Westlake Chemical Corporation (WLK): Today's Featured Chemicals Laggard
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) pushed the Chemicals industry lower today making it today's featured Chemicals laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.2%. By the end of trading, Westlake Chemical Corporation fell $1.60 (-1.6%) to $99.02 on average volume. Throughout the day, 438,943 shares of Westlake Chemical Corporation exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 531,300 shares. The stock ranged in price between $98.70-$100.80 after having opened the day at $100.60 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $100.62. Other companies within the Chemicals industry that declined today were:
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), down 13.5%,
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), down 8.3%,
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), down 5.9% and
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), down 4.4%.
Westlake Chemical Corporation manufactures and markets basic chemicals, vinyls, polymers, and fabricated building products. It operates in two segments, Olefins and Vinyls. Westlake Chemical Corporation has a market cap of $6.7 billion and is part of the basic materials sector. Shares are up 26.9% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 2 analysts that rate Westlake Chemical Corporation a buy, 2 analysts rate it a sell, and 5 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Westlake Chemical Corporation
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its solid stock price performance, impressive record of earnings per share growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, attractive valuation levels and good cash flow from operations. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows low profit margins.
- You can view the full Westlake Chemical Corporation Ratings Report.
On the positive front,
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), up 4.5%,
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), up 3.9%,
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), up 3.6% and
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), up 3.2% , were all gainers within the chemicals industry with
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) being today's featured chemicals industry leader.
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