Westlake Corporation [NYSE: WLK] traded at a low on Monday, posting a -2.04 loss after which it closed the day’ session at $78.22.
The results of the trading session contributed to over 1848769 shares changing hands. Over the past one week, the price volatility of Westlake Corporation stands at 3.90% while the volatility over the past one month is 5.31%.
The market cap for WLK stock reached $10.03 billion, with 128.24 million shares outstanding and 33.01 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 837.51K shares, WLK reached a trading volume of 1848769 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
What do top market gurus say about Westlake Corporation [WLK]?
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for WLK shares is $107.67 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on WLK stock is a recommendation set at 1.90. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
BofA Securities have made an estimate for Westlake Corporation shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Buy, with their previous recommendation back on April 15, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Piper Sandler dropped their target price from $135 to $120. The new note on the price target was released on March 26, 2025, representing the official price target for Westlake Corporation stock. Previously, the target price had yet another drop from $135 to $110, while JP Morgan kept a Neutral rating on WLK stock.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Westlake Corporation is set at 4.57, with the Price to Sales ratio for WLK stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 0.83. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 0.96, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 19.34. Price to Free Cash Flow for WLK in the course of the last twelve months was 119.41 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.86.
How has WLK stock performed recently?
Westlake Corporation [WLK] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -15.95. With this latest performance, WLK shares dropped by -17.00% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -41.30% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -47.57% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for WLK stock in for the last two-week period is set at 27.74, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 21.51, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 31.00 for Westlake Corporation [WLK]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 99.01, while it was recorded at 87.23 for the last single week of trading, and 123.13 for the last 200 days.
Westlake Corporation [WLK]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals
Westlake Corporation’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 1.86 and a Current Ratio set at 2.64.
Earnings analysis for Westlake Corporation [WLK]
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for WLK. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Westlake Corporation go to 15.60%.
Insider trade positions for Westlake Corporation [WLK]
The top three institutional holders of WLK stocks are: FMR LLC with ownership of 4.11 million shares, which is approximately 3.1988%. VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding 3.84 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$556.39 million in WLK stocks shares; and VANGUARD GROUP INC, currently with $$493.55 million in WLK stock with ownership which is approximately 2.6506%.
