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Analysts Have Conflicting Sentiments on These Materials Companies: BHP Group Ltd (OtherBHPLF) and Westlake Corporation (WLK)

Tipranks - Thu Feb 26, 4:52AM CST

Companies in the Materials sector have received a lot of coverage today as analysts weigh in on BHP Group Ltd (BHPLFResearch Report) and Westlake Corporation (WLKResearch Report).

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BHP Group Ltd (BHPLF)

Bank of America Securities analyst Jason Fairclough maintained a Buy rating on BHP Group Ltd today and set a price target of A$68.00. The company’s shares closed last Monday at $38.00.

Fairclough has an average return of 34.9% when recommending BHP Group Ltd. ;'>

According to TipRanks.com, Fairclough is ranked #690 out of 12136 analysts.

Currently, the analyst consensus on BHP Group Ltd is a Hold with an average price target of $36.19, representing a -4.8% downside. In a report issued on February 11, TipRanks – Anthropic also initiated coverage with a Buy rating on the stock with a A$56.00 price target.

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Westlake Corporation (WLK)

KeyBanc analyst Aleksey Yefremov maintained a Hold rating on Westlake Corporation today. The company’s shares closed last Tuesday at $104.17, close to its 52-week low of $98.51.

According to TipRanks.com, Yefremov is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 7.6% and a 56.7% success rate. Yefremov covers the Basic Materials sector, focusing on stocks such as Sherwin-Williams Company, DuPont de Nemours, and Element Solutions. ;'>

Westlake Corporation has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of $89.80, implying a -12.6% downside from current levels. In a report issued on February 17, Morgan Stanley also maintained a Hold rating on the stock with a $80.00 price target.

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