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Analysts’ Opinions Are Mixed on These Consumer Goods Stocks: Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) and Walmart (WMT)

Tipranks - Tue May 12, 6:04AM CDT

Companies in the Consumer Goods sector have received a lot of coverage today as analysts weigh in on Lamb Weston Holdings (LW) and Walmart (WMT).

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Lamb Weston Holdings (LW)

In a report released today, Robert Moskow from TD Cowen maintained a Hold rating on Lamb Weston Holdings, with a price target of $40.00. The company’s shares closed last Friday at $42.01.

According to TipRanks.com, Moskow is a 1-star analyst with an average return of -0.7% and a 43.1% success rate. Moskow covers the Consumer Goods sector, focusing on stocks such as Anheuser-Busch Inbev Sa, Mondelez International, and Once Upon a Farm, PBC. ;'>

Lamb Weston Holdings has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of $44.78, representing a 5.1% upside. In a report issued on May 1, Bernstein also maintained a Hold rating on the stock.

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Walmart (WMT)

Morgan Stanley analyst Simeon Gutman maintained a Buy rating on Walmart yesterday and set a price target of $140.00. The company’s shares closed last Friday at $130.43.

According to TipRanks.com, Gutman is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 3.3% and a 59.5% success rate. Gutman covers the NA sector, focusing on stocks such as Petco Health and Wellness Company, Academy Sports and Outdoors, and National Vision Holdings. ;'>

The word on The Street in general, suggests a Strong Buy analyst consensus rating for Walmart with a $139.46 average price target, a 7.0% upside from current levels. In a report issued on April 30, TipRanks – OpenAI also upgraded the stock to Buy with a $143.00 price target.

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