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Westlake (WLK)

(Delayed Data from NYSE)

$83.08 USD

83.08
2,588,463

+6.83 (8.96%)

Updated Aug 5, 2025 04:00 PM ET

After-Market: $83.00 -0.08 (-0.10%) 7:58 PM ET

Zacks Rank:

This is our short term rating system that serves as a timeliness indicator for stocks over the next 1 to 3 months. How good is it? See rankings and related performance below.

Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
1Strong Buy23.75%
2Buy17.82%
3Hold9.58%
4Sell5.28%
5Strong Sell2.61%
S&P50011.30%

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5-Strong Sell of 5         5

Style Scores:

The Style Scores are a complementary set of indicators to use alongside the Zacks Rank. It allows the user to better focus on the stocks that are the best fit for his or her personal trading style.

The scores are based on the trading styles of Value, Growth, and Momentum. There's also a VGM Score ('V' for Value, 'G' for Growth and 'M' for Momentum), which combines the weighted average of the individual style scores into one score.

  • Value Score A
  • Growth Score A
  • Momentum Score A
  • VGM Score A

Within each Score, stocks are graded into five groups: A, B, C, D and F. As you might remember from your school days, an A, is better than a B; a B is better than a C; a C is better than a D; and a D is better than an F.

As an investor, you want to buy stocks with the highest probability of success. That means you want to buy stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2, Strong Buy or Buy, which also has a Score of an A or a B in your personal trading style.

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C Value D Growth A Momentum D VGM

Industry Rank:

The Zacks Industry Rank assigns a rating to each of the 265 X (Expanded) Industries based on their average Zacks Rank.

An industry with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #1's and #2's will have a better average Zacks Rank than one with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #4's and #5's.

The industry with the best average Zacks Rank would be considered the top industry (1 out of 265), which would place it in the top 1% of Zacks Ranked Industries. The industry with the worst average Zacks Rank (265 out of 265) would place in the bottom 1%.

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Bottom 1% (245 out of 246)

Industry: Chemical - Plastic

Zacks News

Zacks Equity Research

Is CF Industries (CF) Poised for a Beat in Q1 Earnings?

CF Industries (CF) is set to release its first-quarter 2017 results after the closing bell on May 3.

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    Is Westlake Chemical (WLK) Poised to Beat on Q1 Earnings?

    Westlake Chemical (WLK) is set to release its first-quarter 2017 results before the market opens on May 2.

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      Mosaic (MOS) to Report Q1 Earnings: What's in the Cards?

      Mosaic (MOS) is set to release first-quarter 2017 results before the opening bell on May 2.

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        Is a Surprise Coming for Westlake Chemical (WLK) This Earnings Season?

        Investors are always looking for stocks that are poised to beat at earnings season and Westlake Chemical Corporation (WLK) may be one such company.

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          Is Westlake Chemical (WLK) Well Poised as a Value Stock?

          Westlake Chemical (WLK) is an inspired choice for value investors, as it is hard to beat its incredible lineup of value statistics

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            Chemicals Industry Stock Outlook - March 2017

            Despite a spate of headwinds, the highly cyclical industry put up a decent performance in 2016, helped by continued strength across automotive and construction markets.

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              Westlake Chemical (WLK) Q4 Earnings Top Estimates, Sales Lag

              Westlake Chemical's (WLK) fourth-quarter earnings topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate.

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                Chemical Stock Q4 Earnings Slated on Feb 21: WLK, ECL, IPHS

                We take a peek into three chemical companies that are slated to report their fourth-quarter results on Feb 21.

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                  Westlake Chemical (WLK) Q4 Earnings: What's in the Cards?

                  Westlake Chemical (WLK) is set to release its fourth-quarter 2016 results before the market opens on Feb 21.

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                    Chemicals Industry Stock Outlook - Dec 2016

                    The industry put up a decent performance in the first three quarters of 2016, benefiting from healthy demand across automotive and housing sectors.

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                      Chemicals Industry Stock Outlook - Apr 2016

                      Amid a still-challenging macro backdrop, chemical companies are looking for cost synergy opportunities and enhanced operational scale through consolidation.

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                        Chemicals Industry Stock Outlook - Apr 2016

                        Amid a still-challenging macro backdrop, chemical companies are looking for cost synergy opportunities and enhanced operational scale through consolidation.

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                          Chemicals Industry Stock Outlook - Dec. 2015

                          The broad-based meltdown in commodities this year has put several industries in the Basic Materials space on slippery ground, and the $5 trillion global chemical industry is no exception.

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                            Chemicals Industry Stock Outlook - Dec. 2015

                            The broad-based meltdown in commodities this year has put several industries in the Basic Materials space on slippery ground, and the $5 trillion global chemical industry is no exception.

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                              Chemicals Industry Stock Outlook - August 2015

                              The industry is not without its problems as challenges such as soft agriculture market fundamentals, depressed demand in energy markets, sluggishness in China and headwinds from a stronger dollar weighed on the performance of chemical makers during the first half of 2015.

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                                Chemicals Industry Stock Outlook - August 2015

                                The industry is not without its problems as challenges such as soft agriculture market fundamentals, depressed demand in energy markets, sluggishness in China and headwinds from a stronger dollar weighed on the performance of chemical makers during the first half of 2015.

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                                  Chemical Industry Stock Outlook

                                  The chemicals industry -- a roughly $5 trillion global business -- has finally embarked on the road to recovery

                                    Zacks Equity Research

                                    Chemical Industry Stock Outlook

                                    The chemicals industry -- a roughly $5 trillion global business -- has finally embarked on the road to recovery

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                                      Bear of the Day: Westlake Chemical (WLK)

                                      Analysts are pouring acid on this year's earnings estimates, causing the stock to disintegrate.