Bernstein keeps CHF 10.20 target for Clariant stock

Published on 10/27/2026 at 18:37 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Clariant's H1 sales reached CHF 1.86 billion in 2026. Clariant stock costs EUR 11.14 on October 27, 2026, while SIX last stood at CHF 10.29.

Analyst target and reporting figures

Bernstein maintained a Hold rating and a CHF 10.20 target on October 14, 2026.
First-half 2026 sales reached CHF 1.86 billion, while reported EBITDA margin was 16.10 percent.
Clariant stock costs EUR 11.14 at Lang & Schwarz on October 27, 2026 at 6:32 p.m. CEST.
The next reported results are scheduled for November 3, 2026.

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Bernstein kept its Hold rating and a CHF 10.20 price target for Clariant AG on October 14, 2026, according to Markets Insider. Clariant stock was at EUR 11.14 at Lang & Schwarz on October 27, 2026 at 6:32 p.m. CEST.

First-half sales reached CHF 1.86 billion

Clariant's first-half 2026 sales reached CHF 1.86 billion. In the second-quarter earnings call, Yahoo Finance reported that sales were flat in local currency excluding portfolio pruning and declined 1.20 percent including those measures. Group reported EBITDA rose 3.10 percent to CHF 300.00 million, while the reported EBITDA margin improved to 16.10 percent from 14.70 percent in the first half of 2025.

Trading picture stays split by currency

The SIX quote stood at CHF 10.29 on October 27, 2026 at 6:31 p.m. CEST, up 0.68 percent on the day. Clariant's CHF 6.55 to CHF 11.04 52-week range places the quote CHF 0.75 below its high, a distance of 6.79 percent. The current market capitalization was CHF 3.4 billion, while trading volume reached 909,457 shares.

Target sits below the SIX quote

Bernstein's CHF 10.20 target is 0.88 percent below the CHF 10.29 SIX quote. The rating therefore provides a more restrained valuation marker than the broader analyst consensus cited by Markets Insider, which put the average target at CHF 10.70 on October 14, 2026.

Clariant's 2026 outlook remains centered on sales broadly matching 2025 levels in local currency and an EBITDA margin before exceptional items of around 18 percent. The company also raised its performance-improvement savings target by CHF 20 million to CHF 100 million of annual run-rate savings by 2027, according to the earnings-call transcript.

November 3 results set the next date

Clariant's next results are due on November 3, 2026. The upcoming report will test whether stronger pricing and savings can offset lower Catalysts volumes, which fell 14.20 percent in the second quarter amid Middle East-related order delays.

Clariant stock stays on two price tracks

The EUR 11.14 Lang & Schwarz quote and the CHF 10.29 SIX quote reflect separate trading venues and currencies, so they are not combined into one daily performance measure. For investors, the key comparison is now between the CHF 10.20 Bernstein target and the company's operating recovery ahead of the November results.

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