Albemarle Stock Forecast, Price & News

18 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Albemarle in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 sell ratings, 3 hold ratings and 12 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" Albemarle stock.
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18 brokerages have issued 12-month price objectives for Albemarle's stock. Their ALB stock forecasts range from $185.00 to $368.00. On average, they expect Albemarle's stock price to reach $273.15 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 36.3% from the stock's current price.
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Albemarle's stock was trading at $233.77 on January 1st, 2022. Since then, ALB shares have decreased by 14.3% and is now trading at $200.43.
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Albemarle is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August 3rd 2022.
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Albemarle Co. (NYSE:ALB) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May, 4th. The specialty chemicals company reported $2.38 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.73 by $0.65. The specialty chemicals company had revenue of $1.13 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.03 billion. Albemarle had a net margin of 7.76% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.35%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 36.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.10 earnings per share.
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Albemarle declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, May 3rd. Investors of record on Friday, June 10th will be given a dividend of $0.395 per share on Friday, July 1st. This represents a $1.58 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.79%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 9th.
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Albemarle(NYSE:ALB) pays an annual dividend of $1.58 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.77%. Albemarle has been increasing its dividend for 29 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio of Albemarle is 66.39%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Albemarle will have a dividend payout ratio of 10.17% next year. This indicates that Albemarle will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Albemarle updated its FY 2022 earnings guidance on Monday, June, 20th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $12.30-$15.00 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $10.88. The company issued revenue guidance of $5.80 billion-$6.20 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $5.44 billion.

63 employees have rated Albemarle CEO Luther C. Kissam, IV on Glassdoor.com. Luther C. Kissam, IV has an approval rating of 75% among Albemarle's employees.

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Albemarle trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "ALB."

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One share of ALB stock can currently be purchased for approximately $200.43.

Albemarle (NYSE:ALB) has a market capitalization of $23.47 billion and generates $3.33 billion in revenue each year. The specialty chemicals company earns $123.67 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.38 on an earnings per share basis.

Albemarle employs 6,000 workers across the globe.

Albemarle was founded in 1994.

Albemarle's mailing address is 4250 CONGRESS STREET SUITE 900, CHARLOTTE NC, 28209. The official website for Albemarle is www.albemarle.com. The specialty chemicals company can be reached via phone at (980) 299-5700, via email at invest@albemarle.com, or via fax at 225-388-7686.