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WLK

Westlake Corporation

Dec 09 • 04:00PM ET

125.85

Dollar change +1.51
Percentage change 1.21	%

Basic Materials • Specialty Chemicals • USA • NYSE

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Index	-	P/E	177.18	EPS (ttm)	0.71	Insider Own	74.02%	Shs Outstand	128.70M	Perf Week	-2.20%
Market Cap	16.30B	Forward P/E	15.60	EPS next Y	8.07	Insider Trans	-0.00%	Shs Float	33.44M	Perf Month	-7.70%
Income	96.00M	PEG	39.38	EPS next Q	1.20	Inst Own	26.59%	Short Float	3.64%	Perf Quarter	-7.04%
Sales	12.12B	P/S	1.34	EPS this Y	-24.03%	Inst Trans	-0.81%	Short Ratio	2.39	Perf Half Y	-16.26%
Book/sh	82.84	P/B	1.52	EPS next Y	28.42%	ROA	0.45%	Short Interest	1.22M	Perf Year	-2.85%
Cash/sh	22.50	P/C	5.59	EPS next 5Y	4.50%	ROE	0.90%	52W Range	118.64 - 162.64	Perf YTD	-10.08%
Dividend Est.	2.01 (1.59%)	P/FCF	36.39	EPS past 5Y	-13.46%	ROI	0.60%	52W High	-22.62%	Beta	1.16
Dividend TTM	2.05 (1.63%)	Quick Ratio	2.04	Sales past 5Y	11.39%	Gross Margin	14.09%	52W Low	6.08%	ATR (14)	2.79
Dividend Ex-Date	Nov 26, 2024	Current Ratio	2.79	EPS Y/Y TTM	-92.18%	Oper. Margin	6.90%	RSI (14)	39.54	Volatility	2.01% 1.86%
Employees	15520	Debt/Eq	0.52	Sales Y/Y TTM	-6.88%	Profit Margin	0.79%	Recom	2.11	Target Price	159.62
Option/Short	Yes / Yes	LT Debt/Eq	0.50	EPS Q/Q	-62.41%	Payout	46.31%	Rel Volume	1.21	Prev Close	124.34
Sales Surprise	-5.69%	EPS Surprise	-36.13%	Sales Q/Q	0.06%	Earnings	Nov 05 BMO	Avg Volume	508.03K	Price	125.85
SMA20	-1.41%	SMA50	-6.52%	SMA200	-12.96%	Trades		Volume	612,888	Change	1.21%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Oct-16-24	Upgrade	BofA Securities	Underperform → Neutral	$151 → $159
Sep-30-24	Upgrade	Barclays	Equal Weight → Overweight	$162 → $180
Aug-23-24	Upgrade	RBC Capital Mkts	Sector Perform → Outperform	$157 → $174
Aug-08-24	Initiated	Mizuho	Outperform	$170
Apr-18-24	Upgrade	Deutsche Bank	Hold → Buy	$138 → $174
Apr-08-24	Downgrade	Vertical Research	Buy → Hold	$154
Jan-02-24	Upgrade	Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co.	Sell → Hold
Oct-18-23	Downgrade	BofA Securities	Neutral → Underperform	$142 → $129
Oct-03-23	Upgrade	KeyBanc Capital Markets	Underweight → Sector Weight
Aug-08-23	Downgrade	JP Morgan	Neutral → Underweight	$120 → $123
Jun-14-23	Initiated	Citigroup	Neutral	$114
May-09-23	Downgrade	Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co.	Hold → Sell	$112 → $108
Apr-17-23	Downgrade	BofA Securities	Buy → Neutral	$142 → $134
Apr-12-23	Upgrade	Piper Sandler	Neutral → Overweight	$140
Feb-27-23	Downgrade	RBC Capital Mkts	Outperform → Sector Perform	$125 → $128
Nov-15-22	Downgrade	JP Morgan	Overweight → Neutral	$135 → $109
Oct-17-22	Downgrade	Deutsche Bank	Buy → Hold	$100 → $95
Oct-13-22	Initiated	Goldman	Neutral	$93
Oct-06-22	Upgrade	UBS	Sell → Neutral	$92 → $95
Oct-05-22	Downgrade	Citigroup	Neutral → Sell

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Nov-27-24 06:45AM	Westlake Releases 2023 Sustainability Report (Business Wire)
Nov-15-24 04:16PM	Westlake Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend (Business Wire)
Nov-11-24 09:00AM	Westlake Royal Building Products Expands Partnership with Alexandria Moulding for Versetta Stone Distribution (Business Wire)
Nov-05-24 06:30AM	Westlake Corporation Reports Third Quarter 2024 Results (Business Wire)
Oct-24-24 09:00AM	Westlake Epoxy Joins B4 Consortium in Western North Brabant (Business Wire)
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Oct-22-24 09:00AM	Westlake Announces Third Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call (Business Wire)
Oct-17-24 09:00AM	Westlake Global Compounds Sites Receive Silver Medal from EcoVadis (Business Wire)
Oct-12-24 08:35AM	Westlake price target lowered to $170 from $174 at RBC Capital (TipRanks)
Oct-02-24 09:00AM	Versetta Stone from Westlake Royal Building Products Selected as a Good Housekeeping 2025 Home Reno Award Winner (Business Wire)
Sep-04-24 09:00AM	Houston Methodist and Westlake Launch Pilot Program to Recycle PVC Materials (Business Wire)
Aug-09-24 06:55PM	Westlake Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend (Business Wire)
Aug-06-24 06:30AM	Westlake Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2024 Results (Business Wire) +7.87%
Aug-01-24 09:00AM	DaVinci Roofscapes Launches "FRESH Colors: Color Schemes for Your Home Exteriors" E-book for National Curb Appeal Month (Business Wire)
Jul-23-24 09:00AM	Westlake Announces Second Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call (Business Wire)
Jul-15-24 09:28AM	Westlake Implements Succession Plan (Business Wire)
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Jul-11-24 03:16PM	Westlake Vinnolit Customers Appreciate Joint Efforts on Decarbonization (Business Wire)
Jul-01-24 06:30AM	Olin Among European Union Epoxy Resin Producers Lodging an Anti-Dumping Complaint Against Four Countries (PR Newswire)
Jun-28-24 07:50AM	Westlake's (WLK) Subsidiary Invests in Blackhorn Ventures (Zacks)
Jun-27-24 06:30AM	Westlake Innovations Invests in Blackhorn Ventures (Business Wire)
Jun-26-24 06:24AM	Westlake (WLK) Adds New Colors to Mid-America Shutters Line (Zacks)
Jun-21-24 06:19PM	Westlake Corporation (WLK): Why Are Analysts Bullish on this Plastic and Rubber Stock? (Insider Monkey)
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Jun-20-24 07:00AM	Westlake Epoxy Receives EcoVadis Gold Rating (Business Wire)
Jun-18-24 09:00AM	Westlake Royal Building Products to Showcase Be Boundless Campaign, Top Industry Trends and New Product Innovations at Pacific Coast Builders Conference (PCBC) (Business Wire)
Jun-13-24 06:30AM	Westlake Corporation Hosts Housing and Infrastructure Products Teach-In (Business Wire)
Jun-04-24 09:00AM	Westlake Royal Building Products to Showcase Be Boundless Campaign, Top Industry Trends and New Product Innovations at AIA Conference on Architecture & Design 2024 (AIA24) (Business Wire)
May-31-24 11:31AM	Why Is Westlake (WLK) Up 6.7% Since Last Earnings Report? (Zacks)
May-27-24 08:30AM	Westlake (WLK) Announces Investment to Manufacture PVCO Pipe (Zacks)
May-23-24 06:00AM	Westlake Pipe & Fittings Announces Investment to Manufacture PVCO Pipe (Business Wire)
May-21-24 09:00AM	Westlake Royal Building Products Adds Two New Colors to Cedar Renditions Aluminum Siding Line (Business Wire)
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May-15-24 09:00AM	Westlake Pipe & Fittings Expands Operations with New Distribution Center in Florida (Business Wire)
May-10-24 04:15PM	Westlake Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend (Business Wire)
May-07-24 08:40AM	Westlake's (WLK) Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates in Q1 (Zacks)
May-06-24 06:30AM	Westlake to Showcase Solutions for Enhancing Your Life Every Day at NPE 2024 (Business Wire)
May-03-24 03:37PM	Westlake Corporation (NYSE:WLK) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript (Insider Monkey)
May-02-24 06:45AM	Westlake Water Solutions Reminds About Safety Risks Posed by Improper Pool Chlorination (Business Wire)
May-01-24 09:30AM	Westlake (WLK) Reports Q1 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say (Zacks)
07:40AM	Westlake Chemical (WLK) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates (Zacks)
06:30AM	Westlake Corporation Reports First Quarter 2024 Results (Business Wire)
Apr-30-24 09:15AM	Westlake (WLK) Q1 Earnings on the Horizon: Analysts' Insights on Key Performance Measures (Zacks)
Apr-29-24 04:06PM	10 Undervalued Stocks with Latest Insider Purchases (Insider Monkey)
Apr-24-24 10:01AM	Westlake Chemical (WLK) Expected to Beat Earnings Estimates: What to Know Ahead of Q1 Release (Zacks)
Apr-22-24 06:45AM	Westlake Epoxy Introducing New Lower Yellowing Epoxy Products (Business Wire)
Apr-17-24 08:00AM	Westlake Announces First Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call (Business Wire)
Apr-02-24 03:12PM	Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: Ray Dalio, Steven Tananbaum, Steve Cohen, Crispin Odey, Ken Griffin, Third Point LLC, Westlake Chemical Partners LP (WLKP), and More (Insider Monkey)
Mar-21-24 11:30AM	Westlake (WLK) Up 11% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue? (Zacks)
Mar-12-24 06:30AM	Westlake to Host Housing & Infrastructure Products-Focused Investor Event (Business Wire)
Mar-01-24 06:22AM	Westlake (WLK) Unveils Cellular PVC-Made Royal WoodTone Styles (Zacks)
Feb-29-24 06:31AM	Westlake (WLK) Gets ISCC PLUS Certification at its Germany Site (Zacks)
Feb-27-24 06:45AM	Westlake Epoxy Receives ISCC PLUS Certification at its Duisburg, Germany Site (Business Wire)
Feb-26-24 09:00AM	Westlake Royal Building Products to Showcase Be Boundless Campaign, Top Industry Trends and New Product Innovations at 2024 International Builders Show (Business Wire)
Feb-24-24 12:02AM	Decoding Westlake Corp (WLK): A Strategic SWOT Insight (GuruFocus.com)
Feb-21-24 09:54AM	Westlake Corporation (NYSE:WLK) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript (Insider Monkey)
Feb-20-24 07:40AM	Westlake Chemical (WLK) Lags Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates (Zacks) -7.87%
06:30AM	Westlake Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results (Business Wire)
Feb-16-24 04:15PM	Westlake Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend (Business Wire)
Feb-13-24 10:00AM	Earnings Preview: Westlake Chemical (WLK) Q4 Earnings Expected to Decline (Zacks)
Feb-06-24 09:00AM	Westlake Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year Earnings for 2023 Conference Call (Business Wire)
Jan-15-24 08:30AM	Westlake Global Compound and Westlake Dimex Partner Together in Reducing Waste (Business Wire)
Jan-08-24 04:00AM	Bear of the Day: Westlake Corporation (WLK) (Zacks)
Nov-10-23 04:25PM	Westlake Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend (Business Wire)
Nov-04-23 11:59AM	Westlake Corporation (NYSE:WLK) Q3 2023 Earnings Call Transcript (Insider Monkey)
Nov-02-23 06:30AM	Westlake Corporation Reports Third Quarter 2023 Results (Business Wire)
Oct-31-23 06:30AM	Westlake Releases 2022 Environmental, Social and Governance Report (Business Wire)
Oct-19-23 08:00AM	Westlake Announces Third Quarter 2023 Earnings Conference Call (Business Wire)
Oct-10-23 07:35AM	Westlake (WLK) Partners Resinex to Supply PVC Compounds (Zacks)
Oct-09-23 05:47AM	Eldorado Stone releases two new trend videos with design partner Kerrie Kelly (PR Newswire)
Oct-05-23 08:30AM	Westlake Global Compounds and Resinex to Supply PVC Compounds in European and Turkish Markets (Business Wire)
Sep-14-23 08:30AM	Westlake Introduces High-Performance PIVOTAL Polyethylene Resin with Post-Consumer Content (Business Wire)
Aug-14-23 06:30AM	Westlake Announces 40% Increase in Quarterly Dividend (Business Wire)
Aug-08-23 10:02AM	DraftKings upgraded, Home Depot downgraded: Wall Street's top analyst calls (The Fly)
Aug-03-23 06:30AM	Westlake Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2023 Results (Business Wire)
Jul-20-23 09:00AM	Westlake Announces Second Quarter 2023 Earnings Conference Call (Business Wire)
May-12-23 05:50PM	Westlake Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend (Business Wire)
May-04-23 06:30AM	Westlake Corporation Reports First Quarter 2023 Results (Business Wire)
Apr-20-23 09:00AM	Westlake Announces First Quarter 2023 Earnings Conference Call (Business Wire)
Apr-13-23 05:52PM	Westlake Innovations Invests in Infinity Recycling's Circular Plastics Fund (Business Wire)
Apr-06-23 01:20PM	NOVA Chemicals appoints Roger Kearns as President and CEO (GlobeNewswire)
Mar-24-23 06:00AM	Westlake Epoxy Promoting NEW AZURES Systems (Business Wire)
Mar-23-23 06:19PM	Westlake Epoxy Confirms ISCC+ Certification at Its Pernis, Netherlands Site (Business Wire)
Feb-28-23 05:15PM	Westlake Epoxy Receives EcoVadis Platinum Award Recognizing its Sustainability Efforts (Business Wire)
Feb-21-23 06:30AM	Westlake Corporation Reports Record Full-Year 2022 Results (Business Wire) -6.44%
Feb-17-23 04:21PM	Westlake Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend (Business Wire)
Feb-07-23 09:00AM	Westlake Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year Earnings for 2022 Conference Call (Business Wire)
Dec-02-22 07:13AM	When Should You Buy Westlake Corporation (NYSE:WLK)? (Simply Wall St.)
Nov-21-22 04:07PM	14 Best Chemical Stocks To Buy Now (Insider Monkey)
Nov-18-22 05:11AM	There's A Lot To Like About Westlake's (NYSE:WLK) Upcoming US$0.36 Dividend (Simply Wall St.)
Nov-11-22 04:16PM	Westlake Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend (Business Wire) +6.80%
Nov-09-22 05:14AM	Westlake Third Quarter 2022 Earnings: Misses Expectations (Simply Wall St.)
Nov-04-22 11:45AM	Declining Stock and Solid Fundamentals: Is The Market Wrong About Westlake Corporation (NYSE:WLK)? (Simply Wall St.) +7.96%
Nov-03-22 07:45AM	Westlake Chemical (WLK) Q3 Earnings and Revenues Miss Estimates (Zacks)
06:30AM	Westlake Corporation Reports Third Quarter 2022 Results (Business Wire)
Oct-27-22 10:02AM	Analysts Estimate Westlake Chemical (WLK) to Report a Decline in Earnings: What to Look Out for (Zacks)
Oct-20-22 09:00AM	Westlake Announces Third Quarter 2022 Earnings Conference Call (Business Wire)
Oct-17-22 08:01AM	Should You Be Adding Westlake (NYSE:WLK) To Your Watchlist Today? (Simply Wall St.)
Oct-13-22 05:50PM	Westlake Set to Join S&P MidCap 400; MillerKnoll to Join S&P SmallCap 600 (PR Newswire)
Sep-26-22 04:15PM	Westlake Releases 2021 ESG Report with GRI/SASB Data Appendix (Business Wire)
Sep-21-22 09:29AM	Earnings grew faster than the notable 14% CAGR delivered to Westlake (NYSE:WLK) shareholders over the last three years (Simply Wall St.)
Sep-13-22 04:26PM	7 High-Yield Dividend Stocks to Buy Now (InvestorPlace) -7.36%
Sep-01-22 11:31AM	Why Is Westlake (WLK) Up 4.4% Since Last Earnings Report? (Zacks)

Westlake Corp. Is a global diversified industrial company, which engages in the manufacturing and supplying of essential products. It operates through the Performance and Essential Materials, and Housing and Infrastructure Products segments. The Performance and Essential Materials segment includes Westlake North American Vinyls, Westlake North American Chlor-alkali and Derivatives, Westlake European and Asian Chlorovinyls, Westlake Olefins, Westlake Polyethylene, and Westlake Epoxy. The Housing and Infrastructure Products segments refers to the Westlake Royal Building Products, Westlake Pipe and Fittings, Westlake Global Compounds, and Westlake Dimex. The company was founded by Ting Tsung Chao in 1986 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
Chao David Tsung-Hung	Director	Nov 29 '24	Sale	129.08	1,750	225,888	7,784	Dec 02 07:49 AM
Chao David Tsung-Hung	Director	Nov 26 '24	Proposed Sale	133.00	1,750	232,750		Nov 26 07:12 PM
Chao David Tsung-Hung	Director	Nov 22 '24	Sale	130.00	1,750	227,500	9,534	Nov 25 08:21 AM
Chao David Tsung-Hung	Director	Nov 21 '24	Proposed Sale	130.00	1,750	227,500		Nov 21 04:58 PM
Janssens Thomas J.	SVP, Ops - PEM & Corp Logistic	Aug 23 '24	Option Exercise	75.51	14,864	1,122,347	26,927	Aug 26 09:40 AM
Janssens Thomas J.	Officer	Aug 23 '24	Proposed Sale	149.48	14,864	2,221,928		Aug 23 05:53 PM
Chao Albert	Executive Chairman	Aug 16 '24	Option Exercise	68.09	45,298	3,084,341	600,214	Aug 19 02:50 PM
Chao Albert	Officer	Aug 16 '24	Proposed Sale	145.00	45,298	6,568,210		Aug 16 04:44 PM
Ederington L. Benjamin	EVP, PEM, GC and CAO	Aug 13 '24	Option Exercise	0.00	2,938	0	59,426	Aug 15 11:00 AM
Bender Mark Steven	EVP & CFO	Aug 13 '24	Option Exercise	0.00	2,938	0	43,294	Aug 15 11:00 AM
Buesinger Robert F.	EVP, HIP, IT & Digital	Aug 13 '24	Option Exercise	0.00	7,051	0	24,695	Aug 15 11:00 AM
Buesinger Robert F.	EVP, HIP, IT & Digital	May 09 '24	Sale	158.50	3,500	554,750	17,644	May 13 11:24 AM
Buesinger Robert F.	EVP, HIP, IT & Digital	May 07 '24	Option Exercise	122.65	3,133	384,262	24,277	May 08 01:15 PM
Bender Mark Steven	EVP & CFO	May 03 '24	Sale	152.19	4,950	753,340	40,356	May 06 09:21 AM
Zoeller Johnathan Stevan	VP and CAO	Mar 21 '24	Option Exercise	100.00	657	65,699	5,073	Mar 22 02:55 PM
Buesinger Robert F.	EVP, HIP, IT & Digital	Mar 15 '24	Sale	144.50	3,878	560,371	21,144	Mar 18 10:09 AM
Buesinger Robert F.	EVP, HIP, IT & Digital	Mar 13 '24	Sale	144.50	122	17,629	25,022	Mar 14 10:53 AM
Buesinger Robert F.	EVP, HIP, IT & Digital	Mar 07 '24	Option Exercise	99.59	12,670	1,261,843	37,814	Mar 11 09:38 AM
Zoeller Johnathan Stevan	VP and CAO	Mar 08 '24	Option Exercise	105.93	2,776	294,050	7,192	Mar 11 09:03 AM
Bender Mark Steven	EVP & CFO	Mar 06 '24	Sale	141.02	4,804	677,455	45,306	Mar 07 08:32 AM
Bender Mark Steven	EVP & CFO	Feb 26 '24	Sale	137.57	4,854	667,765	50,110	Feb 28 12:04 PM
Zoeller Johnathan Stevan	VP and CAO	Feb 19 '24	Option Exercise	0.00	866	0	5,162	Feb 21 10:31 AM
Janssens Thomas J.	SVP, Ops - PEM & Corp Logistic	Feb 19 '24	Option Exercise	0.00	1,170	0	13,047	Feb 21 10:30 AM
Ederington L. Benjamin	EVP, PEM, GC and CAO	Feb 19 '24	Option Exercise	0.00	4,388	0	61,106	Feb 21 10:29 AM
Chao James	Chairman	Feb 19 '24	Option Exercise	0.00	10,774	0	94,787	Feb 21 10:28 AM
Chao Albert	President & CEO	Feb 19 '24	Option Exercise	0.00	19,810	0	579,696	Feb 21 10:28 AM
Buesinger Robert F.	EVP, HIP, IT & Digital	Feb 19 '24	Option Exercise	0.00	4,283	0	29,629	Feb 21 10:27 AM
Bender Mark Steven	EVP & CFO	Feb 19 '24	Option Exercise	0.00	5,558	0	61,108	Feb 21 10:25 AM

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