Clariant stock: Bernstein keeps CHF 10.20 target for Clariant stock

Published on 10/22/2026 at 18:57 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

First-half sales reached CHF 1.86 billion and reported EBITDA margin was 16.10 percent. Clariant stock costs EUR 11.12 on October 22, 2026 at 6:45 p.m. CEST.

Analyst target and reporting date

Bernstein maintained a CHF 10.20 target for Clariant on October 14, 2026.
First-half sales reached CHF 1.86 billion and reported EBITDA margin was 16.10 percent.
Clariant stock was trading at EUR 11.12 at Lang & Schwarz on October 22, 2026 at 6:45 p.m. CEST.
Third-quarter results are scheduled for November 3, 2026.

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Clariant (ISIN CH0012142631) is heading into its third-quarter update with Bernstein maintaining a CHF 10.20 price target on October 14, 2026. The target sits 0.49 percent below the latest SIX quote of CHF 10.25, placing the analyst view close to the current home-market price. At Lang & Schwarz, Clariant was trading at EUR 11.12 on October 22, 2026 at 6:45 p.m. CEST.

Bernstein keeps target at CHF 10.20

According to Business Insider, Bernstein analyst James Hooper maintained a Hold rating and a CHF 10.20 target in a report dated October 14, 2026. The source also cited a Moderate Buy consensus with an average target of CHF 10.70.

The small gap between the CHF 10.20 target and the CHF 10.25 SIX quote leaves the analyst stance broadly aligned with the market level. The euro quotation from Lang & Schwarz is a separate German trading reference and is not combined with the Swiss-franc target.

First-half figures set the test

Clariant reported first-half 2026 sales of CHF 1.86 billion, down 1.20 percent in local currency when portfolio-pruning actions were included. Reported EBITDA rose 3.10 percent to CHF 300.00 million, lifting the reported margin to 16.10 percent from 14.70 percent in the first half of 2025, according to the company's earnings-call transcript carried by Yahoo Finance.

Management kept its 2026 outlook for sales broadly flat in local currency and an EBITDA margin before exceptional items of 18.00 percent. Catalysts volumes declined 14.20 percent in the second quarter, while Care Chemicals volumes grew 0.50 percent and Adsorbents and Additives volumes increased 2.00 percent.

Stock stays below its yearly high

The latest SIX quotation of CHF 10.25 stands 7.16 percent below Clariant's 52-week high of CHF 11.04 and 56.49 percent above its 52-week low of CHF 6.55. The company has a market capitalization of CHF 3.4 billion. Its next scheduled reporting date is November 3, 2026, when third-quarter results are due, as reported by finanzen.ch.

What comes next for Clariant?

The November 3 release will show whether the 16.10 percent first-half reported margin can move toward the full-year target before exceptional items. Investors will also receive a fresh read on Catalysts, where second-quarter volumes fell 14.20 percent, and on the cost savings supporting the 2026 outlook.

Euro quotation after hours

Clariant was trading at EUR 11.12 at Lang & Schwarz on October 22, 2026 at 6:45 p.m. CEST. The latest SIX quotation stood at CHF 10.25 on October 22, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. CEST, while the 52-week high was CHF 11.04.

The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Clariant stock.