WLKP 📈 Westlake Chemical Partners - Overview

Exchange: NYSE • Country: United States • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: US9604171036

WLKP: Ethylene, Propylene, Butadiene, Pyrolysis Gasoline, Hydrogen

Westlake Chemical Partners LP acquires, develops, and operates ethylene production facilities and related assets in the United States. The company's ethylene production facilities primarily convert ethane into ethylene. It also sells ethylene co-products, such as propylene, crude butadiene, pyrolysis gasoline, and hydrogen directly to third parties on either a spot or contract basis. Westlake Chemical Partners GP LLC serves as the general partner of the company. Westlake Chemical Partners LP was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Web URL: https://www.wlkpartners.com

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WLKP Stock Overview

Market Cap in USD 836m
Sector Basic Materials
Industry Chemicals
GiC Sub-Industry Commodity Chemicals
IPO / Inception 2014-07-30

WLKP Stock Ratings

Growth 5y 49.9%
Fundamental 49.8%
Dividend 65.9%
Rel. Strength Industry 1326
Analysts 4/5
Fair Price Momentum 24.76 USD
Fair Price DCF 302.38 USD

WLKP Dividends

Dividend Yield 12m 8.02%
Yield on Cost 5y 10.94%
Annual Growth 5y 0.91%
Payout Consistency 89.5%

WLKP Growth Ratios

Growth Correlation 3m 86.3%
Growth Correlation 12m 85%
Growth Correlation 5y 73.7%
CAGR 5y 6.40%
CAGR/Mean DD 5y 0.55
Sharpe Ratio 12m 0.93
Alpha -3.97
Beta 0.76
Volatility 12.97%
Current Volume 45.3k
Average Volume 20d 41.3k
What is the price of WLKP stocks?
As of December 27, 2024, the stock is trading at USD 23.49 with a total of 45,300 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +1.56%, over one month by -0.25%, over three months by +7.24% and over the past year by +15.78%.
Is Westlake Chemical Partners a good stock to buy?
Partly, yes. Based on ValueRay Fundamental Analyses, Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSE:WLKP) is currently (December 2024) ok to buy, but has to be watched. It has a ValueRay Fundamental Rating of 49.78 and therefor a somewhat positive outlook according to the companies health.
Based on ValueRays Analyses, Dividends and Discounted-Cash-Flow, the Fair Value of WLKP as of December 2024 is 24.76. This means that WLKP is currently overvalued and has a potential downside of 5.41%.
Is WLKP a buy, sell or hold?
Westlake Chemical Partners has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.00. Therefor, it is recommend to buy WLKP.
  • Strong Buy: 1
  • Buy: 1
  • Hold: 1
  • Sell: 0
  • Strong Sell: 0
What are the forecast for WLKP stock price target?
According to ValueRays Forecast Model, WLKP Westlake Chemical Partners will be worth about 26.9 in December 2025. The stock is currently trading at 23.49. This means that the stock has a potential upside of +14.47%.
Issuer Forecast Upside
Wallstreet Target Price 25.3 7.8%
Analysts Target Price 44.2 88.2%
ValueRay Target Price 26.9 14.5%