Westlake Chemical Stock Forward View

UEO Stock  EUR 81.50  5.00  6.54%   
Westlake Stock outlook is based on your current time horizon. We suggest always using this module together with an analysis of Westlake Chemical's historical fundamentals, such as revenue growth or operating cash flow patterns.
The relative strength index (RSI) of Westlake Chemical's stock price is roughly 66. This usually implies that the stock is rather overbought by investors as of 4th of February 2026. The main point of the Relative Strength Index (RSI) is to track how fast people are buying or selling Westlake, making its price go up or down.

Momentum 66

 Buy Stretched

 
Oversold
 
Overbought
The successful prediction of Westlake Chemical's future price could yield a significant profit. Please, note that this module is not intended to be used solely to calculate an intrinsic value of Westlake Chemical and does not consider all of the tangible or intangible factors available from Westlake Chemical's fundamental data. We analyze noise-free headlines and recent hype associated with Westlake Chemical, which may create opportunities for some arbitrage if properly timed. Below are the key fundamental drivers impacting Westlake Chemical's stock price prediction:
Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.62)
Wall Street Target Price
105.61
Quarterly Revenue Growth
(0.09)
Using Westlake Chemical hype-based prediction, you can estimate the value of Westlake Chemical from the perspective of Westlake Chemical response to recently generated media hype and the effects of current headlines on its competitors.
The Naive Prediction forecasted value of Westlake Chemical on the next trading day is expected to be 73.57 with a mean absolute deviation of 2.33 and the sum of the absolute errors of 142.10.

Westlake Chemical after-hype prediction price

    
  EUR 69.81  
There is no one specific way to measure market sentiment using hype analysis or a similar predictive technique. This prediction method should be used in combination with more fundamental and traditional techniques such as stock price forecasting, technical analysis, analysts consensus, earnings estimates, and various momentum models.
  
Check out Historical Fundamental Analysis of Westlake Chemical to cross-verify your projections.
For more detail on how to invest in Westlake Stock please use our How to Invest in Westlake Chemical guide.

Westlake Chemical Additional Predictive Modules

Most predictive techniques to examine Westlake price help traders to determine how to time the market. We provide a combination of tools to recognize potential entry and exit points for Westlake using various technical indicators. When you analyze Westlake charts, please remember that the event formation may indicate an entry point for a short seller, and look at other indicators across different periods to confirm that a breakdown or reversion is likely to occur.
A naive forecasting model for Westlake Chemical is a special case of the moving average forecasting where the number of periods used for smoothing is one. Therefore, the forecast of Westlake Chemical value for a given trading day is simply the observed value for the previous period. Due to the simplistic nature of the naive forecasting model, it can only be used to forecast up to one period.

Westlake Chemical Naive Prediction Price Forecast For the 5th of February

Given 90 days horizon, the Naive Prediction forecasted value of Westlake Chemical on the next trading day is expected to be 73.57 with a mean absolute deviation of 2.33, mean absolute percentage error of 8.73, and the sum of the absolute errors of 142.10.
Please note that although there have been many attempts to predict Westlake Stock prices using its time series forecasting, we generally do not suggest using it to place bets in the real market. The most commonly used models for forecasting predictions are the autoregressive models, which specify that Westlake Chemical's next future price depends linearly on its previous prices and some stochastic term (i.e., imperfectly predictable multiplier).

Westlake Chemical Stock Forecast Pattern

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Westlake Chemical Forecasted Value

In the context of forecasting Westlake Chemical's Stock value on the next trading day, we examine the predictive performance of the model to find good statistically significant boundaries of downside and upside scenarios. Westlake Chemical's downside and upside margins for the forecasting period are 70.75 and 76.40, respectively. We have considered Westlake Chemical's daily market price to evaluate the above model's predictive performance. Remember, however, there is no scientific proof or empirical evidence that traditional linear or nonlinear forecasting models outperform artificial intelligence and frequency domain models to provide accurate forecasts consistently.
Market Value
81.50
73.57
Expected Value
76.40
Upside

Model Predictive Factors

The below table displays some essential indicators generated by the model showing the Naive Prediction forecasting method's relative quality and the estimations of the prediction error of Westlake Chemical stock data series using in forecasting. Note that when a statistical model is used to represent Westlake Chemical stock, the representation will rarely be exact; so some information will be lost using the model to explain the process. AIC estimates the relative amount of information lost by a given model: the less information a model loses, the higher its quality.
AICAkaike Information Criteria120.2773
BiasArithmetic mean of the errors None
MADMean absolute deviation2.3295
MAPEMean absolute percentage error0.0362
SAESum of the absolute errors142.0991
This model is not at all useful as a medium-long range forecasting tool of Westlake Chemical. This model is simplistic and is included partly for completeness and partly because of its simplicity. It is unlikely that you'll want to use this model directly to predict Westlake Chemical. Instead, consider using either the moving average model or the more general weighted moving average model with a higher (i.e., greater than 1) number of periods, and possibly a different set of weights.

Predictive Modules for Westlake Chemical

There are currently many different techniques concerning forecasting the market as a whole, as well as predicting future values of individual securities such as Westlake Chemical. Regardless of method or technology, however, to accurately forecast the stock market is more a matter of luck rather than a particular technique. Nevertheless, trying to predict the stock market accurately is still an essential part of the overall investment decision process. Using different forecasting techniques and comparing the results might improve your chances of accuracy even though unexpected events may often change the market sentiment and impact your forecasting results.
Hype
Prediction
LowEstimatedHigh
66.9969.8172.63
Details
Intrinsic
Valuation
LowRealHigh
63.6566.4777.55
Details
Bollinger
Band Projection (param)
LowMiddleHigh
61.6270.0078.38
Details
Earnings
Estimates (0)
LowProjected EPSHigh
2.873.794.36
Details

Westlake Chemical After-Hype Price Density Analysis

As far as predicting the price of Westlake Chemical at your current risk attitude, this probability distribution graph shows the chance that the prediction will fall between or within a specific range. We use this chart to confirm that your returns on investing in Westlake Chemical or, for that matter, your successful expectations of its future price, cannot be replicated consistently. Please note, a large amount of money has been lost over the years by many investors who confused the symmetrical distributions of Stock prices, such as prices of Westlake Chemical, with the unreliable approximations that try to describe financial returns.
   Next price density   
       Expected price to next headline  

Westlake Chemical Estimiated After-Hype Price Volatility

In the context of predicting Westlake Chemical's stock value on the day after the next significant headline, we show statistically significant boundaries of downside and upside scenarios based on Westlake Chemical's historical news coverage. Westlake Chemical's after-hype downside and upside margins for the prediction period are 66.99 and 72.63, respectively. We have considered Westlake Chemical's daily market price in relation to the headlines to evaluate this method's predictive performance. Remember, however, there is no scientific proof or empirical evidence that news-based prediction models compare with traditional linear, nonlinear models or artificial intelligence models to provide accurate predictions consistently.
Current Value
81.50
69.81
After-hype Price
72.63
Upside
Westlake Chemical is very steady at this time. Analysis and calculation of next after-hype price of Westlake Chemical is based on 3 months time horizon.

Westlake Chemical Stock Price Outlook Analysis

Have you ever been surprised when a price of a Company such as Westlake Chemical is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading Westlake Chemical backward and forwards among themselves. Have you ever observed a lot of a particular company's price movement is driven by press releases or news about the company that has nothing to do with actual earnings? Usually, hype to individual companies acts as price momentum. If not enough favorable publicity is forthcoming, the Stock price eventually runs out of speed. So, the rule of thumb here is that as long as this news hype has nothing to do with immediate earnings, you should pay more attention to it. If you see this tendency with Westlake Chemical, there might be something going there, and it might present an excellent short sale opportunity.
Expected ReturnPeriod VolatilityHype ElasticityRelated ElasticityNews DensityRelated DensityExpected Hype
  0.46 
2.82
  0.46 
  0.02 
5 Events / Month
1 Events / Month
In about 5 days
Latest traded priceExpected after-news pricePotential return on next major newsAverage after-hype volatility
81.50
69.81
0.98 
282.00  
Notes

Westlake Chemical Hype Timeline

Westlake Chemical is at this time traded for 81.50on Frankfurt Exchange of Germany. The entity has historical hype elasticity of 0.46, and average elasticity to hype of competition of 0.02. Westlake is estimated to decline in value after the next headline, with the price expected to drop to 69.81. The average volatility of media hype impact on the company price is over 100%. The price reduction on the next news is expected to be -0.98%, whereas the daily expected return is at this time at 0.46%. The volatility of related hype on Westlake Chemical is about 5502.44%, with the expected price after the next announcement by competition of 81.52. About 74.0% of the company outstanding shares are owned by insiders. The company has Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 1.14. Historically many companies with similar price-to-book (P/B) ratio do better than the market in the long run. Westlake Chemical recorded a loss per share of 6.27. The entity last dividend was issued on the 25th of November 2025. The firm had 2:1 split on the 19th of March 2014. Assuming the 90 days horizon the next estimated press release will be in about 5 days.
Check out Historical Fundamental Analysis of Westlake Chemical to cross-verify your projections.
For more detail on how to invest in Westlake Stock please use our How to Invest in Westlake Chemical guide.

Westlake Chemical Related Hype Analysis

Having access to credible news sources related to Westlake Chemical's direct competition is more important than ever and may enhance your ability to predict Westlake Chemical's future price movements. Getting to know how Westlake Chemical's peers react to changing market sentiment, related social signals, and mainstream news is a great way to find investing opportunities and time the market. The summary table below summarizes the essential lagging indicators that can help you analyze how Westlake Chemical may potentially react to the hype associated with one of its peers.
Hype
Elasticity
News
Density
Semi
Deviation
Information
Ratio
Potential
Upside
Value
At Risk
Maximum
Drawdown
A6OAlior Bank SA 0.00 0 per month 1.51  0.05  3.12 (2.41) 7.05 
WEDWebster Financial 0.00 5 per month 1.51  0.07  2.78 (2.68) 9.14 
LT7Laurentian Bank of 0.60 3 per month 1.50  0.1  4.14 (3.17) 25.71 
I1MIndutrade AB(0.62)5 per month 0.00 (0.18) 2.28 (2.60) 9.25 
BOZAPT Bank Maybank 0.00 1 per month 4.01  0.03  5.26 (5.00) 25.40 
CAICDN IMPERIAL BANK 0.43 8 per month 0.89  0.12  1.92 (1.49) 6.87 
WN6CarsalesCom 0.00 0 per month 0.00 (0.24) 2.11 (2.87) 6.90 
FOO0SALESFORCE INC CDR 0.00 0 per month 0.00 (0.09) 3.71 (5.43) 14.11 

Other Forecasting Options for Westlake Chemical

For every potential investor in Westlake, whether a beginner or expert, Westlake Chemical's price movement is the inherent factor that sparks whether it is viable to invest in it or hold it better. Westlake Stock price charts are filled with many 'noises.' These noises can hugely alter the decision one can make regarding investing in Westlake. Basic forecasting techniques help filter out the noise by identifying Westlake Chemical's price trends.

Westlake Chemical Related Equities

One of the popular trading techniques among algorithmic traders is to use market-neutral strategies where every trade hedges away some risk. Because there are two separate transactions required, even if one position performs unexpectedly, the other equity can make up some of the losses. Below are some of the equities that can be combined with Westlake Chemical stock to make a market-neutral strategy. Peer analysis of Westlake Chemical could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Westlake Chemical by comparing valuation metrics with similar companies.
 Risk & Return  Correlation

Westlake Chemical Market Strength Events

Market strength indicators help investors to evaluate how Westlake Chemical stock reacts to ongoing and evolving market conditions. The investors can use it to make informed decisions about market timing, and determine when trading Westlake Chemical shares will generate the highest return on investment. By undertsting and applying Westlake Chemical stock market strength indicators, traders can identify Westlake Chemical entry and exit signals to maximize returns.

Westlake Chemical Risk Indicators

The analysis of Westlake Chemical's basic risk indicators is one of the essential steps in accurately forecasting its future price. The process involves identifying the amount of risk involved in Westlake Chemical's investment and either accepting that risk or mitigating it. Along with some essential techniques for forecasting westlake stock prices, we also provide a set of basic risk indicators that can assist in the individual investment decision or help in hedging the risk of your existing portfolios.
Please note, the risk measures we provide can be used independently or collectively to perform a risk assessment. When comparing two potential investments, we recommend comparing similar equities with homogenous growth potential and valuation from related markets to determine which investment holds the most risk.

Story Coverage note for Westlake Chemical

The number of cover stories for Westlake Chemical depends on current market conditions and Westlake Chemical's risk-adjusted performance over time. The coverage that generates the most noise at a given time depends on the prevailing investment theme that Westlake Chemical is classified under. However, while its typical story may have numerous social followers, the rapid visibility can also attract short-sellers, who usually are skeptical about Westlake Chemical's long-term prospects. So, having above-average coverage will typically attract above-average short interest, leading to significant price volatility.

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When determining whether Westlake Chemical is a good investment, qualitative aspects like company management, corporate governance, and ethical practices play a significant role. A comparison with peer companies also provides context and helps to understand if Westlake Stock is undervalued or overvalued. This multi-faceted approach, blending both quantitative and qualitative analysis, forms a solid foundation for making an informed investment decision about Westlake Chemical Stock. Highlighted below are key reports to facilitate an investment decision about Westlake Chemical Stock:
Check out Historical Fundamental Analysis of Westlake Chemical to cross-verify your projections.
For more detail on how to invest in Westlake Stock please use our How to Invest in Westlake Chemical guide.
You can also try the Odds Of Bankruptcy module to get analysis of equity chance of financial distress in the next 2 years.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Westlake Chemical's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Westlake Chemical is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. In contrast, Westlake Chemical's trading price reflects the actual exchange value where willing buyers and sellers reach mutual agreement.