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WLK - Westlake Chemical Corp.

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P/E: (before NRI)
Lower P/E:
Price/Book:1
Lower P/B: GGC (0.9), ZOLT (0.8), CEM (0.1),
Price/Sales:0.4
Lower P/S: LYO (0.39), HUN (0.3), POL (0.3), GGC (0.2),
Net Margin:-3.01%
Higher Margin: NL (20.36%), HUN (8.37%), DD (6.52%),
Yield:1.2%
Higher Yield: NL (7.3%), DD (5%), BASFY.PK (3.49%), HUN (3.3%),
Market Cap: $1.3 Bil EPS: (before NRI)$-1.2 Shares Outstanding:65.98 Mil
Commodity Chemicals  COMPARE: NCX, DOW, GGC, HPC

Gurus Trades with WLK:
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Ticker CompanyPicked ByDate (?) Action
 Impact to Portfoliodown (?) Price Range
(Average)* (?)		 Current Price Change from Average Comment Current Shares
WLK Westlake... Charles Brandes 2009-09-30 Sold Out
(history)		$18.97 - $27.59
($24.04)		 $ 20.06-17%Sold Out0
WLK Westlake... Third Avenue Management 2009-09-30 Reduce
(history)		--0.31%$18.97 - $27.59
($24.04)		 $ 20.06-17%Reduce -33.99%1,898,133
WLK Westlake... Third Avenue Management 2009-06-30 Reduce
(history)		--0.36%$17.91 - $22
($19.8)		 $ 20.061%Reduce -26.51%2,875,719
WLK Westlake... Charles Brandes 2009-06-30 Reduce
(history)		$17.91 - $22
($19.8)		 $ 20.061%Reduce -93.18%34,900
WLK Westlake... Charles Brandes 2008-12-31 Reduce
(history)		--0.01%$13.33 - $18.17
($15.9)		 $ 20.0626%Reduce -24.45%595,072
WLK Westlake... Third Avenue Management 2008-09-30 Reduce
(history)		--0.39%$13.45 - $21.74
($18.2)		 $ 20.0610%Reduce -27%4,686,536
WLK Westlake... Charles Brandes 2008-09-30 Reduce
(history)		--0.02%$13.45 - $21.74
($18.2)		 $ 20.0610%Reduce -27.29%787,657
WLK Westlake... George Soros 2008-06-30 Sold Out
(history)		$15.38 - $17.35
($16.5)		 $ 20.0622%Sold Out0
WLK Westlake... Charles Brandes 2008-06-30 Add
(history)		0.01%$15.38 - $17.35
($16.5)		 $ 20.0622%Add 21.95%1,083,292
WLK Westlake... Charles Brandes 2008-03-31 Add
(history)		0.03%$13.01 - $21.87
($16.5)		 $ 20.0622%Add 961.31%888,320
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*The price and date might not be the actual time and price at which the transactions were made. In the case of institutional owners, the date is stated as the last day of their fiscal quarter. The prices are estimates if no accurate information available. Foreign holdings may not be included.

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WLK is held by these Gurus:

Ticker Guru Name Portfolio Date* Current Shares % of Shares Outstanding % of Total Assets Managed Change from Last Holdings
WLK Third Avenue Management 2009-09-3018981332.880.92-33.99%
WLK Charles Brandes 2009-09-30000Sold Out
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WLK: Insider Buys/Sells (?) All Insider Trades Click Here for All Insider Trades.

InsiderPosition Date Trades Shares Trade Price ($) Change (%)
Taylor Jeffrey LSr VP, Polyethylene 2009-11-09Sell4484$26.14-23.26
Hansen David RSr VP Adminstration 2009-08-07Sell9464$24.54-18.26
Mangieri George JVP & Chief Accounting Officer 2009-08-06Sell4754$24.18-17.04
Morse Wayne DSr VP, Vinyls 2009-08-06Sell4108$24.25-17.28
Taylor Jeffrey LSr VP, Polyethylene 2009-08-06Sell3967$24.25-17.28
Morse Wayne DSr VP, Vinyls 2008-09-25Sell6672$22.53-10.96
Wallace StephenVP, General Counsel, Secertary 2007-08-17Sell4939$27.82-27.89
Taylor Jeffrey LVice President 2006-11-16Sell334$35.04-42.75
Hansen David RSr VP Administration 2006-11-15Sell516$34.22-41.38
Wallace StephenVP, General Counsel, Secretary 2006-11-07Sell411$32.14-37.59





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