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Westlake Corp has a consensus price target of $142.55 based on the ratings of 25 analysts. The high is $180 issued by Wells Fargo on April 3, 2024. The low is $89 issued by UBS on January 4, 2022. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Piper Sandler, RBC Capital, and JP Morgan on September 5, 2024, August 23, 2024, and August 15, 2024, respectively. With an average price target of $159.67 between Piper Sandler, RBC Capital, and JP Morgan, there's an implied 7.66% upside for Westlake Corp from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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The latest price target for Westlake (NYSE:WLK) was reported by Piper Sandler on September 5, 2024. The analyst firm set a price target for $170.00 expecting WLK to rise to within 12 months (a possible 14.92% upside). 25 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Westlake (NYSE:WLK) was provided by Piper Sandler, and Westlake maintained their overweight rating.
The last upgrade for Westlake Corp happened on August 23, 2024 when RBC Capital raised their price target to $174. RBC Capital previously had a sector perform for Westlake Corp.
The last downgrade for Westlake Corp happened on April 8, 2024 when Vertical Research changed their price target from N/A to $154 for Westlake Corp.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Westlake, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Westlake was filed on September 5, 2024 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around September 5, 2025.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Westlake (WLK) rating was a maintained with a price target of $180.00 to $170.00. The current price Westlake (WLK) is trading at is $147.93, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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