Zacks Research Estimates Westlake’s Q2 Earnings (NYSE:WLK)

Westlake Corp. (NYSE:WLK) – Research analysts at Zacks Research issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Westlake in a report issued on Tuesday, July 15th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department anticipates that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings per share of $0.13 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Westlake’s current full-year earnings is $6.48 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Westlake’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.79 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.79 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.39 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.39 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.00 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.00 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.67 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.67 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.66 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.29 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.78 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $4.99 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.99 EPS.

Westlake (NYSE:WLK) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 2nd. The specialty chemicals company reported ($0.31) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.70 by ($1.01). The company had revenue of $2.85 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.97 billion. Westlake had a net margin of 3.23% and a return on equity of 4.19%. Westlake’s revenue was down 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.34 earnings per share.

A number of other research firms have also recently weighed in on WLK. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price objective on Westlake from $130.00 to $95.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on shares of Westlake from $122.00 to $98.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 12th. Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of Westlake from $85.00 to $95.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Piper Sandler dropped their target price on shares of Westlake from $105.00 to $100.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 14th. Finally, UBS Group cut their price target on Westlake from $101.00 to $99.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $93.77.

Westlake Stock Down 2.5%

Shares of Westlake stock opened at $81.37 on Friday. Westlake has a twelve month low of $68.55 and a twelve month high of $153.34. The company has a quick ratio of 1.86, a current ratio of 2.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. The company’s 50 day moving average is $77.48 and its 200 day moving average is $94.79. The company has a market cap of $10.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 9.95 and a beta of 0.91.

Institutional Trading of Westlake

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its position in shares of Westlake by 65.2% during the 2nd quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 100,968 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $7,666,000 after buying an additional 39,834 shares in the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC increased its position in Westlake by 49.9% during the 2nd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 640 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 213 shares during the period. MFA Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Westlake by 32.9% in the 2nd quarter. MFA Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,886 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $219,000 after purchasing an additional 715 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Westlake by 1,840.4% in the 2nd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,921 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $146,000 after purchasing an additional 1,822 shares during the period. Finally, Wedge Capital Management L L P NC boosted its stake in shares of Westlake by 39.9% during the second quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC now owns 132,401 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $10,053,000 after purchasing an additional 37,763 shares in the last quarter. 28.40% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Westlake Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 5th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 20th were paid a $0.525 dividend. This represents a $2.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.58%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 20th. Westlake’s payout ratio is currently 70.47%.

About Westlake

Westlake Corporation engages in the manufacture and marketing of performance and essential materials, and housing and infrastructure products in the United States, Canada, Germany, China, Mexico, Brazil, France, Italy, Taiwan, and internationally. The company operates through two segments: Performance and Essential Materials and Housing and Infrastructure Products.