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Westlake Chemical

NYQ:WLK US9604131022
17
  • Value
    63
  • Growth
    67
  • Safety
    Safety
    15
  • Combined
    41
  • Sentiment
    3
  • 360° View
    360° View
    17
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Company Description

Westlake Corporation is a global manufacturer and supplier of materials and products. It operates in industries including residential construction, automotive products, and water treatment, with operations in Asia, Europe, and North America. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $10,481 million, profits of $1,957 million, revenue of $12,142 million, and 15,540 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 17 (better than 17% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Westlake Chemical are critical, mostly below average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for Westlake Chemical. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 63, which means that the share price of Westlake Chemical is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 63% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 67, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. But the professional market sentiment is below average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of 3. Professional investors are more confident in 97% other stocks. Worryingly, the company has risky financing, with a Safety rank of 15. This means 85% of comparable companies have a safer financing structure than Westlake Chemical. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Sentiment
Weakest Rank Profit Growth
Country USA
Industry Commodity Chemicals
Size X-Large
Website westlake.com
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
63 67 58 79
Growth
67 15 45 73
Safety
Safety
15 96 89 77
Sentiment
3 25 32 49
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17 54 72 87
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
20 40 3 22
Opinions Change
29 50 45 45
Pro Holdings
n/a 18 41 69
Market Pulse
40 44 79 46
Sentiment
3 25 32 49
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
63 67 58 79
Growth
67 15 45 73
Safety Safety
15 96 89 77
Combined
41 80 84 89
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
60 58 48 67
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
38 55 47 84
Price vs. Book (P/B)
62 74 83 82
Dividend Yield
71 62 43 37
Value
63 67 58 79
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
70 20 16 72
Profit Growth
72 14 27 98
Capital Growth
25 69 55 18
Stock Returns
53 35 91 63
Growth
67 15 45 73
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
65 66 70 76
Refinancing
37 80 75 77
Liquidity
6 75 82 37
Safety Safety
15 96 89 77

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This is a mixed bag with good value and high growth balanced by risky financing and negative sentiment. This is a risky stock that requires conviction; you should only consider it if you are willing to conduct further research into the underlying sentiment and financial risks.

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