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Analysts’ Opinions Are Mixed on These Materials Stocks: UFP Industries (UFPI) and Westlake Chemical (WLK)

Analysts have been eager to weigh in on the Materials sector with new ratings on UFP Industries (UFPIResearch Report) and Westlake Chemical (WLKResearch Report).

UFP Industries (UFPI)

D.A. Davidson analyst Kurt Yinger maintained a Hold rating on UFP Industries today and set a price target of $115.00. The company’s shares closed last Tuesday at $112.70.

According to TipRanks.com, Yinger is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 26.5% and a 75.6% success rate. Yinger covers the Industrial Goods sector, focusing on stocks such as Builders Firstsource, Louisiana-Pacific, and Bluelinx Holdings.

The word on The Street in general, suggests a Moderate Buy analyst consensus rating for UFP Industries with a $122.80 average price target.

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Westlake Chemical (WLK)

In a report released today, Hassan Ahmed from Alembic Global reiterated a Buy rating on Westlake Chemical, with a price target of $185.00. The company’s shares closed last Tuesday at $147.36.

According to TipRanks.com, Ahmed is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 4.8% and a 48.8% success rate. Ahmed covers the Basic Materials sector, focusing on stocks such as Air Products and Chemicals, Chemours Company, and LyondellBasell.

The word on The Street in general, suggests a Hold analyst consensus rating for Westlake Chemical with a $163.67 average price target, a 9.4% upside from current levels. In a report issued on April 18, Deutsche Bank also upgraded the stock to Buy with a $174.00 price target.

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