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Stocks to Compare Sections All Sections Selected Performance Chart Price & Volume MarketRank Analyst Ratings Sales & Book Value Profitability & Earnings Dividends Debt Ownership Miscellaneous Headlines About Compare NYSE:ALB On This Page Performance ChartPrice & VolumeMarketRank™Analyst RatingsSales & Book ValueProfitability & EarningsDividendsDebtOwnershipMiscellaneousHeadlinesAbout Comparison Ideas Stock Ideas Comparative Price Performance Over Time1 day7 days30 days90 days365 daysCompare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeALBAlbemarle$175.77-2.6%$182.25$53.70▼$221.00$21.27B1.362.07 million shs1.94 million shsA Guide To High-Short-Interest StocksMarketBeat's analysts have just released their top five short plays for May 2026. Learn which stocks have the most short interest and how to trade them. Click the link to see which companies made the list.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceALBAlbemarle0.00%-11.42%-8.68%+8.44%+200.04%Compare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeALBAlbemarle$175.77-2.6%$182.25$53.70▼$221.00$21.27B1.362.07 million shs1.94 million shsA Guide To High-Short-Interest StocksMarketBeat's analysts have just released their top five short plays for May 2026. Learn which stocks have the most short interest and how to trade them. Click the link to see which companies made the list.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceALBAlbemarle0.00%-11.42%-8.68%+8.44%+200.04%Compare Analyst ForecastsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PriceALBAlbemarle 2.54Moderate Buy$200.2613.93% UpsideCurrent Analyst Ratings BreakdownLatest ALB Analyst RatingsDateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails5/14/2026ALBAlbemarle ScotiabankSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetOutperform$200.00 ➝ $215.005/13/2026ALBAlbemarle ScotiabankSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetSector Outperform$200.00 ➝ $215.005/12/2026ALBAlbemarle Deutsche Bank AktiengesellschaftSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetBuy$210.00 ➝ $250.005/11/2026ALBAlbemarle Zacks ResearchSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingUpgradeHold ➝ Strong-Buy5/11/2026ALBAlbemarle Royal Bank Of CanadaSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetOutperform$245.00 ➝ $253.005/11/2026ALBAlbemarle ArgusSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetBuy$185.00 ➝ $230.005/11/2026ALBAlbemarle Jefferies Financial GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price Target$230.00 ➝ $244.005/8/2026ALBAlbemarle UBS GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetBuy$230.00 ➝ $264.005/8/2026ALBAlbemarle Truist FinancialSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetBuy$245.00 ➝ $260.005/8/2026ALBAlbemarle CitigroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetNeutral$210.00 ➝ $225.00(Data available from 5/18/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)Compare Sales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookALBAlbemarle$5.14B4.03$6.18 per share28.42$64.12 per share2.74Compare Profitability & EarningsCompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings DateALBAlbemarle-$510.63M-$3.41N/A14.080.91-5.00%5.22%2.51%7/29/2026 (Estimated)Latest ALB EarningsDateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails5/6/2026Q1 2026ALBAlbemarle$1.24$2.95+$1.71$2.34$1.34 billion$1.43 billionCompare DividendsCompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield5-Year Annualized Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive GrowthALBAlbemarle$1.620.92%+1.02%N/A 30 YearsLatest ALB DividendsAnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date5/5/2026ALBAlbemarlequarterly$0.40500.83%6/12/20266/12/20267/1/20262/26/2026ALBAlbemarlequarterly$0.40501.03%3/13/20263/13/20264/1/2026(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)Compare DebtCompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick RatioALBAlbemarle0.232.071.21Compare OwnershipInstitutional OwnershipCompanyInstitutional OwnershipALBAlbemarle92.87%Insider OwnershipCompanyInsider OwnershipALBAlbemarle0.42%Compare Miscellaneous StatsCompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionableALBAlbemarle7,800117.93 million117.44 millionOptionableALB HeadlinesRecent News About These CompaniesSoltis Investment Advisors LLC Sells 5,713 Shares of Albemarle Corporation $ALBMay 18 at 5:39 AM | marketbeat.comWealthPlan Investment Management LLC Sells 34,458 Shares of Albemarle Corporation $ALBMay 17 at 7:16 AM | marketbeat.comNorthwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. Raises Holdings in Albemarle Corporation $ALBMay 17 at 5:42 AM | marketbeat.com10,245 Shares in Albemarle Corporation $ALB Bought by Convergence Investment Partners LLCMay 17 at 4:12 AM | marketbeat.com10,200 Shares in Albemarle Corporation $ALB Purchased by VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET AlMay 16 at 7:18 AM | marketbeat.com3 Momentum Anomaly Stocks to Buy as Markets Bask in Tech RallyMay 15 at 10:45 AM | zacks.comWhat is Scotiabank's Forecast for Albemarle Q2 Earnings?May 15 at 8:05 AM | marketbeat.com919,426 Shares in Albemarle Corporation $ALB Bought by Phoenix Financial Ltd.May 15 at 6:40 AM | marketbeat.comIs Albemarle (ALB) the Best Electric Vehicle Supply Chain Stock to Invest In?May 14, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comIs Albemarle (ALB) the Best Electric Vehicle Supply Chain Stock to Invest In?May 14, 2026 | insidermonkey.comWhat Makes Albemarle (ALB) a Strong Momentum Stock: Buy Now?May 14, 2026 | zacks.comAlbemarle slides 5.4% as investors refocus on lithium-price uncertainty after recent updatesMay 14, 2026 | quiverquant.comQIs Albemarle (ALB) a Buy as Wall Street Analysts Look Optimistic?May 13, 2026 | zacks.comPeregrine Investment Management Inc. Sells 12,890 Shares of Albemarle Corporation $ALBMay 13, 2026 | marketbeat.comAlbemarle (NYSE:ALB) Given New $250.00 Price Target at Deutsche Bank AktiengesellschaftMay 13, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comWhy Albemarle (ALB) Might be Well Poised for a SurgeMay 12, 2026 | zacks.comIs Trending Stock Albemarle Corporation (ALB) a Buy Now?May 12, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comBest Momentum Stocks to Buy for May 12thMay 12, 2026 | zacks.comAre Basic Materials Stocks Lagging Albemarle (ALB) This Year?May 12, 2026 | zacks.comIs Trending Stock Albemarle Corporation (ALB) a Buy Now?May 12, 2026 | zacks.comAlbemarle Rallies 26% in 3 Months: What Should Investors Do Now?May 12, 2026 | zacks.comNew MarketBeat Followers Over TimeMedia Sentiment Over Time Top HeadlinesView All HeadlinesThe Real SpaceX Play: 5 Chip Stocks Powering the IPO Before It LaunchesBy Bridget Bennett | May 4, 20265 Stocks Positioned to Win the AI Data Center BuildoutBy Bridget Bennett | April 20, 2026AMD’s Breakout Isn’t the Story—This Catalyst IsBy Thomas Hughes | April 24, 20263 Energy Stocks to Buy and 2 to Avoid as AI Power Demand ExplodesBy Bridget Bennett | May 4, 20263 Metals and Mining Stocks Riding the Commodity SupercycleBy Chris Markoch | May 11, 2026ALB Company DescriptionsAlbemarle NYSE:ALB$175.77 -4.61 (-2.56%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$174.90 -0.87 (-0.49%) As of 07:56 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more.Albemarle Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets engineered specialty chemicals worldwide. It operates through three segments: Energy Storage, Specialties and Ketjen. The Energy Storage segment offers lithium compounds, including lithium carbonate, lithium hydroxide, and lithium chloride; technical services for the handling and use of reactive lithium products; and lithium-containing by-products recycling services. The Specialties segment provides bromine-based specialty chemicals, including elemental bromine, alkyl and inorganic bromides, brominated powdered activated carbon, and other bromine fine chemicals; lithium specialties, such as butyllithium and lithium aluminum hydride; develops and manufactures cesium products for the chemical and pharmaceutical industries; and zirconium, barium, and titanium products for pyrotechnical applications that include airbag initiators. The Ketjen segment offers clean fuels technologies (CFT), which is composed of hydroprocessing catalysts (HPC) together with isomerization and akylation catalysts; fluidized catalytic cracking (FCC) catalysts and additives; and performance catalyst solutions (PCS), which is composed of organometallics and curatives. The company serves the energy storage, petroleum refining, consumer electronics, construction, automotive, lubricants, pharmaceuticals, and crop protection markets. Albemarle Corporation was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. 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