Westlake (WLK) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$107.01 -1.70 (-1.56%)

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Westlake - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 14 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
5

Buy
9

Based on 14 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Westlake in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 14 analysts, 5 have given a hold rating, and 9 have given a buy rating for WLK.

Consensus Price Target

$140.07
30.89% Upside

According to the 14 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Westlake, the average price target is $140.07. The highest price target for WLK is $174.00, while the lowest price target for WLK is $110.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 30.89% from the current price of $107.01.

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WLK Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 3/4/24 to 3/4/25	1 Month Ago 2/3/24 to 2/2/25	3 Months Ago 12/5/23 to 12/4/24	1 Year Ago 3/5/23 to 3/4/24
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	9 Buy rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)
Hold	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$140.07	$155.79	$162.17	$131.31
Forecasted Upside	30.89% Upside	36.14% Upside	28.84% Upside	-6.26% Downside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Hold	Reduce

WLK Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

WLK Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Westlake Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Westlake	Basic Materials Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.64	2.76	2.53
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	29.65% Upside	161.66% Upside	16.58% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Neutral News See Recent WLK News	Neutral News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
2/27/2025	JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3 of 5 stars	Jeffrey Zekauskas Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Underweight ➝ Neutral	$135.00 ➝ $110.00	-2.24%
2/26/2025	Royal Bank of Canada 4 of 5 stars	A. Viswanathan Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$147.00 ➝ $133.00	+18.55%
2/26/2025	Morgan Stanley 3 of 5 stars	Neel Kumar Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$130.00 ➝ $122.00	+8.35%
2/26/2025	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	John McNulty Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Market Perform ➝ Market Perform	$157.00 ➝ $132.00	+16.66%
2/25/2025	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Peter Osterland Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$168.00 ➝ $166.00	+48.46%
2/25/2025	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Michael Sison Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$160.00 ➝ $130.00	+14.60%
2/25/2025	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	M. Leithead Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$175.00 ➝ $135.00	+23.19%
2/25/2025	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Steve Byrne Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$134.00 ➝ $116.00	+5.85%
1/10/2025	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	J. Spector Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$144.00 ➝ $144.00	+30.29%
1/7/2025	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$155.00 ➝ $135.00	+18.82%
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12/18/2024	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	P. Cunningham Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$152.00 ➝ $140.00	+19.11%
8/8/2024	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	J. Roberts Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Outperform	$170.00	+18.48%
4/18/2024	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$138.00 ➝ $174.00	+17.13%
4/8/2024	Vertical Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold	$154.00	-4.03%
1/2/2024	Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Sell ➝ Hold
10/3/2023	KeyCorp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Underweight ➝ Sector Weight
5/9/2023	Tudor Pickering Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Hold ➝ Sell

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WLK Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 14 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Westlake is $140.07, with a high forecast of $174.00 and a low forecast of $110.00.
: 14 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Westlake in the last year. There are currently 5 hold ratings and 9 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" WLK shares.
: According to analysts, Westlake's stock has a predicted upside of 30.89% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Westlake's stock had 3 upgrades by analysts.
: Westlake has been rated by research analysts at Bank of America, Barclays, BMO Capital Markets, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Morgan Stanley, Piper Sandler, Royal Bank of Canada, Truist Financial, UBS Group, and Wells Fargo & Company in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Westlake less than other "basic materials" companies. The consensus rating score for Westlake is 2.64 while the average consensus rating score for "basic materials" companies is 2.76. Learn more on how WLK compares to other companies.

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Westlake (WLK) Stock Forecast & Price Target