After Hours
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
This NYSE-listed company operates within the Specialty Chemicals industry segment, falling under the Basic Materials sector. The current market capitalization of Westlake Corporation is $14.16B. A total of 0.69 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 610.74K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Chao David Tsung-Hung sold 1,750 shares of WLK for 129.08 per share on Nov 29 ’24. After the transaction, the Director now owns 7,784 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 26 ’24, Chao David Tsung-Hung bought 1,750 shares at 133.00 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Chao David Tsung-Hung disposed of 1,750 shares on Nov 22 ’24 at a per-share price of $130.00. This resulted in the Director holding 9,534 shares of WLK after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Chao David Tsung-Hung bought 1,750 shares at $130.00 per share on Nov 21 ’24.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Westlake Corporation pays an annual dividend of $2.05, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.86%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 23.87. WLK’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1.91% when it declared a $0.5250 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/4/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/26/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 1.65%. The WLK stock dividend was $0.5250 per share in cash.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, WLK has a high of $162.64 and a low of $104.74.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. WLK’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $1.91B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $5.64B in debt and $2.34B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $82.84, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $8.53B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for WLK is Buy with a score of 3.94.
