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Westlake (WLK)

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$133.97 USD

133.97
124,040

-1.41 (-1.04%)

Updated Sep 11, 2024 12:26 PM ET

Zacks Rank:

This is our short term rating system that serves as a timeliness indicator for stocks over the next 1 to 3 months. How good is it? See rankings and related performance below.

Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
1Strong Buy23.68%
2Buy17.55%
3Hold9.21%
4Sell4.93%
5Strong Sell2.36%
S&P50010.96%

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3-Hold of 5     3    

Style Scores:

The Style Scores are a complementary set of indicators to use alongside the Zacks Rank. It allows the user to better focus on the stocks that are the best fit for his or her personal trading style.

The scores are based on the trading styles of Value, Growth, and Momentum. There's also a VGM Score ('V' for Value, 'G' for Growth and 'M' for Momentum), which combines the weighted average of the individual style scores into one score.

Value Score A
Growth Score A
Momentum Score A
VGM Score A

Within each Score, stocks are graded into five groups: A, B, C, D and F. As you might remember from your school days, an A, is better than a B; a B is better than a C; a C is better than a D; and a D is better than an F.

As an investor, you want to buy stocks with the highest probability of success. That means you want to buy stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2, Strong Buy or Buy, which also has a Score of an A or a B in your personal trading style.

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B Value D Growth A Momentum B VGM

Industry Rank:

The Zacks Industry Rank assigns a rating to each of the 265 X (Expanded) Industries based on their average Zacks Rank.

An industry with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #1's and #2's will have a better average Zacks Rank than one with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #4's and #5's.

The industry with the best average Zacks Rank would be considered the top industry (1 out of 265), which would place it in the top 1% of Zacks Ranked Industries. The industry with the worst average Zacks Rank (265 out of 265) would place in the bottom 1%.

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Bottom 10% (224 out of 250)

Industry: Chemical - Plastic

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            How Westlake Chemical (WLK) Stock Stands Out in a Strong Industry

            Westlake Chemical (WLK) is seeing solid earnings estimate revision activity, and is in great company from a Zacks Industry Rank perspective.

              CF Industries (CF) Subsidiary Redeems Senior Notes Due 2018

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                Nucor (NUE) Declares Hike in Cash Dividend to 38 Cents

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                      DowDuPont Unit Sets Up Microbiome Venture to Drive Growth

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                        Westlake Chemical (WLK) Closes Offering of Senior Notes

                        Westlake Chemical (WLK) closes offering of 4.375% senior notes and remarketing of 3.50% tax-exempt bonds.

                          DowDuPont's Specialty Products Division Launches Kalrez 9600

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                            Celanese (CE) Set to Raise Acetaldehyde Price in Europe

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                              Eastman Chemical Tritan Picked for Panasonic Food Processors

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                                PPG Industries Rolls Out Economical Rust-Inhibitive Primer

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                                  5 Reasons to Add Westlake Chemical to Your Portfolio Now

                                  Strong fundamentals and compelling growth prospects make Westlake Chemical (WLK) an attractive choice for investment.

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                                      Kraton Corp (KRA) Up 46% in 3 Months: What's Driving It?

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                                        Agrium Poised on Retail Expansion Amid Pricing Concerns

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                                            AK Steel Poised on Strategic Actions Amid Pricing Pressure

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                                              3 Reasons Why Westlake Chemical (WLK) is a Great Momentum Stock

                                              Westlake Chemical (WLK) is an impressive stock as it has a strong Momentum Score, favorable Zacks Rank and is also seeing positive estimate revisions.

                                                Westlake Chemical (WLK) Declares Pricing of Tax-Exempt Bonds

                                                Westlake Chemical (WLK) plans to use the net proceeds from the remarketing along with cash in hand, underwritten public offering and credit facility to redeem senior notes due 2021 and 2023.

                                                  Nucor Announces Plans to Build Rebar Micro Mill in Missouri

                                                  Nucor (NUE) will build a rebar micro mill in Sedalia, MO enabling the company to take advantage of the abundant scrap supply in the nearby area thus strengthening its position as a low-cost producer.