Albemarle Corporation (ALB) is currently trading at $174.69. Based on 22 Wall Street analysts, the average target price is $212.06, implying a 21.4% upside. The consensus recommendation is BUY.
Albemarle Corporation
Opinion Criteria: Based on the consensus of Wall Street analysts. Strong Buy (1.0-1.5), Buy (1.5-2.5), Hold (2.5-3.5), Sell (3.5-4.5), Strong Sell (4.5-5.0).
Price (USD)
Low–high band from analyst PT changes in the last 3 months; median & sample mean vs current price
| Firm | Date | PT action | Prior → Current |
|---|---|---|---|
| RBC Capital | May 26, 2026 | Raises | $253.00 → $257.00 |
| Scotiabank | May 14, 2026 | Raises | $200.00 → $215.00 |
| Argus Research | May 11, 2026 | Raises | $185.00 → $230.00 |
| RBC Capital | May 11, 2026 | Raises | $245.00 → $253.00 |
| UBS | May 8, 2026 | Raises | $230.00 → $264.00 |
| Citigroup | May 8, 2026 | Raises | $210.00 → $225.00 |
| Truist Securities | May 8, 2026 | Raises | $245.00 → $260.00 |
| Wells Fargo | May 8, 2026 | Raises | $165.00 → $200.00 |
| Mizuho | May 7, 2026 | Raises | $185.00 → $205.00 |
| RBC Capital | Apr 24, 2026 | Raises | $216.00 → $245.00 |
| Truist Securities | Apr 22, 2026 | Raises | $210.00 → $245.00 |
| Citigroup | Apr 21, 2026 | Raises | $190.00 → $210.00 |
| B of A Securities | Apr 21, 2026 | Raises | $190.00 → $225.00 |
| Baird | Apr 17, 2026 | Maintains | $210.00 → $210.00 |
| UBS | Apr 9, 2026 | Raises | $220.00 → $230.00 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Feb 18, 2026 | Raises | $100.00 → $180.00 |
| RBC Capital | Feb 17, 2026 | Raises | $200.00 → $216.00 |
| B of A Securities | Feb 17, 2026 | Raises | $167.00 → $190.00 |
| Citigroup | Feb 13, 2026 | Raises | $180.00 → $190.00 |
| Mizuho | Feb 12, 2026 | Raises | $156.00 → $185.00 |
| JP Morgan | Jan 28, 2026 | Raises | $80.00 → $195.00 |
| Jefferies | Jan 28, 2026 | Raises | $210.00 → $230.00 |
| Wells Fargo | Jan 26, 2026 | Raises | $135.00 → $174.00 |
| Citigroup | Jan 21, 2026 | Raises | $150.00 → $180.00 |
| Oppenheimer | Jan 21, 2026 | Raises | $109.00 → $207.00 |
| Truist Securities | Jan 21, 2026 | Raises | $125.00 → $205.00 |
| Deutsche Bank | Jan 13, 2026 | Raises | $125.00 → $185.00 |
| UBS | Jan 12, 2026 | Raises | $185.00 → $205.00 |
| Mizuho | Jan 12, 2026 | Raises | $132.00 → $156.00 |
| Scotiabank | Jan 12, 2026 | Raises | $85.00 → $200.00 |
| Baird | Jan 7, 2026 | Raises | $113.00 → $210.00 |
| Jefferies | Jan 6, 2026 | Raises | $152.00 → $167.00 |
| Wells Fargo | Dec 19, 2025 | Raises | $100.00 → $135.00 |
| Citigroup | Dec 18, 2025 | Raises | $100.00 → $150.00 |
| Mizuho | Dec 18, 2025 | Raises | $110.00 → $132.00 |
| UBS | Dec 5, 2025 | Raises | $107.00 → $185.00 |
| Deutsche Bank | Dec 3, 2025 | Raises | $110.00 → $125.00 |
| Baird | Dec 2, 2025 | Raises | $81.00 → $113.00 |
| BMO Capital | Nov 19, 2025 | Raises | $125.00 → $136.00 |
| UBS | Nov 13, 2025 | Raises | $85.00 → $107.00 |
| Mizuho | Nov 13, 2025 | Raises | $92.00 → $110.00 |
| Wells Fargo | Nov 11, 2025 | Raises | $90.00 → $100.00 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Nov 11, 2025 | Raises | $88.00 → $100.00 |
| RBC Capital | Nov 10, 2025 | Raises | $117.00 → $120.00 |
| Scotiabank | Nov 10, 2025 | Raises | $70.00 → $85.00 |
| Truist Securities | Nov 7, 2025 | Raises | $87.00 → $91.00 |
| Rothschild & Co | Oct 24, 2025 | Announces | $0.00 → $135.00 |
| Truist Securities | Oct 20, 2025 | Raises | $72.00 → $87.00 |
| Wells Fargo | Oct 15, 2025 | Raises | $70.00 → $90.00 |
| B of A Securities | Oct 14, 2025 | Raises | $95.00 → $100.00 |
| UBS | Oct 6, 2025 | Lowers | $89.00 → $85.00 |
| Mizuho | Oct 3, 2025 | Raises | $78.00 → $92.00 |
| Baird | Aug 29, 2025 | Raises | $58.00 → $68.00 |
| UBS | Aug 26, 2025 | Raises | $62.00 → $89.00 |
| JP Morgan | Aug 18, 2025 | Raises | $60.00 → $80.00 |
| Scotiabank | Aug 1, 2025 | Raises | $65.00 → $70.00 |
| Wells Fargo | Aug 1, 2025 | Lowers | $75.00 → $70.00 |
| UBS | Jul 31, 2025 | Raises | $57.00 → $62.00 |
| Keybanc | Jul 30, 2025 | — | $0.00 → $0.00 |
| Baird | Jul 29, 2025 | Maintains | $60.00 → $60.00 |
| Wells Fargo | Jul 14, 2025 | Raises | $60.00 → $75.00 |
| Keybanc | Jul 14, 2025 | Lowers | $95.00 → $87.00 |
| UBS | Jul 11, 2025 | Lowers | $64.00 → $57.00 |
| Scotiabank | May 6, 2025 | Lowers | $75.00 → $65.00 |
| Morgan Stanley | May 6, 2025 | Lowers | $68.00 → $58.00 |
| JP Morgan | May 6, 2025 | Lowers | $80.00 → $60.00 |
| Keybanc | May 2, 2025 | Lowers | $102.00 → $95.00 |
| TD Securities | May 1, 2025 | Lowers | $115.00 → $65.00 |
| Citigroup | Apr 15, 2025 | Lowers | $85.00 → $64.00 |
| Baird | Apr 15, 2025 | Lowers | $77.00 → $60.00 |
| Keybanc | Apr 14, 2025 | Lowers | $122.00 → $102.00 |
| Truist Securities | Apr 14, 2025 | Lowers | $85.00 → $65.00 |
| Wells Fargo | Apr 9, 2025 | Lowers | $80.00 → $60.00 |
| UBS | Apr 7, 2025 | Lowers | $86.00 → $64.00 |
| Mizuho | Mar 7, 2025 | Lowers | $90.00 → $85.00 |
| Piper Sandler | Feb 20, 2025 | Lowers | $90.00 → $85.00 |
| Morgan Stanley | Feb 18, 2025 | Lowers | $73.00 → $68.00 |
| Scotiabank | Feb 18, 2025 | Lowers | $85.00 → $75.00 |
| Keybanc | Feb 14, 2025 | Lowers | $127.00 → $122.00 |
| Truist Securities | Feb 14, 2025 | Lowers | $96.00 → $85.00 |
PT action: Raises
$253.00 → $257.00
PT action: Raises
$200.00 → $215.00
PT action: Raises
$185.00 → $230.00
PT action: Raises
$245.00 → $253.00
PT action: Raises
$230.00 → $264.00
PT action: Raises
$210.00 → $225.00
PT action: Raises
$245.00 → $260.00
PT action: Raises
$165.00 → $200.00
PT action: Raises
$185.00 → $205.00
PT action: Raises
$216.00 → $245.00
PT action: Raises
$210.00 → $245.00
PT action: Raises
$190.00 → $210.00
PT action: Raises
$190.00 → $225.00
PT action: Maintains
$210.00 → $210.00
PT action: Raises
$220.00 → $230.00
PT action: Raises
$100.00 → $180.00
PT action: Raises
$200.00 → $216.00
PT action: Raises
$167.00 → $190.00
PT action: Raises
$180.00 → $190.00
PT action: Raises
$156.00 → $185.00
PT action: Raises
$80.00 → $195.00
PT action: Raises
$210.00 → $230.00
PT action: Raises
$135.00 → $174.00
PT action: Raises
$150.00 → $180.00
PT action: Raises
$109.00 → $207.00
PT action: Raises
$125.00 → $205.00
PT action: Raises
$125.00 → $185.00
PT action: Raises
$185.00 → $205.00
PT action: Raises
$132.00 → $156.00
PT action: Raises
$85.00 → $200.00
PT action: Raises
$113.00 → $210.00
PT action: Raises
$152.00 → $167.00
PT action: Raises
$100.00 → $135.00
PT action: Raises
$100.00 → $150.00
PT action: Raises
$110.00 → $132.00
PT action: Raises
$107.00 → $185.00
PT action: Raises
$110.00 → $125.00
PT action: Raises
$81.00 → $113.00
PT action: Raises
$125.00 → $136.00
PT action: Raises
$85.00 → $107.00
PT action: Raises
$92.00 → $110.00
PT action: Raises
$90.00 → $100.00
PT action: Raises
$88.00 → $100.00
PT action: Raises
$117.00 → $120.00
PT action: Raises
$70.00 → $85.00
PT action: Raises
$87.00 → $91.00
PT action: Announces
$0.00 → $135.00
PT action: Raises
$72.00 → $87.00
PT action: Raises
$70.00 → $90.00
PT action: Raises
$95.00 → $100.00
PT action: Lowers
$89.00 → $85.00
PT action: Raises
$78.00 → $92.00
PT action: Raises
$58.00 → $68.00
PT action: Raises
$62.00 → $89.00
PT action: Raises
$60.00 → $80.00
PT action: Raises
$65.00 → $70.00
PT action: Lowers
$75.00 → $70.00
PT action: Raises
$57.00 → $62.00
PT action: —
$0.00 → $0.00
PT action: Maintains
$60.00 → $60.00
PT action: Raises
$60.00 → $75.00
PT action: Lowers
$95.00 → $87.00
PT action: Lowers
$64.00 → $57.00
PT action: Lowers
$75.00 → $65.00
PT action: Lowers
$68.00 → $58.00
PT action: Lowers
$80.00 → $60.00
PT action: Lowers
$102.00 → $95.00
PT action: Lowers
$115.00 → $65.00
PT action: Lowers
$85.00 → $64.00
PT action: Lowers
$77.00 → $60.00
PT action: Lowers
$122.00 → $102.00
PT action: Lowers
$85.00 → $65.00
PT action: Lowers
$80.00 → $60.00
PT action: Lowers
$86.00 → $64.00
PT action: Lowers
$90.00 → $85.00
PT action: Lowers
$90.00 → $85.00
PT action: Lowers
$73.00 → $68.00
PT action: Lowers
$85.00 → $75.00
PT action: Lowers
$127.00 → $122.00
PT action: Lowers
$96.00 → $85.00
Band uses only the revised target (Current column) from firm actions dated within the last 3 months—not the Prior price.
$212.06
Based on 22 analysts
+21.39%
$20.60B
Counts and listings exclude stock awards, gifts, and option exercises—open-market purchases and sales only.
Major insider buying detected recently.
WOLFF ALEJANDRO DANIEL (Director) - 241 shares
| Date | Name | Position | Transaction | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/15/2026 | MASTERS JERRY KENT JR. | Chief Executive Officer | Sale at price 183.12 - 184.52 per share. | 16,393 |
| 3/10/2026 | MASTERS JERRY KENT JR. | Chief Executive Officer | Sale at price 170.26 - 171.82 per share. | 11,783 |
| 2/20/2026 | NORRIS ERIC S. | Officer | Sale at price 165.45 per share. | 5,692 |
| 2/13/2026 | ANDERSON MELISSA HANFT | Officer | Sale at price 163.71 per share. | 8,454 |
| 10/24/2025 | KRUPA ANDER C | General Counsel | Sale at price 105.00 per share. | 172 |
| 10/9/2025 | KRUPA ANDER C | General Counsel | Sale at price 95.00 per share. | 116 |
| 10/1/2025 | WOLFF ALEJANDRO DANIEL | Director | Purchase at price 60.77 - 86.99 per share. | 241 |
| 12/5/2024 | MASTERS JERRY KENT JR. | Chief Executive Officer | Sale at price 101.12 per share. | 2,525 |
| 11/19/2024 | JOHNSON NETHA N | Chief Operating Officer | Sale at price 106.04 per share. | 1,060 |
A. The current target price for Albemarle Corporation is $212.06, which implies a 21.4% upside from the current price of $174.69. This is based on the consensus of 22 Wall Street analysts.
A. Currently, there are 2 Strong Buy, 9 Buy, 13 Hold, 0 Sell, and 0 Strong Sell ratings. The overall consensus is BUY.
A. Over the past 6 months, there have been 1 insider buys and 8 insider sells. Insider selling is more prominent recently.
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