Westlake Corporation (WLK) Stock Analysis
Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $91.46: Quality below floor (1.8 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.5/10. Specifically: High short interest: 11%; Elevated put/call ratio: 1.69; Below-average business quality.
Westlake Corporation is a vertically integrated global manufacturer of housing and infrastructure products (HIP: PVC siding, pipe, windows, roofing) and performance and essential materials (PEM: PVC, polyethylene, chlor-alkali, epoxy resins), operating from numerous facilities... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $91.46: Quality below floor (1.8 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.5/10. Specifically: High short interest: 11%; Elevated put/call ratio: 1.69; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Score 4.5/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news boost analyst 0.40, earnings proximity 76d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
Recent Developments — Westlake Corporation
Material events (past 30 days)
- Apr 20, 2026 MEDIUM Item 5.02: Jonathan H. Baksht appointed as SVP and CFO effective June 15, 2026, succeeding M. Steven Bender who transitions to Special Advisor. Baksht previously served as CFO at Fortune Brands Innovations and Pactiv Evergreen.
Latest news
- JP Morgan Upgrades Westlake to Neutral, Maintains Price Target to $90 — benzinga May 18, 2026 positive
- RBC Capital Maintains Outperform on Westlake, Lowers Price Target to $130 — benzinga May 11, 2026 positive
- Top 3 Materials Stocks That May Surge in May — benzinga May 11, 2026 neutral
- Zoetis, Insmed, And HubSpot Are Among Top 10 Large-Cap Losers Last Week (May 4-May 8): Are The Others In Your Portfolio? — benzinga May 10, 2026 neutral
- Citigroup Maintains Buy on Westlake, Lowers Price Target to $125 — benzinga May 7, 2026 neutral
Generated 2026-05-20T20:21:22Z.
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Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-02-23Item 5.02HIGHCFO M. Steven Bender notified Westlake of his intention to retire, effective upon appointment of his successor. No successor named at time of this filing.SEC filing →
- 2026-04-02Item 5.02LOWEVP Robert Buesinger (Performance & Essential Materials Segment Head) transitioned to Special Advisor effective April 2, 2026. Brian Powers appointed as SVP, PEM Segment Head as successor.SEC filing →
- 2026-04-06Item 1.02MEDIUMWestlake's previous $1.5 billion revolving credit facility (2022 credit agreement with JPMorgan Chase as agent) was terminated on April 2, 2026, replaced by a new $1.5 billion unsecured revolving credit facility maturing April 2, 2031.SEC filing →
- 2026-04-20Item 5.02MEDIUMJonathan H. Baksht appointed as SVP and CFO effective June 15, 2026, succeeding M. Steven Bender who transitions to Special Advisor. Baksht previously served as CFO at Fortune Brands Innovations and Pactiv Evergreen.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
4 floor-breakers
Cyclical trough — margins compressed or negative. Profitability typically recovers with the cycle, but floor fires on current data.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static
Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $91.46: Quality below floor (1.8 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.5/10. Specifically: High short interest: 11%; Elevated put/call ratio: 1.69; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Prior stop was $85.68. Score 4.5/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $101.29 (+10.7% upside). Prior stop was $85.68. Stop-loss: $85.68.
Quality below floor (1.8 < 4.0).
Westlake Corporation trades at a P/E of N/A (forward 22.8). TrendMatrix value score: 6.2/10. Verdict: Sell.
21 analysts cover WLK with a consensus score of 3.6/5. Average price target: $116.
What does Westlake Corporation do?Westlake Corporation is a vertically integrated global manufacturer of housing and infrastructure products (HIP: PVC...
Westlake Corporation is a vertically integrated global manufacturer of housing and infrastructure products (HIP: PVC siding, pipe, windows, roofing) and performance and essential materials (PEM: PVC, polyethylene, chlor-alkali, epoxy resins), operating from numerous facilities in North America, Europe, and Asia. It serves residential construction, packaging, automotive, and industrial markets with ~39.2 billion pounds of annual aggregate PEM production capacity.