Westlake Chemical

Westlake Chemical

Yahoo Finance • 3 days ago

Antipodes Global Fund Exited Westlake Corporation (WLK) Due to Weak Demand and Restructuring Concerns

Antipodes Partners published its "Antipodes Global Strategy" first-quarter 2026 investor letter, highlighting the key performance stocks, portfolio changes, and the market outlook. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The first qua... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

Westlake downgraded at Citi as PVC prices cool

[White plastic fittings for water pipeline, 3D rendering] natatravel/iStock via Getty Images Citi on Wednesday downgraded Westlake (WLK [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/WLK]) to Neutral from a previous investment rating of Buy, saying wea... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

Westlake Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend

$0.53 per share dividend declared payable on June 11, 2026 HOUSTON, May 15, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors of Westlake Corporation (NYSE: WLK) today declared a regular dividend distribution of $0.53 per share for the first... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 2 months ago

Stocks Climb as Middle East Ceasefire Holds

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.64%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.32%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +1.08%.  June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26) are up +0.62%, and June E-mini Nasdaq fut... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 3 months ago

Bank of America downgrades US chemical stocks following price rally

Bank of America downgrades US chemical stocks following price rally Proactive uses images sourced from Shutterstock Bank of America has downgraded its ratings for three major US chemical companies, citing concerns that recent share price... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 3 months ago

Stocks Rise Amid Iran Ceasefire Hopes

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.27%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.19%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +0.41%.  June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26) are up +0.37%, and June E-mini Nasdaq fut... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 3 months ago

Netflix upgraded, Carvana downgraded: Wall Street's top analyst calls

The most talked about and market moving research calls around Wall Street are now in one place. Here are today's research calls that investors need to know, as compiled by The Fly. Top 5 Upgrades: Goldman Sachs upgraded Netflix (NFLX)... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 4 months ago

Berkshire’s Deal for Occidental Chemicals Unit Is a Winner as Chemical Stocks Surge

OxyChem operates 23 manufacturing plants and is a leading producer of caustic potash, chlor-alkali and polyvinyl chloride. Continue Reading... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 4 months ago

Westlake Q4 Earnings Call Highlights

Westlake logo Key Points Westlake recorded $511 million of “identified items” in Q4—primarily a $495 million inventory and expense write‑off tied to closing one styrene, three chlorovinyl and an epoxy facility—part of broader PEM asset s... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 4 months ago

Westlake outlines $600M earnings improvement for 2026 as restructuring accelerates

Earnings Call Insights: Westlake Corporation (WLK) Q4 2025 MANAGEMENT VIEW * Jean-Marc Gilson, President, CEO & Director, stated that "our fourth quarter EBITDA of $196 million is net of $511 million of identified items that reflect ou... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 4 months ago

Westlake shares jump as adjusted loss narrows despite sales decline

[Petrochemical Plant Illuminated at Dusk] Bim/E+ via Getty Images Westlake (WLK [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/WLK]) shares rose 5.8% in premarket trading Tuesday after the company reported fourth-quarter results that featured a smaller... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 4 months ago

Daily Dividend Report: ABT,STLD,AES,SCL,WLK

The board of directors of Abbott today declared a quarterly common dividend of 63 cents per share. This marks the 409th consecutive quarterly dividend to be paid by Abbott since 1924. The cash dividend is payable May 15, 2026, to sharehol... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 4 months ago

Westlake Corporation declares $0.53 dividend

* Westlake Corporation (WLK [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/WLK]) declares $0.53/share quarterly dividend [https://seekingalpha.com/pr/20407927-westlake-corporation-declares-quarterly-dividend], in line with previous. * Forward yield... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 4 months ago

Westlake Epoxy Expands Distribution Relationship with Brenntag to India

HOUSTON, February 18, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Westlake Corporation (NYSE: WLK) today announced that Westlake Epoxy will expand its long‑standing distribution relationship with Brenntag to South and West India. The agreement builds on a succ... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 5 months ago

Oracle gets upgrade and downgrade: Wall Street's top analyst calls

The most talked about and market moving research calls around Wall Street are now in one place. Here are today's research calls that investors need to know, as compiled by The Fly. Top 5 Upgrades: Roth Capital upgraded Roblox (RBLX) to... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 6 months ago

Hawkins tops the struggling commodity chemical industry in 2025

[the close-up shot of blue color hazardous dangerous chemical barrels.] Prapakorn Sonwong One notable industry within the materials sector is commodity chemical companies. Outlined below is a list of the top 10 commodity chemical companie... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 7 months ago

Cal-Maine strengthens Prepared Foods business, launches $15M capacity upgrade

Cal-Maine Foods (CALM [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/CALM]) is strengthening its prepared foods platform through new leadership appointments and targeted prepared foods production capacity expansions, it said [https://seekingalpha.com/pr... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 8 months ago

Westlake Polyethylene Achieves ISCC PLUS Certification at Sulphur, Louisiana Site

HOUSTON, November 06, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Westlake Corporation (NYSE: WLK) announced that Westlake Polyethylene’s LDPE Sulphur, Louisiana manufacturing site has attained the globally-recognized International Sustainability & Carbon Cert... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 8 months ago

Westlake files mixed securities shelf offering

* Westlake (WLK [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/WLK]) filed [https://seekingalpha.com/filing/20116359] a shelf registration statement with the SEC. * The company may issue from time to time, det securities, common, preferred shares,... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 8 months ago

Truist Financial Maintains a Buy on Westlake Corporation (WLK)

​Westlake Corporation (NYSE:WLK) is one of the Best 52-Week Low Mid Cap Stocks to Buy Now. On October 20, Pete Osterland from Truist Financial maintained a Buy rating on Westlake Corporation (NYSE:WLK) with a price target of $90. ​Earlier... Full story