WLK (Westlake) Short Percentage of Float

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WLK Westlake Corp WLK
60 GF Score
Price $70.50
GF Value $105.64
Valuation Possible Value Trap
! 4 Warning Signs
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What is Westlake Short Percentage of Float?

Short Percentage of Float is the percentage of shares shorted compared to the float.

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WLK vs SOLS, ESI, EMN: Short Percentage of Float Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Westlake's Short Percentage of Float, along with its competitors' market caps and Short Percentage of Float data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Westlake Short Percentage of Float vs Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Westlake's Short Percentage of Float distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Westlake's Short Percentage of Float falls into.


WLK
60GF Score
Westlake Corp WLK
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Is Westlake (WLK) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Westlake stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $70.50 is trading 33.3% below its estimated GF Value™ of $105.64. GuruFocus considers Westlake to be Possible Value Trap.

Key valuation signals for WLK:

  • Short Percentage of Float:
  • GF Value™: $105.64 vs. price of $70.50 (33.3% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 60/100 with 4 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the WLK stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Westlake Business Description

Address 2801 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 600, Houston, TX, USA, 77056
Westlake is a forward-integrated commodity chemicals firm based in Houston. It began as a single low-density polyethylene plant and expanded its capabilities to include ethylene, vinyl chloride monomers, and polyvinyl chloride over the next two decades. The acquisition of Axiall in 2016 made it a North American leader in chlor-alkali and PVC. Today, Westlake has two defined segments: performance and essential materials, and housing and infrastructure products. The HIP segment began operating in 2022 following a series of acquisitions in the building products space. The firm aims to maximize the value of its chemical production by integrating with the HIP segment, realizing the higher margins of finished commercial goods.
60GF Score

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$70.50
Price
$105.64
GF Value