Analysts’ Opinions Are Mixed on These Consumer Cyclical Stocks: Great Wall Motor Co (OtherGWLLF) and Williams-Sonoma (WSM)
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Apr 01 2025
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Source: Business Insider
Great Wall Motor Co (GWLLF): Analyst Rachel Miu from DBS maintains a Buy rating with a price target of HK$19.00, while the general consensus suggests a Hold rating with an average price target of $1.84, indicating a slight upside potential.
Williams-Sonoma (WSM): Analyst Oliver Wintermantel from Evercore ISI holds a Hold rating with a price target of $175.00, and the overall analyst consensus also recommends a Hold with an average price target of $183.47, suggesting a significant upside potential.
Analyst Views on WSM
Wall Street analysts forecast WSM stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for WSM is 203.67 USD with a low forecast of 175.00 USD and a high forecast of 230.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
13 Analyst Rating
6 Buy
7 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 210.000
Low
175.00
Averages
203.67
High
230.00
Current: 210.000
Low
175.00
Averages
203.67
High
230.00
About WSM
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is an omnichannel specialty retailer of products for the home. Its products, representing distinct merchandise strategies, such as Williams Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, Pottery Barn Teen, West Elm, Williams Sonoma Home, Rejuvenation, Mark and Graham, and GreenRow are marketed through e-commerce Websites, retail stores and direct-mail catalogs. These brands are also part of The Key Rewards, its loyalty and credit card program that offers members benefits across the Williams-Sonoma family of brands. Williams Sonoma products offer everything for cooking, dining and entertaining, including cookware, tools, electrics, cutlery, tabletop and bar, outdoor, furniture and a vast library of cookbooks. It operates in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom, offers international shipping to customers worldwide, and has unaffiliated franchisees that operate stores in the Middle East, the Philippines, Mexico, South Korea and India.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
