 93.84 92.32
Stock Upgrades/Downgrades

This card shows analyst upgrades/downgrades for Westlake Corporation. An analyst rating is a classification that gives investors a sense of analyst sentiment about the direction and performance of an equity - usually a stock - over a period of time, typically 12 months.

The standard analyst ratings are generally as follows:
  • Buy/Overweight/Outperform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to outperform a market index (e.g. the S&P 500).
  • Hold/Equal-Weight/Market Perform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to perform in line with a market index.
  • Sell/Underweight/Underperform - Any of these ratings suggest that an analyst believes the stock is likely to underperform a market index.

When an analyst upgrades a stock, they are signaling that the company’s fundamentals are being undervalued by investors. It could also mean they believe the market is underestimating the company’s potential. The opposite is true when a stock receives a downgrade.

The average rating of each individual analyst’s rating is the consensus rating for a stock. This gives investors a broader sense of the overall sentiment for that stock.

Date Analyst Prior Latest
Recommendation
Action
2022-12-15 Goldman Sachs Neutral Maintains
2022-11-16 Wells Fargo Overweight Maintains
2022-11-15 JP Morgan Overweight Neutral Downgrade
2022-11-14 Barclays Equal-Weight Maintains
2022-11-07 Scotiabank Sector Perform Sector Underperform Downgrade
2022-11-07 RBC Capital Outperform Maintains
2022-11-07 Morgan Stanley Equal-Weight Maintains
2022-11-07 Deutsche Bank Hold Maintains
2022-11-04 Wells Fargo Overweight Maintains
2022-11-04 Keybanc Underweight Maintains
2022-10-17 Deutsche Bank Buy Hold Downgrade
2022-10-13 Goldman Sachs Neutral Initiate
2022-10-10 Piper Sandler Neutral Maintains
2022-10-06 Wells Fargo Overweight Maintains
2022-10-06 UBS Sell Neutral Upgrade
2022-10-04 Keybanc Underweight Maintains
2022-10-03 Credit Suisse Outperform Maintains
2022-09-21 Deutsche Bank Buy Maintains
2022-09-14 Deutsche Bank Buy Maintains
2022-09-06 Credit Suisse Outperform Initiate
2022-08-29 Keybanc Sector Weight Underweight Downgrade
2022-08-17 JP Morgan Neutral Overweight Upgrade
2022-08-08 Morgan Stanley Equal-Weight Maintains
2022-08-08 Barclays Equal-Weight Maintains
2022-07-25 Piper Sandler Overweight Neutral Downgrade
2022-07-13 UBS Sell Maintains
2022-07-11 Barclays Equal-Weight Maintains
2022-06-21 Wells Fargo Overweight Maintains
2022-06-17 Citigroup Buy Neutral Downgrade
2022-06-14 B of A Securities Buy Maintains
2022-06-03 JP Morgan Overweight Neutral Downgrade
2022-05-23 Piper Sandler Overweight Maintains
2022-05-16 Deutsche Bank Buy Maintains
2022-05-10 Fermium Research Buy Maintains
2022-05-09 Barclays Equal-Weight Maintains
2022-05-04 Wells Fargo Overweight Maintains
2022-04-08 Wells Fargo Overweight Maintains
2022-04-05 RBC Capital Outperform Maintains
2022-02-25 Citigroup Buy Maintains
2022-02-24 Wells Fargo Overweight Maintains
2022-01-19 Goldman Sachs Neutral Maintains
2022-01-18 Goldman Sachs Neutral Maintains
2022-01-18 Deutsche Bank Hold Buy Upgrade
2022-01-04 UBS Sell Maintains
2021-12-15 Goldman Sachs Neutral Maintains
2021-11-22 Keybanc Overweight Sector Weight Downgrade
2021-11-03 Wells Fargo Overweight Maintains
2021-10-18 B of A Securities Neutral Buy Upgrade
2021-10-05 Barclays Equal-Weight Maintains
2021-09-23 Wells Fargo Overweight Maintains
2021-09-14 Piper Sandler Overweight Initiate
2021-07-21 RBC Capital Sector Perform Outperform Upgrade
2021-07-16 B of A Securities Underperform Neutral Upgrade
2021-06-21 Scotiabank Sector Underperform Sector Perform Upgrade
2021-06-11 JP Morgan Overweight Maintains
2021-06-04 Deutsche Bank Hold Maintains
2021-04-12 Keybanc Sector Weight Overweight Upgrade
2021-04-12 Alembic Global Overweight Maintains
2021-04-08 Morgan Stanley Equal-Weight Maintains
2021-04-01 Wells Fargo Overweight Maintains
2021-03-15 Deutsche Bank Buy Hold Downgrade
2021-03-01 Morgan Stanley Equal-Weight Maintains
2020-12-21 JP Morgan Neutral Overweight Upgrade
2020-12-14 Morgan Stanley Equal-Weight Maintains
2020-11-30 B of A Securities Underperform Maintains
2020-11-04 ScotiaBank Sector Perform Sector Underperform Downgrade
2020-11-04 Deutsche Bank Buy Maintains
2020-11-04 BMO Capital Market Perform Maintains
2020-10-09 Citigroup Neutral Buy Upgrade
2020-10-06 Wells Fargo Overweight Maintains
2020-10-06 UBS Sell Maintains
2020-09-30 Morgan Stanley Equal-Weight Maintains
2020-09-10 B of A Securities Underweight Maintains
2020-08-10 Truist Securities Hold Maintains
2020-08-10 Citigroup Neutral Maintains
2020-08-10 BMO Capital Market Perform Maintains
2020-07-09 UBS Sell Maintains
2020-06-11 Wells Fargo Equal-Weight Overweight Upgrade
2020-06-04 CFRA Sell Hold Upgrade
2020-05-06 UBS Sell Maintains
2020-05-05 Wells Fargo Equal-Weight Maintains
2020-05-05 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Hold Maintains
2020-05-05 RBC Capital Sector Perform Maintains
2020-05-05 Citigroup Neutral Maintains
2020-04-16 Deutsche Bank Buy Maintains
2020-04-09 Citigroup Neutral Maintains
2020-04-02 CFRA Hold Sell Downgrade
2020-03-27 JP Morgan Overweight Neutral Downgrade
2020-03-26 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Hold Maintains
2020-03-26 KeyBanc Sector Weight Initiate
2020-03-20 Wells Fargo Equal-Weight Maintains
2020-03-19 Bernstein Outperform Market Perform Downgrade
2020-03-13 UBS Sell Maintains
2020-03-11 Morgan Stanley Equal-Weight Maintains
2020-03-11 Citigroup Neutral Maintains
2020-03-02 B of A Securities Underperform Neutral Upgrade
2020-02-28 JP Morgan Neutral Overweight Upgrade
2020-02-24 Barclays Equal-Weight Maintains
2020-02-19 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Hold Maintains
2020-02-19 RBC Capital Sector Perform Maintains
2020-02-19 Deutsche Bank Buy Maintains
2020-02-19 Citigroup Neutral Maintains
2020-02-18 CFRA Buy Hold Downgrade
2020-01-15 Wells Fargo Equal-Weight Maintains
2019-12-20 Bank of America Underperform Maintains
2019-11-07 Wells Fargo Market Perform Maintains
2019-11-07 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Buy Hold Downgrade
2019-11-07 BMO Capital Market Perform Maintains
2019-10-16 Wells Fargo Market Perform Initiate
2019-10-09 Citi Buy Neutral Downgrade
2019-09-18 Nomura Reduce Maintains
2019-08-09 BMO Capital Market Perform Maintains
2019-08-07 Nomura Reduce Maintains
2019-07-22 Nomura Neutral Reduce Downgrade
2019-07-02 Nomura Neutral Maintains
2019-07-02 Barclays Overweight Equal-Weight Downgrade
2019-05-15 Goldman Sachs Neutral Buy Upgrade
2019-04-15 Nomura Reduce Neutral Upgrade
2019-03-21 Barclays Overweight Overweight Maintains
2019-02-26 Susquehanna Positive Neutral Downgrade
2019-01-30 Nomura Neutral Reduce Downgrade
2019-01-08 Bank of America Underperform Buy Upgrade
2018-10-15 Nomura Neutral Neutral Maintains
2018-10-08 Barclays Overweight Initiate
2018-09-26 Morgan Stanley Equal-Weight Equal-Weight Maintains
2018-09-26 Deutsche Bank Buy Buy Maintains
2018-09-19 Tudor Pickering Buy Hold Downgrade
2018-09-07 Cowen & Co. Outperform Market Perform Downgrade
2018-08-29 JP Morgan Neutral Neutral Maintains
2018-07-11 Nomura Buy Buy Maintains
2018-07-11 Citigroup Buy Buy Maintains
2018-06-21 Bernstein Outperform Initiate
2018-06-01 JP Morgan Neutral Neutral Maintains
2018-04-09 JP Morgan Overweight Neutral Downgrade
2018-03-28 BMO Capital Market Weight Initiate
2018-02-22 Deutsche Bank Hold Hold Maintains
2018-02-21 UBS Sell Sell Maintains
2018-01-16 Bank of America Neutral Underperform Downgrade
2018-01-09 Wells Fargo Equal-Weight Initiate
2018-01-09 Morgan Stanley Equal-Weight Initiate
2017-11-08 UBS Sell Maintains
2017-11-08 Nomura Buy Maintains
2017-11-08 Bank of America Neutral Maintains
2017-10-13 UBS Sell Maintains
2017-09-27 Wells Fargo Outperform Maintains
2017-02-09 Citigroup Buy Initiate
2016-10-14 Tudor Pickering Hold Initiate
2016-08-23 RBC Capital Sector Perform Outperform Upgrade
2016-08-16 JP Morgan Overweight Maintains
2016-06-15 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Neutral Buy Upgrade
2016-05-16 JP Morgan Overweight Maintains
2015-11-05 RBC Capital Outperform Sector Perform Downgrade
2015-09-17 Deutsche Bank Hold Maintains
2015-08-24 Cowen & Co. Outperform Maintains
2015-08-10 Goldman Sachs Neutral Sell Downgrade
2015-02-20 JP Morgan Overweight Maintains
2015-01-26 Bank of America Buy Neutral Downgrade
2014-11-21 JP Morgan Overweight Maintains
2014-11-05 Bank of America Buy Maintains
2014-10-09 RBC Capital Outperform Initiate
2014-08-18 SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Reduce Neutral Upgrade
2014-05-06 JP Morgan Overweight Maintains
2014-02-28 JP Morgan Neutral Overweight Upgrade
2013-12-27 Susquehanna Neutral Positive Upgrade
2013-10-01 Wells Fargo Market Perform Outperform Upgrade
2013-09-11 JP Morgan Overweight Neutral Downgrade
2013-06-24 Cowen & Co. Neutral Outperform Upgrade
2013-03-01 JP Morgan Neutral Overweight Upgrade
2013-02-08 UBS Sell Neutral Upgrade
2012-11-27 Goldman Sachs Neutral Maintains
2012-11-13 Goldman Sachs Buy Neutral Downgrade
2012-11-12 JP Morgan Neutral Maintains
2012-08-27 UBS Neutral Sell Downgrade
2012-05-24 UBS Neutral Upgrade
2012-05-04 UBS Sell Maintains
2012-02-22 UBS Sell Maintains
2023-01-12 Keybanc Underweight Maintains
2023-01-11 UBS Neutral Maintains
2023-02-23 UBS Neutral Maintains
2023-02-23 JP Morgan Neutral Maintains
2023-02-23 Keybanc Underweight Maintains
2023-02-22 Wells Fargo Overweight Maintains
2023-02-27 RBC Capital Outperform Sector Perform Downgrade
2023-03-06 Piper Sandler Neutral Maintains
2023-04-10 Barclays Equal-Weight Maintains
2023-04-11 Keybanc Underweight Maintains
2023-04-17 B of A Securities Buy Neutral Downgrade
2023-04-12 Piper Sandler Neutral Overweight Upgrade
2023-05-09 Tudor Pickering Hold Sell Downgrade
2023-05-10 RBC Capital Sector Perform Maintains
2023-06-14 Citigroup Neutral Initiate
2023-06-16 Keybanc Underweight Underweight Maintains
2023-08-08 JP Morgan Neutral Underweight Downgrade
2023-08-07 Deutsche Bank Hold Hold Maintains
2023-08-07 RBC Capital Sector Perform Sector Perform Maintains
2023-08-04 Keybanc Underweight Underweight Maintains
2023-10-11 Piper Sandler Overweight Overweight Maintains
2023-10-04 Citigroup Neutral Neutral Maintains
2023-10-03 Keybanc Underweight Sector Weight Upgrade
2023-07-19 Morgan Stanley Equal-Weight Equal-Weight Reiterate
2023-07-12 Citigroup Neutral Neutral Maintains
2023-08-09 Citigroup Neutral Neutral Maintains
2023-08-04 Wells Fargo Overweight Overweight Maintains
2023-07-11 Keybanc Underweight Underweight Maintains
2023-08-07 Barclays Equal-Weight Equal-Weight Maintains
2023-08-07 BMO Capital Market Perform Market Perform Maintains
2023-07-18 Wells Fargo Overweight Overweight Maintains
2023-12-14 UBS Neutral Neutral Maintains
2024-01-11 UBS Neutral Neutral Maintains
2023-07-11 Citigroup Neutral Neutral Maintains
2023-10-18 B of A Securities Neutral Underperform Downgrade
2023-11-20 Piper Sandler Overweight Overweight Maintains
2024-01-02 TPH Energy Research Sell Hold Upgrade
2024-04-04 Barclays Equal-Weight Equal-Weight Maintains
2024-04-19 RBC Capital Sector Perform Sector Perform Maintains
2024-02-26 RBC Capital Sector Perform Sector Perform Maintains
2024-05-07 Piper Sandler Overweight Overweight Maintains
2024-04-10 Citigroup Neutral Neutral Maintains
2024-04-03 Wells Fargo Overweight Overweight Maintains
2024-04-08 Vertical Research Buy Hold Downgrade
2024-04-18 B of A Securities Hold Buy Upgrade
2024-07-09 UBS Neutral Neutral Maintains
2024-06-14 Citigroup Neutral Neutral Maintains
2024-06-14 RBC Capital Sector Perform Sector Perform Reiterate
2024-06-17 Barclays Equal-Weight Equal-Weight Maintains
2025-02-27 JP Morgan Underweight Neutral Upgrade
2024-10-11 RBC Capital Outperform Outperform Maintains
2025-01-28 Truist Securities Buy Initiate
2024-08-15 JP Morgan Underweight Underweight Maintains
2024-11-13 BMO Capital Market Perform Market Perform Maintains
2024-12-18 Citigroup Neutral Buy Upgrade
2025-04-07 UBS Buy Buy Maintains
2025-04-07 Piper Sandler Neutral Neutral Maintains
2024-11-06 Wells Fargo Overweight Overweight Maintains
2024-11-06 UBS Neutral Neutral Maintains
2025-04-15 B of A Securities Neutral Buy Maintains
2024-08-08 Mizuho Outperform Initiate
2024-08-23 RBC Capital Sector Perform Outperform Upgrade
2025-02-25 Barclays Overweight Overweight Maintains
2025-05-07 RBC Capital Outperform Outperform Maintains
2024-10-16 B of A Securities Underperform Neutral Upgrade
2025-03-26 Piper Sandler Overweight Neutral Downgrade
2025-01-10 UBS Neutral Buy Upgrade
2024-11-11 RBC Capital Outperform Outperform Maintains
2025-04-04 Citigroup Buy Buy Maintains
2024-09-30 Barclays Equal-Weight Overweight Upgrade
2024-09-05 Piper Sandler Overweight Overweight Maintains
2025-02-25 Wells Fargo Overweight Overweight Maintains
2025-02-25 Truist Securities Buy Buy Maintains
2025-02-25 B of A Securities Neutral Neutral Maintains
2024-08-13 BMO Capital Market Perform Market Perform Maintains
2025-01-13 Morgan Stanley Equal-Weight Equal-Weight Maintains
2025-07-09 UBS Buy Buy Maintains
2025-01-07 Piper Sandler Overweight Overweight Maintains
2025-03-28 Truist Securities Buy Buy Maintains
2025-02-26 BMO Capital Market Perform Market Perform Maintains
2025-02-26 Morgan Stanley Equal-Weight Equal-Weight Maintains
2025-02-26 RBC Capital Outperform Outperform Maintains
2025-04-09 Wells Fargo Overweight Overweight Maintains
2025-06-18 B of A Securities Buy Buy Maintains
2025-04-14 Truist Securities Buy Buy Maintains
2025-05-30 Truist Securities Buy Buy Maintains
2025-05-14 Piper Sandler Neutral Neutral Maintains
2025-06-02 Mizuho Outperform Outperform Maintains
2025-05-28 Citigroup Buy Buy Maintains
2025-05-28 RBC Capital Outperform Outperform Maintains
2025-05-28 UBS Buy Buy Maintains
2025-05-20 Wells Fargo Overweight Equal-Weight Downgrade
2025-05-12 Morgan Stanley Equal-Weight Equal-Weight Maintains
2025-08-12 JP Morgan Neutral Neutral Maintains
2025-05-05 Truist Securities Buy Buy Maintains
2025-05-05 Barclays Overweight Overweight Maintains
2025-07-03 RBC Capital Outperform Outperform Maintains
2025-08-06 Morgan Stanley Equal-Weight Equal-Weight Maintains
2025-08-06 BMO Capital Market Perform Market Perform Maintains
2025-05-06 Goldman Sachs Neutral Neutral Maintains
2025-05-06 JP Morgan Neutral Neutral Maintains
2025-05-06 BMO Capital Market Perform Market Perform Maintains
2025-05-06 Wells Fargo Overweight Overweight Maintains
2025-05-20 BMO Capital Market Perform Market Perform Maintains
2025-07-14 Wells Fargo Equal-Weight Equal-Weight Maintains
2025-07-08 Citigroup Buy Buy Maintains
2025-07-15 Mizuho Outperform Outperform Maintains
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