Albemarle Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 22 analysts polled by S&P Global, Albemarle stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $172.56. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 36.65% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $83.28 (-34.05%) and the highest is $225 (+78.18%).

Price Target: $172.56 (+36.65%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Price Target

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Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$83.28	$172.56	$172.5	$225
Change	-34.05%	+36.65%	+36.60%	+78.18%

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

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Rating	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26	Jun '26	Jul '26	Aug '26
Strong Buy	11	9	10	10	10	10
Buy	2	2	2	3	3	3
Hold	11	13	12	10	9	9
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	24	24	24	23	22	22

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Jeffrey Zekauskas J.P. Morgan	J.P. Morgan	Hold Reiterates $160 → $140	Hold	Reiterates	$160 → $140	+10.86%	Aug 25, 2026
Tina Ting Hu DBS	DBS	Buy Maintains $170	Buy	Maintains	$170	+34.62%	Aug 20, 2026
Pete Osterland Truist Financial	Truist Financial	Buy Maintains $225	Buy	Maintains	$225	+78.18%	Aug 11, 2026
Ben Isaacson Scotiabank	Scotiabank	Buy Maintains $200 → $190	Buy	Maintains	$200 → $190	+50.46%	Aug 10, 2026
Vincent Andrews Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Hold Reiterates $189 → $161	Hold	Reiterates	$189 → $161	+27.49%	Aug 10, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

6.12B

from 5.14B

19.06%

from 5.14B

Revenue Next Year

6.30B

from 6.12B

2.92%

from 6.12B

EPS This Year

11.56

from -0.79

EPS Next Year

11.30

from 11.56

-2.32%

from 11.56

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	3.33B	7.32B	9.62B	5.38B	5.14B	6.12B
Revenue Growth	6.36%	119.96%	31.38%	-44.08%	-4.37%	19.06%
Operating Income	621.13M	2.57B	226.74M	-597.75M	79.10M	1.54B
Net Income	123.67M	2.69B	1.57B	-1.18B	-510.63M	1.20B
EPS	-	-	-	-	-0.79	11.56
Forward PE	46.33	7.80	17.00	292.46	228.40	10.92
Dividend / Share	1.56	1.58	1.60	1.61	1.62	1.62
Dividend Growth	1.30%	1.28%	1.27%	0.63%	0.62%	-0.25%
Free Cash Flow	70.00M	-272.89M	-2.05B	-1.23B	453.29M	1.32B
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	17

EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

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Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	6.4B
Avg	6.1B
Low	5.8B

Revenue Growth

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Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	24.3%
Avg	19.1%
Low	12.7%

EPS Forecast

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EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	13.22
Avg	11.56
Low	10.27

EPS Growth

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EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	-
Avg	-
Low	-