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Westlake Corporation Appoints Jonathan H. Baksht as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Westlake (WLK) was downgraded by Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from "buy" to "hold".

Westlake (WLK) was given a new $145.00 price target by Royal Bank Of Canada. They now have an "outperform" rating on the stock.

Westlake (WLK) had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $130.00 to $145.00. They now have a "buy" rating on the stock.

Westlake (WLK) had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $110.00 to $125.00. They now have an "equal weight" rating on the stock.

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Form 8-K WESTLAKE CORP For: Apr 15

Form 8-K WESTLAKE CORP For: Apr 13

Form 4 WESTLAKE CORP For: Apr 02 Filed by: Powers Brian John

Form 8-K WESTLAKE CORP For: Apr 02

Form 3 WESTLAKE CORP For: Apr 02 Filed by: Powers Brian John

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3/19 Westlake Chemical Co. (NYSE: WLK) was downgraded by analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating. They now have a $30.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $85.00. 12.8%

11/5 Q3/2019 9/30/2019 EPS 1.220 ZacksConsensus 1.020 ActVsEst 0.200 - Beat 9.3%

3/17 Royal® Building Products Launches 5” Smooth Clapboard Profile in Celect® Cellular Composite Siding and Celect® Canvas Unpainted Siding 9.1%

3/9 Westlake Chemical Co. (NYSE: WLK) was downgraded by analysts at ValuEngine from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating. 7.2%

2/28 Westlake Chemical Co. (NYSE: WLK) was upgraded by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating. 6.6%

7/1 Form 8-K WESTLAKE CHEMICAL CORP For: Jul 01 6.0%

3/13 Westlake Chemical Co. (NYSE: WLK) had its price target lowered by analysts at UBS Group AG from $50.00 to $28.00. They now have a "sell" rating on the stock. 5.2%

3/25 Form 4 WESTLAKE CHEMICAL CORP For: Mar 24 Filed by: TTWFGP LLC 5.1%

2/19 Westlake Chemical Co. (NYSE: WLK) had its price target lowered by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada to $63.00. They now have a "sector perform" rating on the stock. 4.6%

4/17 2020 Earth Day: DaVinci Roofscapes Recycles 1+ Million Pounds of Waste Per Year with Net Zero Landfill Scrap 4.3%

Top News Decliners

3/20 Westlake Chemical Co. (NYSE: WLK) had its price target lowered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Co from $70.00 to $42.00. They now have an "equal weight" rating on the stock. -10.2%

3/16 Form 4 WESTLAKE CHEMICAL CORP For: Mar 13 Filed by: TTWFGP LLC -7.6%

2/18 Form 4 WESTLAKE CHEMICAL CORP For: Feb 14 Filed by: Ederington L. Benjamin -7.1%

2/27 Royal® Building Products Launches Atlas Stone™ Composite Stone Panels by Royal -6.9%

3/11 Westlake Chemical Co. (NYSE: WLK) had its price target lowered by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $69.00 to $46.00. They now have an "equal weight" rating on the stock. -6.9%

4/13 Royal® Building Products Adds New Colors to Cedar Renditions™ by Royal® Design Series Aluminum Siding -5.4%

3/20 Form 8-K WESTLAKE CHEMICAL CORP For: Mar 20 -5.3%

5/1 Form 4 WESTLAKE CHEMICAL CORP For: Apr 30 Filed by: Kearns Roger L. -5.1%

4/20 Westlake Chemical Announces First Quarter 2020 Earnings Conference Call -4.9%

7/2 Westlake Chemical Co. (NYSE: WLK) was downgraded by analysts at Barclays PLC from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating. They now have a $71.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $72.00. -4.4%

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