Westlake Corporation (WLK) Stock Analysis
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Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $113.77: Quality below floor (2.3 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.6/10. Specifically: High short interest: 10%; Below-average business quality.
Westlake Corporation is a vertically integrated global manufacturer of housing and infrastructure products (HIP segment: PVC pipe, building products) and performance and essential materials (PEM segment: ethylene, PVC, polyethylene, epoxy). Operations span North America, Europe,... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $113.77: Quality below floor (2.3 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.6/10. Specifically: High short interest: 10%; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: RSI 41 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 4.6/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 4/7 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio and earnings proximity 4d<=7d. Suitability: moderate.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- MEDIUMSupplierethane feedstock and natural gas10-K Item 1A: 'We purchase significant amounts of ethane feedstock, natural gas, ethylene and salt to produce several basic chemicals.'
- MEDIUMGeographicEuropean Union PVC duties10-K Item 1A: 'the European Union had imposed a tariff margin of 58.0%, the United Kingdom had imposed a duty of 56.01% and Brazil had imposed a duty of 43.7%'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-04-20Item 5.02MEDIUMOn April 15, 2026, Jonathan Baksht (age 51) appointed SVP and CFO effective June 15, 2026, succeeding Steven Bender who transitions to Special Advisor. Baksht previously CFO of Fortune Brands Innovations and Pactiv Evergreen.SEC filing →
- 2026-04-06Item 1.02MEDIUMOn April 2, 2026, Westlake terminated its previous 1.5 billion dollar revolving credit agreement (dated June 9, 2022) with JPMorgan Chase, replaced by a new Credit Agreement with same principal amount maturing April 2, 2031.SEC filing →
- 2026-04-02Item 5.02LOWOn March 30, 2026, Robert Buesinger (EVP, PEM Segment Head) transitioned to Special Advisor; Brian Powers appointed SVP, PEM Segment Head effective April 2, 2026. No reason cited for Buesinger transition.SEC filing →
- 2026-02-23Item 5.02HIGHOn February 19, 2026, CFO M. Steven Bender notified of intention to retire, effective upon appointment of his successor. No successor named at time of filing. Board also expanded to 14 with two new directors.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
Cyclical trough — margins compressed or negative. Profitability typically recovers with the cycle, but floor fires on current data.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $113.77: Quality below floor (2.3 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.6/10. Specifically: High short interest: 10%; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: RSI 41 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $105.87. Score 4.6/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $121.75 (+7.4% upside). Prior stop was $105.87. Stop-loss: $105.87.
Target reached (-6.9% upside); Quality below floor (2.3 < 4.0).
Westlake Corporation trades at a P/E of N/A (forward 26.6). TrendMatrix value score: 5.6/10. Verdict: Sell.
21 analysts cover WLK with a consensus score of 3.7/5. Average price target: $121.
What does Westlake Corporation do?Westlake Corporation is a vertically integrated global manufacturer of housing and infrastructure products (HIP...
Westlake Corporation is a vertically integrated global manufacturer of housing and infrastructure products (HIP segment: PVC pipe, building products) and performance and essential materials (PEM segment: ethylene, PVC, polyethylene, epoxy). Operations span North America, Europe, and Asia. Acquired ACI/Perplastic Group specialty compounding business in January 2026.