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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Albemarle Corporation stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
$169.96
-0.1%
$182.46
$53.70
$221.00
$20.07B1.362.11 million shs1.40 million shs
Hershey Company (The) stock logo
HSY
Hershey
$190.49
-0.2%
$200.06
$150.04
$239.48
$38.71B0.072.01 million shs1.57 million shs
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$115.86
+2.5%
$115.79
$75.40
$125.14
$279.09B0.188.50 million shs7.38 million shs
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Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Albemarle Corporation stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
+0.87%-15.35%-12.57%+1.17%+186.96%
Hershey Company (The) stock logo
HSY
Hershey
-0.95%-2.63%-0.54%-13.29%+22.46%
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
-1.07%-0.49%-3.53%-7.24%+45.04%
CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Albemarle Corporation stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
$169.96
-0.1%
$182.46
$53.70
$221.00
$20.07B1.362.11 million shs1.40 million shs
Hershey Company (The) stock logo
HSY
Hershey
$190.49
-0.2%
$200.06
$150.04
$239.48
$38.71B0.072.01 million shs1.57 million shs
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$115.86
+2.5%
$115.79
$75.40
$125.14
$279.09B0.188.50 million shs7.38 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Albemarle Corporation stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
+0.87%-15.35%-12.57%+1.17%+186.96%
Hershey Company (The) stock logo
HSY
Hershey
-0.95%-2.63%-0.54%-13.29%+22.46%
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
-1.07%-0.49%-3.53%-7.24%+45.04%
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Albemarle Corporation stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
2.54
Moderate Buy$200.2617.83% Upside
Hershey Company (The) stock logo
HSY
Hershey
2.30
Hold$217.7814.32% Upside
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
2.68
Moderate Buy$128.1810.63% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest MRK, HSY, and ALB Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
5/20/2026
Hershey Company (The) stock logo
HSY
Hershey
Lower Price TargetNeutral$195.00 ➝ $185.00
5/15/2026
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
DowngradeHold (C+)Hold (C)
5/14/2026
Albemarle Corporation stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
Boost Price TargetOutperform$200.00 ➝ $215.00
5/13/2026
Albemarle Corporation stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
Boost Price TargetSector Outperform$200.00 ➝ $215.00
5/12/2026
Albemarle Corporation stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
Boost Price TargetBuy$210.00 ➝ $250.00
5/11/2026
Albemarle Corporation stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
UpgradeHoldStrong-Buy
5/11/2026
Albemarle Corporation stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
Boost Price TargetOutperform$245.00 ➝ $253.00
5/11/2026
Albemarle Corporation stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
Boost Price TargetBuy$185.00 ➝ $230.00
5/11/2026
Albemarle Corporation stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
Boost Price Target$230.00 ➝ $244.00
5/8/2026
Albemarle Corporation stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
Boost Price TargetBuy$230.00 ➝ $264.00
5/8/2026
Albemarle Corporation stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
Boost Price TargetBuy$245.00 ➝ $260.00
(Data available from 5/21/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Albemarle Corporation stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
$5.14B3.90$6.34 per share26.81$66.76 per share2.55
Hershey Company (The) stock logo
HSY
Hershey
$11.69B3.30$8.79 per share21.66$23.34 per share8.16
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$65.01B4.40$11.71 per share9.89$18.60 per share6.23
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Albemarle Corporation stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
-$510.63M-$3.41N/A13.620.85-5.00%5.22%2.51%7/29/2026 (Estimated)
Hershey Company (The) stock logo
HSY
Hershey
$883.26M$5.3735.4719.341.159.12%28.98%9.76%7/29/2026 (Estimated)
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$18.25B$3.5532.6411.852.5413.59%27.55%10.73%8/4/2026 (Estimated)

Latest MRK, HSY, and ALB Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
5/6/2026Q1 2026
Albemarle Corporation stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
$1.24$2.95+$1.71$2.34$1.34 billion$1.43 billion
4/30/2026Q1 2026 Prepared Remarks
Hershey Company (The) stock logo
HSY
Hershey
$2.04$2.35+$0.31$2.13$3.03 billion$3.10 billion
4/30/2026Q1 2026
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
-$1.47-$1.28+$0.19-$1.72$15.85 billion$16.29 billion
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield5-Year Annualized Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Albemarle Corporation stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
$1.620.95%+1.02%N/A 30 Years
Hershey Company (The) stock logo
HSY
Hershey
$5.813.05%+11.71%108.19%15 Years
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
$3.402.93%+5.75%95.77%14 Years

Latest MRK, HSY, and ALB Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
5/5/2026
Albemarle Corporation stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
quarterly$0.40500.83%6/12/20266/12/20267/1/2026
4/29/2026
Hershey Company (The) stock logo
HSY
Hershey
quarterly$1.45203.11%5/15/20265/15/20266/15/2026
2/26/2026
Albemarle Corporation stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
quarterly$0.40501.03%3/13/20263/13/20264/1/2026
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Albemarle Corporation stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
0.23
2.07
1.21
Hershey Company (The) stock logo
HSY
Hershey
0.99
1.24
0.77
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
1.02
1.30
1.06

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Albemarle Corporation stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
92.87%
Hershey Company (The) stock logo
HSY
Hershey
57.96%
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
76.07%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Albemarle Corporation stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
0.42%
Hershey Company (The) stock logo
HSY
Hershey
0.08%
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
0.17%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Albemarle Corporation stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
7,800117.93 million117.44 millionOptionable
Hershey Company (The) stock logo
HSY
Hershey
19,595202.84 million202.68 millionOptionable
Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo
MRK
Merck & Co., Inc.
75,0002.47 billion2.47 billionOptionable

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Albemarle stock logo

Albemarle NYSE:ALB

$169.96 -0.25 (-0.15%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$171.00 +1.04 (+0.61%)
As of 07:58 PM 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.

Hershey stock logo

Hershey NYSE:HSY

$190.49 -0.35 (-0.18%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$189.85 -0.64 (-0.34%)
As of 07:59 PM Eastern
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The Hershey Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of confectionery products and pantry items in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: North America Confectionery, North America Salty Snacks, and International. It offers chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery products; gum and mint refreshment products, including mints, chewing gums, and bubble gums; protein bars; pantry items, such as baking ingredients, toppings, beverages, and sundae syrups; and snack items comprising spreads, bars, snack bites, mixes, popcorn, and pretzels. The company provides its products primarily under the Hershey's, Reese's, Kisses, Jolly Rancher, Almond Joy, Brookside, barkTHINS, Cadbury, Good & Plenty, Heath, Kit Kat, Payday, Rolo, Twizzlers, Whoppers, York, Ice Breakers, Breath Savers, Bubble Yum, Lily's, SkinnyPop, Pirates Booty, Dot's Homestyle Pretzels, and ONE Bar brands, as well as under the Pelon Pelo Rico, IO-IO, and Sofit brands. It markets and sells its products to wholesale distributors, chain grocery stores, mass merchandisers, chain drug stores, vending companies, wholesale clubs, convenience stores, dollar stores, concessionaires, and department stores. The company exports its products in approximately 80 countries worldwide. The Hershey Company was founded in 1894 and is headquartered in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Merck & Co., Inc. stock logo

Merck & Co., Inc. NYSE:MRK

$115.86 +2.86 (+2.53%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$120.15 +4.29 (+3.70%)
As of 07:59 PM Eastern
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Merck & Co., Inc. is a health care company, which engages in the provision of health solutions through its prescription medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies, animal health, and consumer care products. It operates through the following segments: Pharmaceutical, Animal Health, and Other. The Pharmaceutical segment includes human health pharmaceutical and vaccine products. The Animal Health segment discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets animal health products, such as pharmaceutical and vaccine products, for the prevention, treatment and control of disease in livestock, and companion animal species. The Other segment consists of sales for the non-reportable segments of healthcare services. The company was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Rahway, NJ.