Wacker Chemie stock: Goldesel reports EUR 84 target for Wacker Chemie stock
Published on 10/21/2026 at 16:09 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSAnalyst target and earnings
- Goldesel reported an EUR 84.00 target for Wacker Chemie on October 20, 2026, down from EUR 92.60.
- Second-quarter 2026 net income reached EUR 340.80 million.
- Wacker Chemie stock costs EUR 86.68 at Lang & Schwarz on October 21, 2026 at 4:03 p.m. CEST, 1.50 percent above the Xetra close of October 20, 2026 and 17.92 percent below the 52-week high.
Wacker Chemie stock is covered by an EUR 84.00 target after Goldesel reported a cut from EUR 92.60 on October 20, 2026. The Hold rating was unchanged, and the target lies 3.09 percent below the EUR 86.68 Lang & Schwarz price at 4:03 p.m. CEST on October 21, 2026, which was 1.50 percent above the Xetra close of October 20, 2026.
Target cut meets strong second quarter
The target reduction came as the company enters the final stretch before its next scheduled results. Goldesel reported that the recommendation stayed at Hold while the target fell by EUR 8.60, a 9.29 percent reduction from the previous level.
The operating picture in the second quarter was materially stronger than a year earlier. Wacker Chemie generated EUR 1.52 billion of revenue and EUR 340.80 million of net income in the second quarter of 2026, compared with EUR 1.41 billion of revenue and a GAAP net loss of EUR 24.20 million in the second quarter of 2025, according to Markets Insider.
Stock stays below its yearly high
At EUR 86.68, the stock stood EUR 18.92, or 17.92 percent, below its 52-week high of EUR 105.60 and EUR 24.43 above its 52-week low of EUR 62.25 on October 21, 2026. The day range ran from EUR 84.65 to EUR 87.55, while volume reached 11,293 shares against an average of 55,530.
October 28 is the next date
Wacker Chemie is scheduled to publish its third-quarter 2026 earnings on October 28, 2026, according to MarketScreener. The appointment gives investors a near-term test of whether the second-quarter improvement carried into the third quarter.
Comparison with peers
Wacker Chemie: up 1.50 percent, market capitalization EUR 4.3 billion. BASF (Xetra, EUR): up 0.59 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 7.96, market capitalization EUR 45.6 billion. Lanxess (Xetra, EUR): down 0.97 percent, price-to-earnings ratio minus 1.58, market capitalization EUR 1.1 billion.
Target and earnings set the next test
The EUR 84.00 target is below the current euro price, while the scheduled October 28 report will provide the next periodized operating update. Wacker Chemie had EUR 8.72 billion of total assets at June 30, 2026.
The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Wacker Chemie stock.
Wacker Chemie at a glance
- Company: Wacker Chemie AG
- ISIN: DE000WCH8881
- WKN: WCH888
- Ticker: WCH
- Primary exchange: Xetra
- Price Lang & Schwarz (as of October 21, 2026, 4:03 p.m. CEST): EUR 86.68
- Change versus Xetra close: plus 1.50 percent
- Xetra close (October 20, 2026): EUR 85.40
- Market capitalization: EUR 4.3 billion (as of October 21, 2026)
- 52-week range: EUR 62.25-105.60 (as of October 21, 2026)
- Sector / Industry: Materials / Specialty Chemicals
- Index membership: MDAX
- Next earnings date: October 28, 2026
Market context: Market report DAX.
