Albemarle Corporation (ALB)
NYSE: ALB · Real-Time Price · USD
171.58
+1.68 (0.99%)
At close: May 22, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
172.50
+0.92 (0.54%)
After-hours: May 22, 2026, 7:56 PM EDT

Albemarle Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 24 analysts polled by S&P Global, Albemarle stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $212.06. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 23.59% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $83.28 (-51.46%) and the highest is $264 (+53.86%).

Price Target: $212.06 (+23.59%)
Analyst Consensus: Buy
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$83.28$212.06$220$264
Change-51.46%+23.59%+28.22%+53.86%

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

RatingDec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26
Strong Buy256667
Buy255544
Hold1288898
Sell222210
Strong Sell000000
Total182021212019

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Scotiabank
Scotiabank
Buy
Maintains
$200$215
BuyMaintains$200$215+25.31%May 14, 2026
Argus Research
Argus Research
Strong Buy
Maintains
$185$230
Strong BuyMaintains$185$230+34.05%May 11, 2026
RBC Capital
RBC Capital
Buy
Maintains
$245$253
BuyMaintains$245$253+47.45%May 11, 2026
UBS
UBS
Strong Buy
Maintains
$230$264
Strong BuyMaintains$230$264+53.86%May 8, 2026
Citigroup
Citigroup
Hold
Maintains
$210$225
HoldMaintains$210$225+31.13%May 8, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
6.21B
from 5.14B
Increased by 20.79%
Revenue Next Year
6.42B
from 6.21B
Increased by 3.35%
EPS This Year
12.26
from -5.76
EPS Next Year
12.39
from 12.26
Increased by 1.05%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026FY 2027
Period EndingDec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2025Dec 31, 2026Dec 31, 2027
Revenue
3.33B7.32B9.62B5.38B5.14B6.21B6.42B
Revenue Growth
6.36%119.96%31.38%-44.08%-4.37%20.79%3.35%
EPS
1.0622.8413.36-11.20-5.7612.2612.39
EPS Growth
-69.89%2,054.72%-41.51%---1.05%
Forward PE
-----14.0013.85
No. Analysts
-----2725
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue20262027202820292030203120322033
High7.9B7.9B
Avg6.2B6.4B
Low5.3B5.1B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth20262027202820292030203120322033
High
52.8%
27.9%
Avg
20.8%
3.3%
Low
3.4%
-17.3%

EPS Forecast

EPS20262027202820292030203120322033
High17.1226.62
Avg12.2612.39
Low7.305.47

EPS Growth

EPS Growth20262027202820292030203120322033
High-
117.2%
Avg-
1.1%
Low-
-55.4%
Sources: Price targets and consensus ratings provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Historical ratings and analyst data provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data sources.