Albemarle (ALB) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$88.65 -0.27 (-0.30%)

(As of 12/20/2024 05:45 PM ET)

Albemarle - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Rating

Hold

Based on 22 Analyst Ratings

Sell
1

Hold
15

Buy
6

Based on 22 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Albemarle in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 22 analysts, 1 has given a sell rating, 15 have given a hold rating, and 6 have given a buy rating for ALB.

Consensus Price Target

$115.74
30.55% Upside

According to the 22 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Albemarle, the average price target is $115.74. The highest price target for ALB is $170.00, while the lowest price target for ALB is $78.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 30.55% from the current price of $88.65.

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ALB Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 12/22/23 to 12/21/24	1 Month Ago 11/22/23 to 11/21/24	3 Months Ago 9/23/23 to 9/22/24	1 Year Ago 12/22/22 to 12/22/23
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	6 Buy rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)
Hold	15 Hold rating(s)	15 Hold rating(s)	15 Hold rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)
Sell	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$115.74	$114.47	$117.10	$230.32
Forecasted Upside	30.55% Upside	4.94% Upside	36.12% Upside	53.45% Upside
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Hold	Hold

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ALB Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

ALB Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Albemarle Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Albemarle	Basic Materials Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.23	2.76	2.51
Consensus Rating	Hold	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	30.55% Upside	138.69% Upside	14.54% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Neutral News See Recent ALB News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
12/18/2024	Robert W. Baird 2 of 5 stars		Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$79.00 ➝ $103.00	+5.54%
11/12/2024	Royal Bank of Canada 4 of 5 stars		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$108.00 ➝ $133.00	+26.27%
11/12/2024	KeyCorp 3 of 5 stars		Lower Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$132.00 ➝ $127.00	+14.94%
11/8/2024	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$171.00 ➝ $170.00	+72.87%
10/8/2024	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	M. Sison Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$100.00 ➝ $110.00	+9.22%
8/28/2024	Evercore ISI Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$190.00 ➝ $170.00	+90.99%
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8/19/2024	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$115.00 ➝ $78.00	-1.71%
8/16/2024	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$105.00 ➝ $80.00	+1.88%
8/8/2024	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Underweight ➝ Underweight	$95.00 ➝ $90.00	+13.82%
8/6/2024	Scotiabank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	B. Isaacson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Sector Perform ➝ Sector Perform	$135.00 ➝ $85.00	+4.04%
8/5/2024	Baird R W Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	B. Kallo Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Hold
8/2/2024	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$135.00 ➝ $126.00	+48.64%
7/31/2024	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target		$128.00 ➝ $103.00	+10.48%
7/31/2024	Berenberg Bank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	A. Castanos-Moll Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold	$160.00 ➝ $83.00	-10.28%
7/17/2024	Hsbc Global Res Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	S. Seshadri Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold
7/17/2024	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold	$95.00	-3.62%
7/12/2024	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$137.00 ➝ $100.00	+2.22%
7/9/2024	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$124.00 ➝ $109.00	+20.48%
3/15/2024	Loop Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$168.00 ➝ $162.00	+29.53%
3/8/2024	Vertical Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold	$145.00	+18.19%
3/1/2024	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Peer Perform
1/29/2024	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Market Perform	$220.00 ➝ $130.00	+8.48%
11/7/2023	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$265.00 ➝ $180.00	+48.06%
8/3/2023	Credit Suisse Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Underperform ➝ Underperform	$163.00 ➝ $185.00	-8.82%
2/21/2023	CICC Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Market Perform
1/26/2023	Piper Sandler Companies Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Overweight

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ALB Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 22 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Albemarle is $115.74, with a high forecast of $170.00 and a low forecast of $78.00.
: 22 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Albemarle in the last year. There is currently 1 sell rating, 15 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" ALB shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in ALB, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
: According to analysts, Albemarle's stock has a predicted upside of 30.55% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Albemarle has been rated by research analysts at KeyCorp, Oppenheimer, Robert W. Baird, Royal Bank of Canada, and Wells Fargo & Company in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Albemarle less than other "basic materials" companies. The consensus rating for Albemarle is Hold while the average consensus rating for "basic materials" companies is Moderate Buy. Learn more on how ALB compares to other companies.

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This page (NYSE:ALB) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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Albemarle (ALB) Stock Forecast & Price Target