A share price of Westlake Corporation [WLK] is currently trading at $62.87, up 3.71%. 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 7.20% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -21.15%, and not 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 a Neutral rating on this stock and revised its target price from $135 to $110.
Westlake Corporation experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $56.33 and $133.51. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $85.86 within the next 12 months. Westlake Corporation [NYSE: WLK] shares were valued at $62.87 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 36.57% based on the average WLK price forecast.
Analyzing the WLK fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Westlake Corporation [NYSE:WLK] were 11.48B which represents -8.95% decline. 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. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.15.
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 61.20 points at the first support level, and at 59.53 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 64.04, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 65.22.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Westlake Corporation [NYSE:WLK] is 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 0.70, the price to book ratio is 0.86.
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.
