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: $192.10 to $201.06
• 50-Day Range: $156.54 to $215.42
• 52-Week Range: $53.70 to $215.71
• Volume: 1.36 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.56 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $22.94 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 0.83%
• Price Target: $183.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Albemarle Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Albemarle scored higher than 53% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 104th out of 176 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: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Albemarle has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.41, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 13 buy ratings, 12 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Albemarle has a consensus price target of $183.00, representing about 5.7% downside from its current price of $193.98.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Albemarle has been the subject of 14 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.98%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Albemarle are expected to grow by 9.98% in the coming year, from $8.72 to $9.59 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Albemarle is -33.74, 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 -33.74, 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 1.37. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Albemarle has a P/B Ratio of 3.03. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.93% 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 6.51.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Albemarle has recently increased by 4.86%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Albemarle has a dividend yield of 0.85%, 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 16.89% next year. This indicates that Albemarle will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.04

News Sentiment

Albemarle has a news sentiment score of 1.04. 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 0.56 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for Albemarle this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

50 people have searched for ALB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 52% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

27 people have added Albemarle to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 286% 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 $2,012,654.00 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.

ALB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ALB shares performed this year?

Albemarle's stock was trading at $141.43 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, ALB stock has increased by 37.2% and is now trading at $193.9780.

How were Albemarle's earnings last quarter?

Albemarle Corporation (NYSE:ALB) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February, 11th. The specialty chemicals company reported ($0.53) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.40) by $0.13. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 15.9% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Albemarle have any subsidiaries?

Albemarle subsidiaries include 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?

Top institutional shareholders of Albemarle include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.73%), HB Wealth Management LLC (0.34%), Hsbc Holdings PLC (0.28%) and Pictet Asset Management Holding SA (0.22%). Insiders that own company stock include J Kent Masters, Eric Norris, Mark Richard Mummert, 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

• Last Earnings: 2/11/2026
• Record date for 4/1 Dividend: 3/13/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 4/1 Dividend: 3/13/2026
• Dividend Payable: 4/01/2026
• Today: 5/06/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/06/2026
• Record date for 7/1 Dividend: 6/12/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/1 Dividend: 6/12/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/01/2026
• 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: $183.00
• High Price Target: $245.00
• Low Price Target: $68.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -6.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.41
• Research Coverage: 27 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($5.75)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 22.33
• P/E Growth: 1.37
• Net Income: -$510.63 million
• Net Margins: -10.74%
• Pretax Margin: -10.73%
• Return on Equity: 0.41%
• Return on Assets: 0.19%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.41
• Current Ratio: 2.23
• Quick Ratio: 1.57

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.14 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.46
• Cash Flow: $6.48 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 30.04
• Book Value: $64.12 per share
• Price / Book: 3.04

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 117,890,000
• Free Float: 117,392,000
• Market Cap: $22.96 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.36