NYSE:ALB - Albemarle Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

Albemarle announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, May 8th. Investors of record on Friday, June 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.335 per share on Monday, July 2nd. This represents a $1.34 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.43%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 14th. View Albemarle's Dividend History.

Albemarle Co. (NYSE:ALB) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May, 9th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.20 by $0.10. The specialty chemicals company earned $821.60 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $798.20 million. Albemarle had a net margin of 4.27% and a return on equity of 13.80%. The firm's revenue was up 13.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.05 earnings per share. View Albemarle's Earnings History.

Albemarle is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, August, 6th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Albemarle.

Albemarle issued an update on its FY18 earnings guidance on Wednesday, May, 9th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $5.10-5.40 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $5.17. The company issued revenue guidance of $3.2-3.4 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.30 billion.

24 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Albemarle's stock. Their forecasts range from $36.00 to $157.00. On average, they expect Albemarle's share price to reach $125.0243 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Albemarle.

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Media coverage about ALB stock has been trending somewhat positive recently, according to Accern. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by reviewing more than twenty million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Albemarle earned a coverage optimism score of 0.08 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news articles about the specialty chemicals company an impact score of 45.49 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term.

Albemarle's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Franklin Resources Inc. (8.17%), BlackRock Inc. (7.65%), Iridian Asset Management LLC CT (1.79%), Global X Management Co. LLC (1.47%), Artisan Partners Limited Partnership (1.41%) and Northern Trust Corp (1.11%). Company insiders that own Albemarle stock include Douglas L Maine, John Sherman Jr, Karen G Narwold, Luther C Iv Kissam, Matthew Juneau and Scott Tozier. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Albemarle.

ALB stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including AGF Investments Inc., Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Lord Abbett & CO. LLC, OppenheimerFunds Inc., Sei Investments Co., Handelsbanken Fonder AB and Handelsbanken Fonder AB. Company insiders that have sold Albemarle company stock in the last year include Karen G Narwold, Luther C Iv Kissam, Matthew Juneau and Scott Tozier. View Insider Buying and Selling for Albemarle.

ALB stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Carmignac Gestion, Iridian Asset Management LLC CT, Principal Financial Group Inc., Principal Financial Group Inc., BlackRock Inc., Artisan Partners Limited Partnership, Summit Trail Advisors LLC and Robecosam AG. View Insider Buying and Selling for Albemarle.

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

One share of ALB stock can currently be purchased for approximately $93.46.

Albemarle has a market capitalization of $10.19 billion and generates $3.07 billion in revenue each year. The specialty chemicals company earns $54.85 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.59 on an earnings per share basis. Albemarle employs 5,400 workers across the globe.

Albemarle's mailing address is 4350 CONGRESS STREET SUITE 700, CHARLOTTE NC, 28209. The specialty chemicals company can be reached via phone at 980-299-5700.