Previous close | 91.62 |
Open | 92.11 |
Bid | 0.00 x 0 |
Ask | 0.00 x 0 |
Day's range | 92.11 - 92.11 |
52-week range | 92.11 - 92.11 |
Volume | 11 |
Avg. volume | N/A |
Market cap | 17.02B |
Beta (5Y monthly) | 1.47 |
PE ratio (TTM) | 48.31 |
EPS (TTM) | 2.56 |
Earnings date | 03 May 2021 - 07 May 2021 |
Forward dividend & yield | N/A (N/A) |
Ex-dividend date | N/A |
1y target est | N/A |
Westlake (WLK) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.
It doesn't make much sense to purchase a stock for a high dividend only to watch that dividend be cut, or even worse, see its stock price plummet and have the dividend cut. One Liberty Properties (NYSE: OLP), Westlake Chemical Partners (NYSE: WLKP), and AT&T (NYSE: T) all provide dividends with yields of at least 6%, yet are in solid positions with potential for growth this year. In the case of these companies, the yield is so high is because their stock price has dropped.
Westlake Chemical (NYSE:WLK) has had a great run on the share market with its stock up by a significant 12% over the...