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Westlake Corporation
1W: +5.6% 1M: -1.0% 3M: -8.4% YTD: -10.8% 1Y: -15.7% 3Y: -40.1% 5Y: -29.6%
$66.17
+0.86 (+1.32%)
 
Weekly Expected Move ±5.1%
$58 $61 $65 $68 $71
NYSE · Basic Materials · Chemicals - Specialty · Tech Score Neutral · Power 46 · $8.5B mcap · 33M float · 3.02% daily turnover · Short 53% of daily vol
Credit Risk of going bust: higher than 59% of companies Debt: 40.5% of company value Bonds: $136.9M held by 178 funds, 125 bp over Treasuries → details ▾
Of US companies ranked in the middle of the pack, about 1 in 580 filed for bankruptcy within a year (2020-2025).
If the stock fell to about $3.01 (down 95%), Westlake Corporation would be worth roughly what it owes.
Total debt $5.75B against a stock market value of $8.46B.
Distance to default 4.32 (Merton model): prices to 2026-10-27, balance sheet 2026-06-30, debt counted $2.53B (short-term plus half of long-term), stock volatility 43.0%; Altman Z 1.69. A ranking and a back-test, not a forecast.
Bond figures are fund-reported marks (SEC N-PORT) as of Jul 2026. How these are computed.

🏦 Institutional Activity

Latest: Q2 2026
423
Institutions Holding
+36 vs prior
32.6%
Ownership
-24.86%
87 New
110 Increased
181 Reduced
62 Closed

👔 Insider Trades

25 records
Date Name Title Type Shares Price Value Filing
2026-08-11 Chao Albert officer: executive chairman S-Sale 31,384 $80.42 $2.5M Filing
2026-08-11 Chao Albert officer: executive chairman S-Sale 7,489 $79.70 $597K Filing
2026-05-13 Bender Mark Steven officer: evp & cfo F-Tax Withholding 5,284 $97.34 $514K Filing
2026-03-27 Buesinger Robert F. officer: evp, pem segment head S-Sale 4,000 $115.25 $461K Filing
2026-03-27 Bender Mark Steven officer: evp & cfo S-Sale 16,413 $112.53 $1.8M Filing
2026-02-27 Bender Mark Steven officer: evp & cfo D-Sale to Issuer 12,693 $98.20 $1.2M Filing
2026-02-27 Bender Mark Steven officer: evp & cfo S-Sale 16,988 $100.91 $1.7M Filing
2026-02-27 Bender Mark Steven officer: evp & cfo S-Sale 421 $101.52 $43K Filing
2026-02-20 Chao John Tsung-chen director F-Tax Withholding 91 $94.10 $9K Filing
2026-02-20 Chao James officer: senior chairman F-Tax Withholding 1,569 $94.10 $148K Filing
2026-02-20 Ederington L. Benjamin officer: evp, legal & external affairs F-Tax Withholding 357 $94.10 $34K Filing
2026-02-20 Holy Jeffrey Adam officer: vp and cao F-Tax Withholding 81 $94.10 $8K Filing
2026-02-20 Szwejbka Scott Thomas officer: svp, hip segment head F-Tax Withholding 91 $94.10 $9K Filing
2026-02-20 Chao Albert officer: executive chairman F-Tax Withholding 2,501 $94.10 $235K Filing
2026-02-20 Buesinger Robert F. officer: evp, pem segment head F-Tax Withholding 326 $94.10 $31K Filing
2026-02-20 Bender Mark Steven officer: evp & cfo F-Tax Withholding 445 $94.10 $42K Filing
2026-02-19 Chao James officer: senior chairman A-Grant/Award 3,884 $— $0 Filing
2026-02-19 Chao John Tsung-chen director A-Grant/Award 213 $— $0 Filing
2026-02-19 Buesinger Robert F. officer: evp, pem segment head A-Grant/Award 1,301 $— $0 Filing
2026-02-19 Ederington L. Benjamin officer: evp, legal & external affairs A-Grant/Award 1,425 $— $0 Filing
2026-02-19 Holy Jeffrey Adam officer: vp and cao A-Grant/Award 264 $— $0 Filing
2026-02-19 Szwejbka Scott Thomas officer: svp, hip segment head A-Grant/Award 365 $— $0 Filing
2026-02-19 Chao Albert officer: executive chairman A-Grant/Award 6,193 $— $0 Filing
2026-02-19 Bender Mark Steven officer: evp & cfo A-Grant/Award 1,777 $— $0 Filing
2026-02-18 Holy Jeffrey Adam officer: vp and cao F-Tax Withholding 213 $98.95 $21K Filing

🏛️ Congressional Trades

25 records
Date Politician Chamber Type Amount Filing
2021-06-10 Susie Lee House Sell $1,001 - $15,000 Filing
2021-02-16 Peter Meijer House Sell $1,001 - $15,000 Filing
2020-12-16 Susie Lee House Buy $1,001 - $15,000 Filing
2020-12-10 Susie Lee House Buy $1,001 - $15,000 Filing
2020-08-06 James Comer House Sell $1,001 - $15,000 Filing
2020-02-24 James Comer House Buy $1,001 - $15,000 Filing
2017-08-14 David Perdue Senate Sell $1,001 - $15,000 Filing
2017-08-14 David Perdue Senate Sell $1,001 - $15,000 Filing
2017-08-10 David Perdue Senate Sell $1,001 - $15,000 Filing
2017-08-10 David Perdue Senate Sell $1,001 - $15,000 Filing
2017-08-09 David Perdue Senate Sell $1,001 - $15,000 Filing
2017-08-09 David Perdue Senate Sell $1,001 - $15,000 Filing
2017-08-08 David Perdue Senate Sell $1,001 - $15,000 Filing
2017-08-08 David Perdue Senate Sell $1,001 - $15,000 Filing
2017-08-04 David Perdue Senate Sell $15,001 - $50,000 Filing
2017-08-04 David Perdue Senate Sell $15,001 - $50,000 Filing
2017-08-03 David Perdue Senate Sell $15,001 - $50,000 Filing
2017-08-03 David Perdue Senate Sell $15,001 - $50,000 Filing
2017-04-27 David Perdue Senate Sell $1,001 - $15,000 Filing
2017-04-27 David Perdue Senate Sell $1,001 - $15,000 Filing
2017-03-23 David Perdue Senate Sell $1,001 - $15,000 Filing
2017-03-23 David Perdue Senate Sell $1,001 - $15,000 Filing
2017-03-16 David Perdue Senate Sell $1,001 - $15,000 Filing
2017-03-16 David Perdue Senate Sell $1,001 - $15,000 Filing
2017-03-15 David Perdue Senate Sell $1,001 - $15,000 Filing

🏦 Top Institutional Holders

20 holders
Holder Shares Value Date Reported Filing
BlackRock, Inc. 3,294,162 $240M +215,075 2026-06-30 Filing
Capital World Investors 2,842,348 $207M -1,368,658 2026-06-30 Filing
Orbis Allan Gray Ltd 2,084,364 $152M -3,209,155 2026-06-30 Filing
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 2,051,554 $150M +585,534 2026-06-30 Filing
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 1,752,627 $128M -17,181 2026-06-30 Filing
BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP 1,572,939 $115M -269,711 2026-06-30 Filing
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1,570,453 $115M +1,310,383 2026-06-30 Filing
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1,464,223 $107M +8,629 2026-06-30 Filing
STATE STREET CORP 1,453,407 $106M +72,914 2026-06-30 Filing
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 1,280,873 $94M -112,454 2026-06-30 Filing
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 1,054,868 $77M +339,282 2026-06-30 Filing
MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 1,023,403 $75M +79,428 2026-06-30 Filing
UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS 817,207 $60M -164,198 2026-06-30 Filing
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 718,597 $52M +104,263 2026-06-30 Filing
JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 709,355 $52M +360,320 2026-06-30 Filing
Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 625,859 $46M +256,187 2026-06-30 Filing
Woodline Partners LP 451,986 $33M +114,911 2026-06-30 Filing
Nuveen, LLC 446,479 $33M -118,265 2026-06-30 Filing
MORGAN STANLEY 437,571 $32M -48,937 2026-06-30 Filing
UBS Group AG 431,633 $32M -379,633 2026-06-30 Filing

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