At the time of writing, Westlake Corporation [WLK] stock is trading at $83.2, up 4.61%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The WLK shares have gain 12.20% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 21.57%, 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 November 03, 2025, when BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy. Previously, BofA Securities downgraded its rating to Neutral on October 14, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $87. On August 06, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy but maintained its price target of $90 on the stock. Wells Fargo downgraded its rating to a Equal Weight but stick to its price target of $76 on May 20, 2025. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy but $75 remained the price target by the analyst firm on April 15, 2025. Piper Sandler downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on March 26, 2025, and downed its price target to $120. In a note dated February 27, 2025, JP Morgan upgraded an Neutral rating on this stock and revised its target price from $135 to $110.
For the past year, the stock price of Westlake Corporation fluctuated between $56.33 and $119.86. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $84.75 within the next 12 months. Westlake Corporation [NYSE: WLK] shares were valued at $83.2 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 1.86% based on the average WLK price forecast.
Analyzing the WLK fundamentals
According to Westlake Corporation [NYSE:WLK], the company’s sales were 11.48B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -8.95% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.09% with Operating Profit Margin at -0.07%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.07%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.08%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.05, Equity is -0.09 and Total Capital is -0.05. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.15.
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Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Westlake Corporation [NYSE:WLK] has a current ratio of 1.99. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.39, while the Cash Ratio is 0.67. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.89, the price to book ratio is 1.13.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Chao Albert, Executive Chairman, that happened on Dec 22 ’25 when 40836.0 shares were sold. Officer, ALBERT Y CHAO completed a deal on Dec 22 ’25 to buy 40836.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP, PEM Segment Head Buesinger Robert F. bought 83.0 shares on Apr 22 ’25.
