Analyst Consensus ?
ConsensusHold43 ratings
Bullish2148.8%
Neutral1841.9%
Bearish49.3%
1 unmapped firm rating excluded from the percentages.
FN2 Earnings Intelligence
Albemarle Corporation analyst ratings
Albemarle Corporation (ALB) analyst consensus, price targets, and firm-level rating history from FN2 Research.
Analyst 52W Price Targets
$93.27Current
$68Low
$191.2Average
$320High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 29, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 20, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Mizuho | Outperform | Neutral | Upgrade | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 7, 2026 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 5, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 25, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Sector Outperform | Sector Outperform | Maintain | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | In Line | In Line | Maintain | Aug 10, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 7, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jun 4, 2026 |
| Berenberg | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Jun 2, 2026 |
| Vertical Research | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | May 26, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 13, 2026 |
| Baird | Neutral | Outperform | Downgrade | Apr 17, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 28, 2026 |
| Oppenheimer | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jan 21, 2026 |
| Keybanc | Overweight | Downgrade | Jul 30, 2025 | |
| TD Securities | Hold | Hold | Maintain | May 1, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Underweight | Underweight | Maintain | Feb 20, 2025 |
| HSBC | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jul 17, 2024 |
| Loop Capital | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Mar 15, 2024 |
| TD Cowen | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jan 29, 2024 |
| Credit Suisse | Underperform | Underperform | Maintain | Aug 3, 2023 |
| Goldman Sachs | Sell | Neutral | Downgrade | Dec 15, 2021 |
| Cowen & Co. | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Mar 10, 2021 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Hold | Hold | Maintain | May 11, 2020 |
| CFRA | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Apr 3, 2020 |
| Seaport Global | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Nov 14, 2019 |
| Bank of America | Underperform | Buy | Downgrade | Oct 28, 2019 |
| Buckingham Research | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 3, 2019 |
| Buckingham | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 3, 2019 |
| Gabelli & Co. | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 12, 2019 |
| Nomura | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 9, 2019 |
| Argus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 23, 2018 |
| Macquarie | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 19, 2015 |
| BB&T Capital | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Topeka Capital | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jul 29, 2014 |
| Topeka | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jul 29, 2014 |
| Sterne Agee | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Oct 18, 2013 |
| PiperJaffray | Neutral | Overweight | Downgrade | Sep 24, 2013 |
| Gilford Securities | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jan 8, 2013 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $93.27. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truist Financial | Peter Osterland | $185 | $94.64 | +98.3% | Oct 20, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $129 | $97.75 | +38.3% | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $109 | $98.51 | +16.9% | Oct 12, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Analyst unavailable | $135 | $104.18 | +44.7% | Oct 7, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Joel Jackson | $175 | $106.9 | +87.6% | Oct 6, 2026 |
| UBS | Joshua Spector | $150 | $104.59 | +60.8% | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | John Roberts | $130 | $105.78 | +39.4% | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Ben Isaacson | $190 | $131.11 | +103.7% | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Vincent Andrews | $161 | $131.11 | +72.6% | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Peter Osterland | $225 | $128.49 | +141.2% | Aug 7, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $175 | $128.86 | +87.6% | Aug 7, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $166 | $118.83 | +78.0% | Jul 17, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $257 | $177.4 | +175.5% | May 26, 2026 |
| Vertical Research | Analyst unavailable | $224 | $171.58 | +140.2% | May 26, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Ben Isaacson | $215 | $191 | +130.5% | May 14, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | David Begleiter | $250 | $206.88 | +168.0% | May 12, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $253 | $216.2 | +171.3% | May 11, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Analyst unavailable | $230 | $215 | +146.6% | May 11, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $264 | $198.01 | +183.0% | May 8, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $260 | $198.35 | +178.8% | May 8, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $245 | $185.38 | +162.7% | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $189 | $186.22 | +102.6% | Apr 14, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $230 | $172.35 | +146.6% | Apr 9, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Peter Osterland | $210 | $158.91 | +125.2% | Mar 6, 2026 |
| Berenberg Bank | Andres Castanos-Mollor | $153 | $168.42 | +64.0% | Feb 23, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $180 | $173.46 | +93.0% | Feb 18, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $216 | $170.25 | +131.6% | Feb 17, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $165 | $166.35 | +76.9% | Feb 16, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Vincent Andrews | $170 | $165.85 | +82.3% | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $185 | $175.43 | +98.3% | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $174 | $189.51 | +86.6% | Jan 26, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Arun Viswanathan | $200 | $178.41 | +114.4% | Jan 21, 2026 |
| Oppenheimer | Analyst unavailable | $207 | $176.56 | +121.9% | Jan 21, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Peter Osterland | $205 | $172.54 | +119.8% | Jan 21, 2026 |
| HSBC | Analyst unavailable | $200 | $163.04 | +114.4% | Jan 19, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | David Begleiter | $185 | $169.33 | +98.3% | Jan 12, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $156 | $167.82 | +67.3% | Jan 12, 2026 |
| UBS | Joshua Spector | $205 | $167.58 | +119.8% | Jan 12, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $200 | $161.29 | +114.4% | Jan 12, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $210 | $158.15 | +125.2% | Jan 7, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Laurence Alexander | $167 | $143.93 | +79.1% | Jan 5, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $159 | $134.71 | +70.5% | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $132 | $134.71 | +41.5% | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Peter Osterland | $125 | $137.01 | +34.0% | Dec 17, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Vincent Andrews | $147 | $133.72 | +57.6% | Dec 16, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $185 | $119.14 | +98.3% | Dec 5, 2025 |
| Deutsche Bank | David Begleiter | $125 | $128.14 | +34.0% | Dec 3, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $113 | $128.33 | +21.2% | Dec 2, 2025 |
| BMO Capital | Joel Jackson | $136 | $121.39 | +45.8% | Nov 19, 2025 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $85 | $103.65 | -8.9% | Nov 10, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $87 | $92.74 | -6.7% | Oct 20, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $90 | $96.24 | -3.5% | Oct 15, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $85 | $92.69 | -8.9% | Oct 6, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $92 | $87.61 | -1.4% | Oct 3, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | Ben Kallo | $68 | $87.08 | -27.1% | Aug 29, 2025 |
| UBS | Joshua Spector | $89 | $82.71 | -4.6% | Aug 26, 2025 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $74 | $68.56 | -20.7% | Aug 4, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | Ben Kallo | $60 | $71.58 | -35.7% | Jul 29, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | John Roberts | $76 | $71.82 | -18.5% | Jul 15, 2025 |
| UBS | Joshua Spector | $57 | $74.27 | -38.9% | Jul 11, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Charles Neivert | $68 | $61.08 | -27.1% | May 14, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $85 | $75.51 | -8.9% | Mar 7, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Vincent Andrews | $68 | $81.21 | -27.1% | Feb 18, 2025 |
| Berenberg Bank | Andres Castanos-Mollor | $102 | $81.65 | +9.4% | Nov 13, 2024 |
| KeyBanc | Aleksey Yefremov | $127 | $98.56 | +36.2% | Nov 12, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Laurence Alexander | $120 | $96.05 | +28.7% | Sep 27, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | Joel Jackson | $150 | $77.81 | +60.8% | Aug 16, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Charles Neivert | $90 | $80.4 | -3.5% | Aug 8, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Arun Viswanathan | $111 | $81.05 | +19.0% | Aug 6, 2024 |
| KeyBanc | Aleksey Yefremov | $132 | $83.8 | +41.5% | Aug 5, 2024 |
| Berenberg Bank | Andres Castanos-Mollor | $83 | $92.51 | -11.0% | Jul 31, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Charles Neivert | $95 | $92.77 | +1.9% | Jun 25, 2024 |
| UBS | Joshua Spector | $124 | $112.65 | +32.9% | Jun 13, 2024 |
| Argus Research | Bill Selesky | $166 | $112.65 | +78.0% | Jun 12, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Charles Neivert | $122 | $124.38 | +30.8% | May 30, 2024 |
| Scotiabank | Ben Isaacson | $135 | $127.5 | +44.7% | May 21, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Corinne Blanchard | $140 | $130.78 | +50.1% | May 7, 2024 |
| Scotiabank | Ben Isaacson | $150 | $129.65 | +60.8% | May 6, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Arun Viswanathan | $157 | $128.1 | +68.3% | May 6, 2024 |
| Berenberg Bank | Andres Castanos-Mollor | $160 | $127.65 | +71.5% | Apr 11, 2024 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Chris Kapsch | $162 | $131.17 | +73.7% | Mar 28, 2024 |
| Oppenheimer | Colin Rusch | $308 | $122.66 | +230.2% | Nov 7, 2023 |
| Piper Sandler | Charles Neivert | $155 | $135.32 | +66.2% | Oct 25, 2023 |
| Robert W. Baird | Ben Kallo | $288 | $203.98 | +208.8% | May 15, 2023 |
| KeyBanc | Aleksey Yefremov | $270 | $194.51 | +189.5% | May 11, 2023 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $250 | $235.62 | +168.0% | Jan 11, 2023 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $295 | $247.86 | +216.3% | Dec 15, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $155 | $264.64 | +66.2% | Nov 28, 2022 |
| Jefferies | Jonathan Petersen | $320 | $212.04 | +243.1% | Jun 20, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $135 | $242.41 | +44.7% | May 9, 2022 |
| Citigroup | PJ Juvekar | $244 | $190.37 | +161.6% | Feb 18, 2022 |
| UBS | John Roberts | $320 | $190.76 | +243.1% | Feb 18, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Edward Kelly | $215 | $190.37 | +130.5% | Feb 18, 2022 |
| Oppenheimer | Colin Rusch | $307 | $196.61 | +229.2% | Feb 17, 2022 |
| Mizuho Securities | Chris Parkinson | $243 | $196.61 | +160.5% | Feb 17, 2022 |
| HSBC | Santhosh Seshadri | $280 | $205.2 | +200.2% | Jan 26, 2022 |
| Cowen & Co. | David Deckelbaum | $275 | $232.62 | +194.8% | Dec 26, 2021 |
| Goldman Sachs | Robert Koort | $205 | $238.9 | +119.8% | Dec 15, 2021 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Chris Kapsch | $280 | $214.42 | +200.2% | Oct 4, 2021 |
| Jefferies | Laurence Alexander | $300 | $218.16 | +221.6% | Sep 30, 2021 |
| Argus Research | Bill Selesky | $278 | $237.75 | +198.1% | Aug 10, 2021 |
| Morgan Stanley | Vincent Andrews | $80 | $158.27 | -14.2% | May 10, 2021 |
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