At the time of writing, Westlake Corporation [WLK] stock is trading at $80.48, up 5.99%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The WLK shares have gain 6.20% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 13.30%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Westlake Corporation [NYSE: WLK] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on May 20, 2025, when Wells Fargo downgraded its rating to a Equal Weight but kept the price target unchanged to $76 for it. Previously, BofA Securities upgraded its rating to Buy on April 15, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $75. On March 26, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral and revised its price target to $120 on the stock. JP Morgan upgraded its rating to a Neutral and decreased its price target to $110 on February 27, 2025. Truist initiated its recommendation with a Buy and recommended $168 as its price target on January 28, 2025. UBS upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on January 10, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $144. In a note dated December 18, 2024, Citigroup upgraded an Buy rating on this stock and revised its target price from $152 to $140.
For the past year, the stock price of Westlake Corporation fluctuated between $68.55 and $153.34. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $107.83 within the next 12 months. Westlake Corporation [NYSE: WLK] shares were valued at $80.48 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 33.98% based on the average WLK price forecast.
Analyzing the WLK fundamentals
According to Westlake Corporation [NYSE:WLK], the company’s sales were 12.01B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -4.34% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.14% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.05%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.06%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.03%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.02, Equity is 0.04 and Total Capital is 0.03. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.53.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 76.59 points at the first support level, and at 72.69 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 83.18, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 85.87.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Westlake Corporation [NYSE:WLK] has a current ratio of 2.64. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.86, and the Cash Ratio is 1.01. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.86, the price to book ratio is 0.99 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 27.06.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Buesinger Robert F., EVP, PEM Segment Head, that happened on Apr 22 ’25 when 83.0 shares were purchased. EVP, PEM Segment Head, Buesinger Robert F. completed a deal on May 27 ’25 to sell 83.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Chao David Tsung-Hung sold 1750.0 shares on Nov 29 ’24.
