Albemarle Corporation (ALB)

Albemarle Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 19 analysts that cover Albemarle stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $171.89, which forecasts a 2.10% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $58 and the highest is $230.

Price Target: $171.89 (+2.10%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$58	$171.89	$190	$230
Change	-65.55%	+2.10%	+12.86%	+36.62%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Albemarle stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Sep '25	Oct '25	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26
Strong Buy	0	1	1	2	5	6
Buy	2	2	2	2	5	5
Hold	9	10	11	12	8	8
Sell	3	3	3	2	2	1
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	14	16	17	18	20	20

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Stephen Richardson Evercore ISI Group	Evercore ISI Group	Hold Maintains $100 → $180	Hold	Maintains	$100 → $180	+6.92%	Feb 18, 2026
Arun Viswanathan RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Buy Maintains $200 → $216	Buy	Maintains	$200 → $216	+28.30%	Feb 17, 2026
Rock Hoffman B of A Securities	B of A Securities	Hold → Strong Buy Upgrades $167 → $190	Hold → Strong Buy	Upgrades	$167 → $190	+12.86%	Feb 17, 2026
Patrick Cunningham Citigroup	Citigroup	Hold Maintains $180 → $190	Hold	Maintains	$180 → $190	+12.86%	Feb 13, 2026
John Roberts Mizuho	Mizuho	Hold Maintains $156 → $185	Hold	Maintains	$156 → $185	+9.89%	Feb 12, 2026

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

5.61B

Increased by 9.14%

from 5.14B

Revenue Next Year

6.12B

Increased by 9.01%

from 5.61B

EPS This Year

2.74

from -5.76

EPS Next Year

6.29

Increased by 129.02%

from 2.74

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	3.33B	7.32B	9.62B	5.38B	5.14B	5.61B	6.12B
Revenue Growth	6.36%	119.96%	31.38%	-44.08%	-4.37%	9.14%	9.01%
EPS	1.06	22.84	13.36	-11.20	-5.76	2.74	6.29
EPS Growth	-69.89%	2,054.72%	-41.51%	-	-	-	129.02%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	61.34	26.78
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	28	22

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	7.3B	9.0B
Avg	5.6B	6.1B
Low	4.5B	5.0B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	42.7%	60.5%
Avg	9.1%	9.0%
Low	-13.4%	-11.2%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027
High	6.16	15.38
Avg	2.74	6.29
Low	-0.01	1.74

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027
High	-	460.5%
Avg	-	129.0%
Low	-	-36.6%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.