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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Albemarle Co. stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
$59.34
+0.2%
$62.67
$49.43
$130.80
$6.98B1.712.79 million shs2.41 million shs
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
$51.36
-1.9%
$52.70
$45.21
$102.50
$2.35B0.58535,358 shs408,927 shs
Celanese Co. stock logo
CE
Celanese
$53.70
+2.3%
$48.41
$36.29
$156.50
$5.88B1.092.17 million shs1.74 million shs
NewMarket Co. stock logo
NEU
NewMarket
$650.09
-0.1%
$577.09
$480.00
$653.71
$6.13B0.4136,261 shs25,152 shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Albemarle Co. stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
+0.08%-4.06%+12.22%-28.97%-54.42%
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
-1.89%-1.74%+1.80%-22.16%-48.77%
Celanese Co. stock logo
CE
Celanese
+2.42%+0.47%+34.15%-2.11%-65.69%
NewMarket Co. stock logo
NEU
NewMarket
-0.06%+2.78%+15.21%+19.30%+18.08%
CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Albemarle Co. stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
4.1068 of 5 stars
4.11.02.50.62.51.71.3
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
4.4247 of 5 stars
3.23.03.30.61.91.72.5
Celanese Co. stock logo
CE
Celanese
3.3648 of 5 stars
3.12.00.80.02.91.71.3
NewMarket Co. stock logo
NEU
NewMarket
3.1356 of 5 stars
0.05.02.50.03.63.31.3
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Albemarle Co. stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
2.14
Hold$91.6254.40% Upside
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
2.40
Hold$68.6033.57% Upside
Celanese Co. stock logo
CE
Celanese
2.24
Hold$61.9415.35% Upside
NewMarket Co. stock logo
NEU
NewMarket
0.00
N/AN/AN/A

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest ASH, ALB, NEU, and CE Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
5/20/2025
Celanese Co. stock logo
CE
Celanese
BMO Capital Markets
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UpgradeUnderperform ➝ Market Perform$46.00 ➝ $55.00
5/16/2025
Celanese Co. stock logo
CE
Celanese
Bank of America
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$55.00 ➝ $61.00
5/14/2025
Albemarle Co. stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
Piper Sandler
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Set Price TargetUnderweight ➝ Underweight$68.00
5/14/2025
Celanese Co. stock logo
CE
Celanese
Barclays
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$59.00 ➝ $62.00
5/7/2025
Celanese Co. stock logo
CE
Celanese
KeyCorp
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$71.00 ➝ $76.00
5/7/2025
Celanese Co. stock logo
CE
Celanese
Wells Fargo & Company
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$40.00 ➝ $45.00
5/6/2025
Albemarle Co. stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
Scotiabank
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Lower Price TargetSector Perform ➝ Sector Perform$75.00 ➝ $65.00
5/6/2025
Albemarle Co. stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Lower Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$80.00 ➝ $60.00
5/6/2025
Albemarle Co. stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
Morgan Stanley
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Lower Price TargetUnderweight ➝ Underweight$68.00 ➝ $58.00
5/6/2025
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Lower Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$71.00 ➝ $67.00
5/2/2025
Albemarle Co. stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
KeyCorp
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Lower Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$102.00 ➝ $95.00
(Data available from 5/21/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Albemarle Co. stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
$5.09B1.37$2.80 per share21.21$67.76 per share0.88
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
$1.95B1.20$8.15 per share6.30$58.73 per share0.87
Celanese Co. stock logo
CE
Celanese
$10.06B0.58$10.04 per share5.35$51.31 per share1.05
NewMarket Co. stock logo
NEU
NewMarket
$2.79B2.20$71.60 per share9.08$153.45 per share4.24
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Albemarle Co. stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
-$1.18B-$11.12N/A31.07N/A-21.93%-1.72%-0.84%7/30/2025 (Estimated)
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
$169M-$2.40N/A9.711.14-1.12%7.41%3.80%8/5/2025 (Estimated)
Celanese Co. stock logo
CE
Celanese
$1.96B-$15.22N/A5.321.05-14.81%12.86%3.64%8/7/2025 (Estimated)
NewMarket Co. stock logo
NEU
NewMarket
$462.41M$50.2413.48N/A16.59%35.48%14.68%7/28/2025 (Estimated)

Latest ASH, ALB, NEU, and CE Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
5/5/2025Q1 2025
Celanese Co. stock logo
CE
Celanese
$0.37$0.57+$0.20-$0.19$2.26 billion$2.39 billion
4/30/2025Q1 2025
Albemarle Co. stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
-$0.62-$0.18+$0.44N/A$1.18 billion$1.08 billion
4/30/2025Q2 2025
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
$1.10$0.99-$0.11$0.65$514.79 million$479.00 million
4/23/2025Q1 2025
NewMarket Co. stock logo
NEU
NewMarket
N/A$13.26N/A$13.26N/A$700.95 million
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Albemarle Co. stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
$1.622.73%+1.06%N/A 30 Years
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
$1.663.23%+10.84%N/A 16 Years
Celanese Co. stock logo
CE
Celanese
$0.120.22%+0.97%N/A N/A
NewMarket Co. stock logo
NEU
NewMarket
$11.001.69%+7.72%21.89%7 Years

Latest ASH, ALB, NEU, and CE Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
5/6/2025
Albemarle Co. stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
quarterly$0.40502.82%6/13/20256/13/20257/1/2025
4/24/2025
NewMarket Co. stock logo
NEU
NewMarket
quarterly$2.751.81%6/16/20256/16/20257/1/2025
5/6/2025
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
quarterly$0.41503.45%5/30/20256/1/20256/15/2025
4/16/2025
Celanese Co. stock logo
CE
Celanese
quarterly$0.030.32%4/28/20254/28/20255/12/2025
2/27/2025
Albemarle Co. stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
quarterly$0.40502.05%3/14/20253/14/20254/1/2025
2/27/2025
NewMarket Co. stock logo
NEU
NewMarket
quarterly$2.751.95%3/17/20253/17/20254/1/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Albemarle Co. stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
0.39
1.95
1.19
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
0.51
2.52
1.27
Celanese Co. stock logo
CE
Celanese
1.98
1.34
0.76
NewMarket Co. stock logo
NEU
NewMarket
0.66
2.75
1.40

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Albemarle Co. stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
92.87%
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
93.95%
Celanese Co. stock logo
CE
Celanese
98.87%
NewMarket Co. stock logo
NEU
NewMarket
61.09%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Albemarle Co. stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
0.33%
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
1.02%
Celanese Co. stock logo
CE
Celanese
0.26%
NewMarket Co. stock logo
NEU
NewMarket
19.10%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Albemarle Co. stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
7,400117.66 million117.13 millionOptionable
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
3,90045.70 million46.70 millionOptionable
Celanese Co. stock logo
CE
Celanese
13,300109.41 million108.95 millionOptionable
NewMarket Co. stock logo
NEU
NewMarket
2,0609.43 million7.58 millionOptionable

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Albemarle stock logo

Albemarle NYSE:ALB

$59.34 +0.10 (+0.17%)
Closing price 05/20/2025 03:58 PM Eastern
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$58.79 -0.55 (-0.93%)
As of 09:12 AM Eastern
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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.

Ashland stock logo

Ashland NYSE:ASH

$51.36 -0.97 (-1.85%)
Closing price 05/20/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$50.06 -1.30 (-2.54%)
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Ashland Inc. provides additives and specialty ingredients in the North and Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and internationally. It operates through Life Sciences, Personal Care, Specialty Additives, and Intermediates segments. The Life Sciences segment offers pharmaceutical solutions, including controlled release polymers, disintegrants, tablet coatings, thickeners, solubilizers, and tablet binders; nutrition solutions, such as thickeners, stabilizers, emulsifiers, and additives; and nutraceutical solutions comprising products for weight management, joint comfort, stomach and intestinal health, sports nutrition, and general wellness, as well as custom formulation, toll processing, and particle engineering solutions. Its Personal Care segment provides a range of nature-based, biodegradable, and performance ingredients; solutions for toothpastes, mouth washes and rinses, denture cleaning, and care for teeth; and household supplies nature-derived rheology ingredients, biodegradable surface wetting agents, performance encapsulates, and specialty polymers. The Specialty Additives segment offers rheology modifiers, foam control agents, surfactants and wetting agents, pH neutralizers, advanced ceramics used in catalytic converters, environmental filters, ingredients for the manufacturing of ceramic capacitors, plasma display panels and solar cells, ingredients for textile printing, thermoplastic metals, and alloys for welding. Its Intermediates segment produces 1,4 butanediol and related derivatives, including n-methylpyrrolidone. It offers its products to customers in a range of consumer and industrial markets, such as architectural coatings, construction, energy, food and beverage, nutraceuticals, personal care, and pharmaceutical. The company was formerly known as Ashland Global Holdings Inc. and changed its name to Ashland Inc. in August 2022. Ashland Inc. was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware.

Celanese stock logo

Celanese NYSE:CE

$53.70 +1.23 (+2.34%)
Closing price 05/20/2025 03:58 PM Eastern
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$53.03 -0.67 (-1.26%)
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Celanese Corporation, a chemical and specialty materials company, manufactures and sells high performance engineered polymers in the United States and internationally. It operates through Engineered Materials and Acetyl Chain. The Engineered Materials segment develops, produces, and supplies specialty polymers for automotive and medical applications, as well as for use in industrial products and consumer electronics. The Acetyl Chain segment produces and supplies acetyl products, including acetic acid, vinyl acetate monomers, acetic anhydride, and acetate esters that are used as starting materials for colorants, paints, adhesives, coatings, and pharmaceuticals; and organic solvents and intermediates for pharmaceutical, agricultural, and chemical products. It also offers vinyl acetate-based emulsions for use in paints and coatings, adhesives, construction, glass fiber, textiles, and paper applications; and ethylene vinyl acetate resins and compounds, as well as low-density polyethylene for use in flexible packaging films, lamination film products, hot melt adhesives, automotive parts, and carpeting applications. In addition, it provides redispersible powders (RDP) for use in construction applications, including flooring, plasters, insulation, tiling, and waterproofing. Celanese Corporation was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.

NewMarket stock logo

NewMarket NYSE:NEU

$650.09 -0.72 (-0.11%)
Closing price 05/20/2025 03:57 PM Eastern
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$650.22 +0.13 (+0.02%)
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NewMarket Corporation, through its subsidiaries, primarily engages in the manufacture and sale of petroleum additives. The company offers lubricant additives for use in various vehicle and industrial applications, including engine oils, transmission fluids, off-road powertrain and hydraulic systems, gear oils, hydraulic oils, turbine oils, and other applications where metal-to-metal moving parts are utilized; engine oil additives designed for passenger cars, motorcycles, on and off-road heavy duty commercial equipment, locomotives, and engines in ocean-going vessels; driveline additives designed for products, such as transmission fluids, axle fluids, and off-road powertrain fluids; and industrial additives designed for products for industrial applications consisting of hydraulic fluids, grease, industrial gear fluids, and industrial specialty applications, such as turbine oils. It also provides fuel additives that are used to enhance the oil refining process and the performance of gasoline, diesel, biofuels, and other fuels to industry, government, original equipment manufacturers, and individual customers. In addition, the company engages in the marketing of antiknock compounds, as well as contracted manufacturing and services activities; and owns and manages a real property in Virginia. It operates in North America, Latin America, Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and India. NewMarket Corporation was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.