About 36% of Analysts Rate Whiting Petroleum Stock as a ‘Buy’

Approximately 36.4% of Wall Street analysts rated Whiting Petroleum (WLL) as a “buy,” and 45.5% of analysts rated it as a “hold.” Around 12.0% of the analysts rated WLL stock as an “underperform.” 

The average broker target price of $50.46 implies a return of ~3.3% over the next 12 months. The highest target price from a Wall Street analyst for Whiting Petroleum stock is $73.00, and the lowest target price is $16.00.

On May 23, Morgan Stanley upgraded WLL stock from “equal weight” to “overweight.” On April 20, Morgan Stanley upgraded Whiting Petroleum stock from “underweight” to “equal weight.” On March 21, Johnson Rice initiated coverage on WLL stock with a “buy” rating. On March 8, Bank of America upgraded WLL stock from “underperform” to “neutral.” 

On March 7, Seaport Global upgraded Whiting Petroleum stock from “neutral” to “buy.” On February 1, Goldman Sachs upgraded WLL stock from “sell” to “neutral.”