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Berenberg Upgrades Clariant AG - Depositary Receipt to Buy from Hold

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Fintel reports that on September 21, 2026, BERENBERG upgraded their outlook for Clariant AG - Depositary Receipt (OTCPK:CLZNY) (DB:CLRS) from Hold to Buy.

This rating action follows a prior action on May 17, 2026, when BERENBERG maintained its Hold rating on the stock.

Clariant AG is a Swiss-based company that operates in the specialty chemicals industry. The company is globally recognized for its contribution to sustainable solutions across multiple sectors such as industrial & consumer specialties, catalysis, natural resources, and plastics & coatings. Clariant AG's key projects often revolve around innovative chemical solutions, with a strong emphasis on environmental sustainability.

Separately, aggregate consensus price target data shows a current consensus target mean of $12.06 and a median of $11.05 as of February 26, 2026. This represents a consensus target revision percent of -6.25% from the prior consensus target mean of $12.86 recorded on November 17, 2025.

As of the current recommendation period on September 1, 2026, the aggregate analyst sentiment shows a total of 22 recommendations. These recommendations consist of 2 strong buy, 11 buy, 7 hold, and 2 sell ratings. This distribution reflects a current recommendation positive percent of 59.1%, a hold percent of 31.8%, and a negative percent of 9.1%.

In comparison, during the prior recommendation period on August 1, 2026, there were 21 total recommendations, which included 3 strong buy, 5 buy, 10 hold, 2 sell, and 1 strong sell ratings. The prior period had a positive percent of 38.1%, a hold percent of 47.6%, and a negative percent of 14.3%.

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