On Tuesday, Westlake Corporation (NYSE: WLK) opened lower -4.16% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $76.42. Price fluctuations for WLK have ranged from $68.55 to $153.34 over the past 52 weeks.
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During the last 5-year period, the sales growth of Basic Materials Sector giant was 8.38%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted -77.51% at the time writing. With a float of $32.95 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $128.24 million.
Let’s determine the extent of company efficiency that accounts for 15540 employees. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 14.09%, operating margin of 5.19%, and the pretax margin is 5.59%.
Westlake Corporation (WLK) Breakdown of a Key Holders of the stock
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Specialty Chemicals industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Westlake Corporation is 74.31%, while institutional ownership is 28.83%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Apr 22 ’25, was worth 7,751. In this transaction EVP, PEM Segment Head of this company bought 83 shares at a rate of $93.39, taking the stock ownership to the 83 shares. Before that another transaction happened on May 27 ’25, when Company’s EVP, PEM Segment Head sold 83 for $72.70, making the entire transaction worth $6,034. This insider now owns 0 shares in total.
Westlake Corporation (WLK) Recent Fiscal highlights
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -77.51% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 9.87% during the next five years compared to 7.33% growth over the previous five years of trading.
Westlake Corporation (NYSE: WLK) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Westlake Corporation (WLK). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 1.86. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 0.78. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 111.81.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 2.97, a number that is poised to hit 0.27 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 4.15 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Westlake Corporation (WLK)
Looking closely at Westlake Corporation (NYSE: WLK), its last 5-days average volume was 1.64 million, which is a jump from its year-to-date volume of 0.94 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 45.96%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 2.75.
During the past 100 days, Westlake Corporation’s (WLK) raw stochastic average was set at 9.14%, which indicates a significant decrease from 36.10% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 37.05% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 47.96% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $81.86, while its 200-day Moving Average is $112.90. However, in the short run, Westlake Corporation’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $75.39. Second resistance stands at $77.54. The third major resistance level sits at $78.63. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $72.15, it is likely to go to the next support level at $71.07. Now, if the price goes above the second support level, the third support stands at $68.92.
Westlake Corporation (NYSE: WLK) Key Stats
There are currently 128,238K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 9.39 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 12,142 M according to its annual income of 602,000 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 2,846 M and its income totaled -40,000 K.
