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Westlake Chemical Corporation (WLK) — chart, structure and Closelooknet read

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Company snapshot — Westlake Chemical Corporation

WLK in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelooknet stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Westlake Chemical makes basic petrochemicals and plastics, such as ethylene, polyethylene, chlor-alkali and PVC, then turns some of that PVC into building products like siding, decking, pipes and window profiles. It sells to chemical processors, plastics fabricators, builders and municipalities across packaging, construction, automotive and water-treatment markets. The company is based in Houston and operates through a materials segment and a separate housing-and-infrastructure-products segment.
Where it sits in the stack
Westlake carries no seat in our AI-build-out index; it sits in the Basic Materials sector, within Specialty Chemicals, supplying feedstocks and building products rather than any layer of the compute stack the diary tracks.
Who it is priced against
The diary holds no peer group for Westlake; the comparison the market usually draws is with Dow, another integrated petrochemical maker spanning ethylene, plastics and downstream derivatives.
Why Closelooknet tracks it
Westlake is a Russell 1000 constituent; it carries no Closelooknet score and no quotes appear against it, so the diary notes it only for that index seat.
What the diary watches
Whether housing demand and petrochemical margins move together, since a downturn in either segment tends to show up in the other.

Westlake Chemical Corporation (WLK) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelooknet’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelooknet reading that exists for WLK, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 2 analyst actions on the wire · latest: price target by UBS, 2026-09-25

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for WLK from the Closelooknet wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Price target UBS — target 98 from 106 Target cut to $98 from $106 (+46.3% to spot) 2026-09-25
  • Price target KeyBanc — target 92 Target set to $92 (+28.5% to spot) 2026-09-11

2 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 2 target changes. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Who it is priced against Specialty Chemicals · United States · 8 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Specialty Chemicals · United States

This name carries no Closelooknet score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

Compared against WLK on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelooknet scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 3.14%, quarterly · last 0.53 USD on 2026-08-25

Dividends and capital return

What WLK pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 2.12 USD per share · a 3.14% yield on the 2026-09-25 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-09-25
  • Change on the year +0.9% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 2.11 USD per share
  • Last distribution 0.53 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-08-25
  • By calendar year 2023: 0.50 USD (partial) · 2024: 2.05 USD · 2025: 2.11 USD · 2026: 1.59 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2023-11-20

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

How it trades on rate days beta 0.31 to TLT · on the worst bond days it fell more than the market

How it trades on rate days

How WLK has moved when long-dated Treasury yields rise — measured against TLT, the 20+ year Treasury fund.

  • Beta to long bonds, 1 year 0.31 — shows only a loose link to bond moves for every 1% move in TLT (20+ year Treasuries), Westlake Chemical Corporation moved 0.31% on average · correlation 0.07 · higher than 30% of US names
  • Beta, last 3 months 0.93 more rate-sensitive lately than over the year
  • On the 10 worst bond days −1.46% on average against −0.74% for the S&P 500 the 10 sessions of the past year in which TLT fell most, i.e. long yields rose most
  • Latest of those days −2.43% TLT −1.29% that day 2026-09-24

Daily total returns from the adjusted price series; a TLT down day is a day long yields rose. Beta = the average move of the name for a 1% move in TLT. Past sensitivity, not a forecast. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 62/100 · S&P 500 fund at 67, bullish alignedEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-25
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 99th percentile of the window, +8.4% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-25
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.61 · up 0.29 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-25

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-26

Quick answers

What is Westlake Chemical Corporation (WLK)?

Westlake Chemical Corporation trades as WLK on the US exchange (United States) in the Closelooknet research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-26.

Is WLK in a Closelooknet index?

Not currently — Westlake Chemical Corporation is tracked in the Closelooknet research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelooknet functional index as of 2026-09-26.

Where does WLK trade against its moving averages?

Mixed moving-average stack: Trades -8.9% vs the 50-day and -23.1% vs the 200-day average, 45.2% below the 52-week high and +22.6% off the 52-week low; a death cross printed 54 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-25 — a technical state from the nightly Closelooknet bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Westlake Chemical Corporation do?

Westlake Chemical makes basic petrochemicals and plastics, such as ethylene, polyethylene, chlor-alkali and PVC, then turns some of that PVC into building products like siding, decking, pipes and window profiles. It sells to chemical processors, plastics fabricators, builders and municipalities across packaging, construction, automotive and water-treatment markets. The company is based in Houston and operates through a materials segment and a separate housing-and-infrastructure-products segment. The diary holds no peer group for Westlake; the comparison the market usually draws is with Dow, another integrated petrochemical maker spanning ethylene, plastics and downstream derivatives.

Where does Westlake Chemical Corporation sit in the AI build-out?

Westlake carries no seat in our AI-build-out index; it sits in the Basic Materials sector, within Specialty Chemicals, supplying feedstocks and building products rather than any layer of the compute stack the diary tracks. Westlake is a Russell 1000 constituent; it carries no Closelooknet score and no quotes appear against it, so the diary notes it only for that index seat.

Does Westlake Chemical Corporation pay a dividend?

Westlake Chemical Corporation has paid 2.12 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 3.14% on the 2026-09-25 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.53 USD on 2026-08-25. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

How does Westlake Chemical Corporation trade when bond yields rise?

Over the past year Westlake Chemical Corporation had a beta of 0.31 to TLT, the long-dated Treasury fund — it shows only a loose link to bond moves, higher than 30% of US names. On the 10 sessions in which long bonds fell most it moved −1.46% on average, against −0.74% for the S&P 500. The "How it trades on rate days" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on Westlake Chemical Corporation recently?

The most recent analyst action on Westlake Chemical Corporation on the Closelooknet wire is a price target by UBS on 2026-09-25 (target 98 from 106). 2 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 2 target changes. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelooknet readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for WLK, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelooknet structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelooknet universe

then Specialty Chemicals. Scored names rank on their Closelooknet score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.