Westlake (WLK)
(Delayed Data from NYSE)
$149.90 USD
+0.54 (0.36%)
Updated Apr 24, 2024 04:00 PM ET
After-Market: $149.86 -0.04 (-0.03%) 7:58 PM ET
3-Hold of 5 3
B Value D Growth A Momentum B VGM
Westlake Chemical (WLK) Price Targets
Average Price Target | Highest Price Target | Lowest Price Target | Downside to Average Price Target |
---|---|---|---|
$149.33 | $180.00 | $123.00 | -0.38% |
Price Target
Based on short-term price targets offered by 15 analysts, the average price target for Westlake Chemical comes to $148.07. The forecasts range from a low of $123.00 to a high of $180.00. The average price target represents a decline of 0.86% from the last closing price of $149.36.
Analyst Price Targets (15)
Broker Rating
Westlake Chemical currently has an average brokerage recommendation (ABR) of 2.80 on a scale of 1 to 5 (Strong Buy to Strong Sell), calculated based on the actual recommendations (Buy, Hold, Sell etc.) made by 15 brokerage firms. The current ABR compares to an ABR of 2.93 a month ago based on 14 recommendations.
Of the 15 recommendations deriving the current ABR, three are Strong Buy, representing 20% of all recommendations. A month ago, Strong Buy represented 14.29%.
Broker Rating Breakdown
Brokerage Recommendations
Today | 1 Week Ago | 1 Month Ago | 2 Months Ago | 3 Months Ago | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strong Buy | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Buy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hold | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Sell | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Strong Sell | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
ABR | 2.80 | 2.80 | 2.93 | 2.93 | 2.93 |
1. Not Ident. Many of the brokerage firms who provide Zacks data ask that we keep their identity confidential.
2. In most cases the # of brokers listed above is less than the # of brokerage firms that have a recommendation on the stock. That is because some firms prohibit Zacks from displaying detailed information on their recommendations such as in the upgrade/downgrade table.
Analyst Upgrades/Downgrades
Date | Brokerage Firm | Analyst | Previous | Current |
---|---|---|---|---|
4/8/2024 | Vertical Research Partners | Kevin W Mccarthy | Not Available | Hold |
2/21/2024 | KeyBanc Capital Markets | Aleksey Yefremov | Hold | Hold |
1/2/2024 | Tudor Pickering Holt & Co. | Matthew Blair | Strong Sell | Hold |
10/11/2023 | Piper Sandler | Charles N Neivert | Strong Buy | Strong Buy |
8/7/2023 | BMO Capital Markets | John P Mcnulty | Not Available | Hold |
1. Not Ident. Many of the brokerage firms who provide Zacks data ask that we keep their identity confidential.
2. In most cases the # of brokers listed above is less than the # of brokerage firms that have a recommendation on the stock. That is because some firms prohibit Zacks from displaying detailed information on their recommendations such as in the upgrade/downgrade table.
Average Brokerage Rating
Current ABR | 2.80 |
ABR (Last week) | 2.80 |
# of Recs in ABR | 15 |
Average Target Price | $148.07 |
LT Growth Rate | 14.90% |
Industry | Chemical - Plastic |
Industry Rank by ABR | 95 of 252 |
Current Quarter EPS Est: | 1.13 |