Westlake Chemical Stock News

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Westlake Chemical Partners LP (WLKP) CEO Albert Chao on Q4 2021 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

Westlake Corporation (WLK) CEO Albert Chao on Q4 2021 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

Westlake Chemical press release (WLK): Q4 GAAP EPS of $4.98 beats by $0.54.Revenue of $3.51B (+78.2% Y/Y) beats by $470M.Market conditions continue to look favorable

Westlake (WLK) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 7.79% and 15.84%, respectively, for the quarter ended December 2021. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

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Westlake Chemical (NYSE:WLK) declares $0.2975/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous.Forward yield 1.11%Payable March 15; for shareholders of record March 1; ex-div Feb.

Westlake Chemical Corp (WLK) shares closed 0.8% higher than its previous 52 week high, giving the company a market cap of $13B. The stock is currently up 9.1% year-to-date, up 23.2% over the past 12 months, and up 75.5% over the past five years. This week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.2%, and the S&P 500 fell 1.1%. Trading Activity Trading volume this week was 7.8% lower than the 20-day average.Beta, a measure of the stock’s volatility relative to the overall market stands at 1.1. Technical Indicators The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the stock was above 70, indicating it may be overbought.MACD, a trend-following momentum indicator, indicates an upward trend.The stock closed below its Bollinger band, indicating it may be oversold. Market Comparative Performance The company's share price is the same as the S&P 500 Index , beats it on a 1-year basis, and lags it on a 5-year basis The company's share price is the same as the Dow Jones Industrial Average , beats it on a 1-year basis, and lags it on a 5-year basis The company share price is the same as the performance of its peers in the Materials industry sector , beats it on a 1-year basis, and beats it on a 5 year basis Per Group Comparative Performance The company's stock price performance year-to-date beats the peer average by 48.1% The company's stock price performance over the past 12 months lags the peer average by -30.7% The company's price-to-earnings ratio, which relates a company's share price to its earnings per share, is 12.7% higher than the average peer. This story was produced by the Kwhen Automated News Generator. For more articles like this, please visit us at finance.kwhen.com. Write to [email protected]. © 2020 Kwhen Inc.

Westlake Chemical Partners is a fairly unique master limited partnership that owns and operates ethylene production facilities.

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