Albemarle Corporation (ALB)
NYSE: ALB · Real-Time Price · USD
186.90
-12.63 (-6.33%)
At close: Apr 28, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
187.11
+0.21 (0.11%)
After-hours: Apr 28, 2026, 6:17 PM EDT

Albemarle Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 19 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for Albemarle stock have an average target of 179.74, with a low estimate of 58 and a high estimate of 245. The average target predicts a decrease of -3.83% from the current stock price of 186.90.

Analyst Consensus: Buy
Target Low Average Median High
Price $58 $179.74 $195 $245
Change -68.97% -3.83% +4.33% +31.09%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Albemarle stock from 20 stock analysts is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26
Strong Buy 125666
Buy 225554
Hold 11128889
Sell 322221
Strong Sell 000000
Total 171820212120

Latest Forecasts

Analyst Firm Rating Rating Action Price Target Upside Date
RBC Capital
RBC Capital
Buy
Maintains
$216$245
Buy Maintains $216$245 +31.09% Apr 24, 2026
Truist Securities
Truist Securities
Strong Buy
Maintains
$210$245
Strong Buy Maintains $210$245 +31.09% Apr 22, 2026
Citigroup
Citigroup
Hold
Maintains
$190$210
Hold Maintains $190$210 +12.36% Apr 21, 2026
B of A Securities
B of A Securities
Strong Buy
Maintains
$190$225
Strong Buy Maintains $190$225 +20.39% Apr 21, 2026
Baird
Baird
Hold
Downgrades
$210
Hold Downgrades $210 +12.36% Apr 17, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
5.77B
from 5.14B
Increased by 12.12%
Revenue Next Year
6.10B
from 5.77B
Increased by 5.74%
EPS This Year
7.63
from -5.76
EPS Next Year
8.91
from 7.63
Increased by 16.73%
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
3.33B7.32B9.62B5.38B5.14B5.77B6.10B
Revenue Growth
6.36%119.96%31.38%-44.08%-4.37%12.12%5.74%
EPS
1.0622.8413.36-11.20-5.767.638.91
EPS Growth
-69.89%2,054.72%-41.51%---16.73%
Forward PE
-----24.4920.98
No. Analysts -----2624
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue 20262027202820292030203120322033
High 7.3B 8.2B
Avg 5.8B 6.1B
Low 4.6B 5.0B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth 20262027202820292030203120322033
High
42.7%
43.0%
Avg
12.1%
5.7%
Low
-10.5%
-13.5%

EPS Forecast

EPS 20262027202820292030203120322033
High 13.31 17.17
Avg 7.63 8.91
Low 1.86 2.95

EPS Growth

EPS Growth 20262027202820292030203120322033
High -
125.0%
Avg -
16.7%
Low -
-61.3%
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.