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: $84.63 to $87.08
• 50-Day Range: $57.90 to $87.68
• 52-Week Range: $49.43 to $113.91
• Volume: 1.73 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.22 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $9.99 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 1.91%
• Price Target: $86.47
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Albemarle Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Albemarle scored higher than 61% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 91st out of 187 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: 2.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Albemarle has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.94, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and 4 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Albemarle has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Albemarle are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.04) to $1.91 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Albemarle is -9.11, 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 -9.11, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Albemarle has a P/B Ratio of 1.21. 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

12.67% 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 3.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Albemarle has recently increased by 0.27%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Albemarle pays a meaningful dividend of 1.91%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Albemarle has been increasing its dividend for 30 years.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Albemarle will have a dividend payout ratio of 84.82% in the coming year. This indicates that Albemarle may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Environmental Score: -6.52

Percentage of Shares Shorted

12.67% 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 3.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Albemarle has recently increased by 0.27%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.32

News Sentiment

Albemarle has a news sentiment score of 1.32. 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 0.71 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 26 news articles for Albemarle this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 34 people have searched for ALB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -31% 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 46% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Albemarle insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.33% 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.

ALB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ALB shares performed this year?

Albemarle's stock was trading at $86.08 at the beginning of the year. Since then, ALB shares have decreased by 1.4% and is now trading at $84.8670.

How were Albemarle's earnings last quarter?

Albemarle Corporation (NYSE:ALB) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July, 30th. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.83) by $0.94. The firm's revenue was down 7.0% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Albemarle have any subsidiaries?

Albemarle subsidiaries include these companies: MRL’s Wodgina Project, Rockwood Holdings, ACI Cyprus L.L.C., Albemarle Argentina S.R.L., Albemarle Brazil Holdings LTDA., Albemarle Care Fund, Albemarle Catalysts Company B.V., and more.

Who are Albemarle's major shareholders?

Albemarle's top institutional shareholders include Primecap Management Co. CA (2.81%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.51%), ProShare Advisors LLC (2.44%) and MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. (1.00%). Insiders that own company stock include J Kent Masters, Scott Tozier, Eric Norris, Mark Richard Mummert, Karen G Narwold, John Clarence Barichivich III and Kristin M Coleman.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Albemarle?

Shares of ALB stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Albemarle own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Albemarle investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), Chevron (CVX), Netflix (NFLX) and Broadcom (AVGO).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/1 Dividend: 6/13/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 7/1 Dividend: 6/13/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/01/2025
• Last Earnings: 7/30/2025
• Today: 8/30/2025
• Record date for 10/1 Dividend: 9/12/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 10/1 Dividend: 9/12/2025
• Dividend Payable: 10/01/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

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: 7,400
• Year Founded: 1994

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Albemarle: $86.47
• High Price Target: $170.00
• Low Price Target: $58.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +1.9%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.94
• Research Coverage: 17 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($9.32)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$1.18 billion
• Net Margins: -18.61%
• Pretax Margin: -22.63%
• Return on Equity: -1.87%
• Return on Assets: -0.89%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.38
• Current Ratio: 2.31
• Quick Ratio: 1.47

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.38 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.86
• Cash Flow: $3.83 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 22.18
• Book Value: $70.22 per share
• Price / Book: 1.21

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 117,680,000
• Free Float: 117,295,000
• Market Cap: $9.99 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.63