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Westlake (WLK) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Westlake Corporation (NYSE: WLK) will release its first quarter 2025 earnings prior to the market opening on Friday, May 2, 2025. The company will host a conference call at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (10:00 a.m. Central Time) on the same day to discuss the earnings release. To access the conference by phone, it is necessary to pre-register at https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BIafd8f37a0176451597d9e389828418cf. Once registered, you will receive a phone numbe.

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSE: WLKP) will release its first quarter 2025 earnings prior to the market opening on Friday, May 2, 2025. The company will host a conference call at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (12:00 p.m. Central Time) on the same day to discuss the earnings release. To access the conference by phone, it is necessary to pre-register at https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BIad7a525913764db1947af294b63227bb. Once registered, you will receive a phone.

Mizuho lowered the firm's price target on Westlake to $107 from $132 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. The firm updated price targets in the chemicals, agriculture, and packaging sector to reflect the recent market multiple reductions, and only modestly reduce forward year estimates as Mizuho does not have a recession forecast. However, lower oil prices will reduce the gas-linked cost advantage for many of the basic chemical stocks, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The firm believes March quarter pre-buying for autos and electronics creates "risk for give-back near-term." 08 May

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Westlake Corporation (NYSE: WLK) announced today that it has been named on the Forbes list of “America's Best Employers 2025.” Forbes selected the “America's Best Employers 2025” through an independent survey of over 217,000 U.S. employees working for companies employing at least 1,000 people within the United States. "We are honored to receive this recognition and are deeply proud of the incredible team we have built at Westlake," said Jean-Marc Gilson, president and.

Piper Sandler analyst Charles Neivert lowered the firm's price target on Westlake to $105 from $120 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares. The tariffs instituted by the U.S. and the likely retaliation and peripheral economic fallout from those tariffs have the potential to create long-lasting complications for the U.S. chemical industry, which is built on the significant advantage of ethane-based chemical production and exports as a means of growing volume and revenues in an otherwise low-growth U.S. market. Piper cautions that retaliation will likely ultimately not be helpful for foreign producers either. 08 May

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WLK unveils a new range of sustainable solutions, EpoVIVE, at ECS 2025.

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Westlake Corporation (NYSE: WLK) announced today that Westlake Epoxy plans to launch several new products at the European Coatings Show (ECS) 2025, March 25 to 27, 2025, in Germany. Westlake Epoxy will be showcasing at booth # 5-349 its latest innovations designed to enhance robustness, safety, and performance. At Westlake, we challenge ourselves to do more, to go further in our quest for improved sustainability. As such we strive to develop new technologies that help.

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Westlake Royal Building Products™ (“Westlake Royal”), a Westlake company (NYSE: WLK), is introducing four new gable vents to its Mid-America® line of exterior siding accessories. The new gable vents offer several advantages over alternative gable vents, including a high vent-free area and a surface-mount application that allows the vent to sit flat on the wall, eliminating the siding pocket for flat surfaces. These gable vents feature a full-size architectural trim des.