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WLK · Westlake Corporation

Specialty ChemicalsUnited StatesAnalyst view: Buy

$73.82

-0.24% last session

End-of-day data · updated 2026-07-28

Mildly bearish2 bullish · 3 bearish technical signals
Consensus: Buy (2.33 from 15 analysts)
To mean target: +30.0%

Market cap

$9B

Enterprise value

$14B

Trailing P/E

Forward P/E

21.3

Dividend yield

3.0%

Beta

0.62

Avg volume

1M

Employees

15K

2D change

5D change

-3.85%

10D change

-6.83%

30D change

-5.60%

60D change

-16.70%

MTD change

-0.67%

YTD change

-1.10%

Analyst Outlook

Consensus ratingBuy
Recommendation mean (1–5)2.33
Covering analysts15
Mean price target$96.00
Low price target$85.00
Upside to mean target+30.0%

Analyst estimates change daily — follow the shifts on the Estimate Trends page.

Technical Analysis

RSI (14)29.9
50-day MA$81.24
200-day MA$86.70
Price vs 50-day MA-11.2%
Price vs 200-day MA-16.8%
MACD histogram0.17
Volume vs 3-month avg0.7×
52w low $55.2852w high $122.65

Analyst sentiment over time — WLK

Rec Mean (blue, left — higher = more bullish) vs. price targets (right).

Investment Bank Ratings as of 2026-07-20

Latest call per bank · past 12 months

Morgan Stanley

Equal-Weight

$92.00

+24.6% vs price
▼ cut from $106Maintains · 2026-07-02

Bank of America

Neutral

$85.00

+15.1% vs price
▼ cut from $104Maintains · 2026-06-30

Citigroup

Neutral

$85.00

+15.1% vs price
▼ cut from $95.00Maintains · 2026-06-24

UBS

Buy

$117

+58.5% vs price
▼ cut from $130Maintains · 2026-06-05

JP Morgan

Neutral

$90.00

+21.9% vs price
Upgrade · 2026-05-18

RBC Capital

Outperform

$130

+76.1% vs price
▼ cut from $145Maintains · 2026-05-11

Wells Fargo

Equal-Weight

$110

+49.0% vs price
▼ cut from $125Maintains · 2026-05-06

Goldman Sachs

Neutral

$78.00

+5.7% vs price
▼ cut from $88.00Maintains · 2025-11-03

Recent rating actions

DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
2026-07-20Truist SecuritiesMaintainsBuy$127 $104
2026-07-02Morgan StanleyMaintainsEqual-Weight$106 $92.00
2026-07-01MizuhoMaintainsNeutral$110 $88.00
2026-06-30Bank of AmericaMaintainsNeutral$104 $85.00
2026-06-24CitigroupMaintainsNeutral$95.00 $85.00
2026-06-05UBSMaintainsBuy$130 $117
2026-05-27CitigroupDowngradeBuyNeutral$125 $95.00
2026-05-18JP MorganUpgradeUnderweightNeutral$90.00

Ratings and price targets are the published opinions of the issuing banks, compiled from Yahoo Finance rating actions — not investment advice.

Signal Summary as of 2026-07-28

  • RSI (14): RSI is 30 — oversold territory; selling pressure looks stretched.
  • Price vs 50-day MA: Trading 11.2% below the 50-day MA ($81.24).
  • Price vs 200-day MA: Trading 16.8% below the 200-day MA ($86.70).
  • MA cross: The 50-day MA sits below the 200-day MA (death-cross regime) — the longer-term trend points down.
  • MACD (12,26,9): MACD histogram is positive (+0.17) — short-term momentum is improving.
  • 52-week range: Price sits between the 52-week low ($55.28) and high ($122.65).

WLK Price Chart

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Fundamentals

Revenue (TTM)$11B
EBITDA$1.0B
Free cash flow$0M
Operating cash flow$0M
Book value / share$66.72
Net debt / EBITDA5.5
WACC7.0%
Revenue growth-7.00%
Earnings growth

About Westlake Corporation

Westlake Corporation manufactures and markets performance and essential materials, and housing and infrastructure products in the United States, Canada, Germany, China, Mexico, Brazil, France, Italy, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Performance and Essential Materials and The Housing and Infrastructure Products. The Performance and Essential Materials segment offers ethylene, polyethylene, chlor-alkali, chlorinated derivative products, ethylene dichloride, vinyl chloride monomer, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), epoxy specialty resins, and base epoxy resins and intermediaries. The Housing and Infrastructure Products segment provides residential PVC sidings; PVC trim and mouldings; architectural stone veneers; windows; PVC decking; polymer composite and cement roof tiles; PVC pipes and fittings for various water, sewer, electrical, and industrial applications; and PVC compounds for various housing, medical, and automobile products. This segment also offers consumer and commercial products, such as landscape edging; industrial, home, and office matting; marine dock edging; and masonry joint controls. It offers its products to chemical processors; plastics fabricators; small construction contractors; municipalities; and supply warehouses for use in various consumer and industrial markets, including residential construction, flexible and rigid packaging, automotive products, healthcare products, water treatment, wind turbines, and coatings, as well as other durable and non-durable goods. The company was formerly known as Westlake Chemical Corporation and changed its name to Westlake Corporation in February 2022. Westlake Corporation was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Westlake Corporation is a subsidiary of TTWF LP.

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