Albemarle (ALB) Competitors $90.04 -6.46 (-6.69%) Closing price 10/10/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$88.64 -1.40 (-1.55%) As of 10/10/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ALB vs. TSLA, ASIX, CBT, CC, CE, CMC, FMC, KOP, LAC, and NTRShould you be buying Albemarle stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Albemarle include Tesla (TSLA), AdvanSix (ASIX), Cabot (CBT), Chemours (CC), Celanese (CE), Commercial Metals (CMC), FMC (FMC), Koppers (KOP), Lithium Americas (LAC), and Nutrien (NTR). Albemarle vs. Its Competitors Tesla AdvanSix Cabot Chemours Celanese Commercial Metals FMC Koppers Lithium Americas Nutrien Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) and Albemarle (NYSE:ALB) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings and risk. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, TSLA or ALB? Tesla has higher revenue and earnings than Albemarle. Albemarle is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tesla, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTesla$97.69B14.07$7.13B$1.73239.01Albemarle$5.38B1.97-$1.18B-$9.32-9.66 Do analysts recommend TSLA or ALB? Tesla presently has a consensus target price of $354.67, indicating a potential downside of 14.23%. Albemarle has a consensus target price of $87.35, indicating a potential downside of 2.99%. Given Albemarle's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Albemarle is more favorable than Tesla.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Tesla 8 Sell rating(s) 13 Hold rating(s) 19 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.36Albemarle 5 Sell rating(s) 13 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.04 Does the media favor TSLA or ALB? In the previous week, Tesla had 342 more articles in the media than Albemarle. MarketBeat recorded 357 mentions for Tesla and 15 mentions for Albemarle. Albemarle's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Tesla's score of 0.59 indicating that Albemarle is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Tesla 169 Very Positive mention(s) 47 Positive mention(s) 76 Neutral mention(s) 52 Negative mention(s) 8 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Albemarle 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is TSLA or ALB more profitable? Tesla has a net margin of 6.54% compared to Albemarle's net margin of -18.61%. Tesla's return on equity of 7.98% beat Albemarle's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Tesla6.54% 7.98% 4.79% Albemarle -18.61%-1.87%-0.89% Do institutionals & insiders believe in TSLA or ALB? 66.2% of Tesla shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.9% of Albemarle shares are held by institutional investors. 19.9% of Tesla shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Albemarle shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, TSLA or ALB? Tesla has a beta of 2.08, suggesting that its stock price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Albemarle has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryTesla beats Albemarle on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Albemarle News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ALB and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ALB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAlbemarleCHEM IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$11.36B$11.45B$3.74B$21.91BDividend Yield1.68%3.37%5.05%3.60%P/E Ratio-9.6624.60154.6428.85Price / Sales1.976.5324,381.2383.44Price / Cash25.217.4826.6824.17Price / Book1.331.637.174.51Net Income-$1.18B$508.39M$148.74M$1.01B7 Day Performance2.25%-6.18%2.43%-3.45%1 Month Performance19.91%-7.25%12.38%-1.85%1 Year Performance-11.74%-8.77%60.92%10.34% Albemarle Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ALBAlbemarle3.0099 of 5 stars$90.04-6.7%$87.35-3.0%-12.6%$11.36B$5.38B-9.668,300Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeTSLATesla3.9297 of 5 stars$443.09+0.6%$332.33-25.0%+73.2%$1.47T$97.69B256.12125,665Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastASIXAdvanSix3.9483 of 5 stars$19.36-0.5%$33.50+73.0%-33.0%$519.60M$1.52B6.821,450Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCBTCabot4.5379 of 5 stars$76.15-1.4%$92.33+21.3%-37.5%$4.05B$3.99B9.954,200News CoverageAnalyst ForecastCCChemours4.387 of 5 stars$15.56-0.7%$17.63+13.3%-36.4%$2.33B$5.78B-5.566,000Analyst ForecastCECelanese4.0536 of 5 stars$40.81+0.1%$57.22+40.2%-70.9%$4.47B$10.28B-2.7512,163Analyst ForecastCMCCommercial Metals4.0457 of 5 stars$57.25-2.4%$60.39+5.5%+7.7%$6.41B$7.93B184.6813,178Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastFMCFMC4.5603 of 5 stars$33.48-0.5%$49.58+48.1%-51.8%$4.18B$4.25B41.855,700Analyst ForecastKOPKoppers4.2968 of 5 stars$27.78-2.2%$52.50+89.0%-27.9%$547.82M$2.09B38.582,082News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeLACLithium Americas0.9277 of 5 stars$5.74-9.4%$4.72-17.7%+182.2%$1.39BN/A-24.93749Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeNTRNutrien3.8684 of 5 stars$57.73-0.9%$62.39+8.1%+22.1%$28.01B$25.97B20.6925,500Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TSLA Competitors ASIX Competitors CBT Competitors CC Competitors CE Competitors CMC Competitors FMC Competitors KOP Competitors LAC Competitors NTR Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:ALB) was last updated on 10/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this tokenBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this token My research team has identified the token positio...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredCapital Gains Tax Strategies for SeniorsCapital gains taxes can take a bite out of your retirement income—unless you have a smart strategy. 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