Albemarle (ALB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Albemarle Corporation is a leading global specialty chemicals company primarily engaged in the production and distribution of lithium, bromine, and catalysts. Its lithium segment supplies key components used in rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles, portable electronics, and grid storage systems. The company’s bromine specialty products serve a wide range of industries, including oil and gas drilling fluids, fire safety solutions, and water treatment. In its catalysts division, Albemarle provides products for petroleum refining, chemical processing and emissions control.

Founded in 1994 as a spin-off from Ethyl Corporation, Albemarle has grown through strategic acquisitions and capacity expansions to become one of the world’s foremost chemical producers. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, the company operates manufacturing facilities and research centers across North America, South America, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East. These global operations enable Albemarle to serve customers in automotive, energy, electronics, construction, pharmaceutical and agricultural markets.

Under the leadership of President and Chief Executive Officer Kent Masters, Albemarle emphasizes innovation and sustainability. The company invests in research and development to improve product performance and environmental footprint, including initiatives to increase the recyclability of battery materials and reduce emissions from chemical processes. Albemarle’s commitment to safety, ethics and community engagement underpins its approach to responsible growth in critical end-use markets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $167.54 to $171.53
• 50-Day Range: $156.54 to $215.42
• 52-Week Range: $53.70 to $221.00
• Volume: 558,864 shs
• Average Volume: 2.55 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $20.02 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 0.95%
• Price Target: $200.26
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Albemarle Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Albemarle scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 34th out of 181 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Albemarle has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.54, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 13 buy ratings, 11 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Albemarle has a consensus price target of $200.26, representing about 17.5% upside from its current price of $170.41.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Albemarle has been the subject of 17 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 0.24%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Albemarle are expected to grow by 0.24% in the coming year, from $12.45 to $12.48 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Albemarle is -49.96, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Albemarle is -49.96, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Albemarle has a PEG Ratio of 0.85. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Albemarle has a P/B Ratio of 2.55. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.76% of the float of Albemarle has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Albemarle has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.29.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Albemarle has recently decreased by 1.90%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Albemarle has a dividend yield of 0.96%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Albemarle has been increasing its dividend for 30 years.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Albemarle will have a dividend payout ratio of 12.98% next year. This indicates that Albemarle will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.36

News Sentiment

Albemarle has a news sentiment score of 1.36. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.49 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 19 news articles for Albemarle this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

53 people have searched for ALB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 61% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

19 people have added Albemarle to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 217% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Albemarle insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $5,024,376.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.42% of the stock of Albemarle is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

92.87% of the stock of Albemarle is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 4/1 Dividend: 3/13/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 4/1 Dividend: 3/13/2026
• Dividend Payable: 4/01/2026
• Last Earnings: 5/06/2026
• Today: 5/21/2026
• Record date for 7/1 Dividend: 6/12/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/1 Dividend: 6/12/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/01/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: CHEM - DIVERSIFD
• Sub-Industry: Specialty Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ALB
• CIK: 915913
• Web: www.albemarle.com
• Phone: (980) 299-5700
• Fax: 225-388-7686
• Employees: 7,800
• Year Founded: 1994

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Albemarle: $200.26
• High Price Target: $264.00
• Low Price Target: $85.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +17.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.54
• Research Coverage: 26 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($3.41)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.69
• P/E Growth: 0.85
• Net Income: -$510.63 million
• Net Margins: -5.00%
• Pretax Margin: -5.08%
• Return on Equity: 5.22%
• Return on Assets: 2.51%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.23
• Current Ratio: 2.07
• Quick Ratio: 1.21

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.14 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.91
• Cash Flow: $6.40 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 26.62
• Book Value: $66.76 per share
• Price / Book: 2.55

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 117,930,000
• Free Float: 117,440,000
• Market Cap: $20.10 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.36