Albemarle (ALB) Competitors $75.36 +5.30 (+7.56%) Closing price 08/8/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$75.89 +0.53 (+0.70%) As of 08/8/2025 07:55 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, HUN, KOP, 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), Huntsman (HUN), Koppers (KOP), and Nutrien (NTR). Albemarle vs. Its Competitors Tesla AdvanSix Cabot Chemours Celanese Commercial Metals FMC Huntsman Koppers Nutrien Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) and Albemarle (NYSE:ALB) are related companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends. Do analysts prefer TSLA or ALB? Tesla presently has a consensus target price of $303.31, indicating a potential downside of 7.98%. Albemarle has a consensus target price of $88.06, indicating a potential upside of 16.85%. Given Albemarle's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Albemarle is more favorable than Tesla.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Tesla 9 Sell rating(s) 15 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.24Albemarle 5 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.88 Which has better earnings & 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$97.69B10.88$7.13B$1.73190.53Albemarle$5.38B1.65-$1.18B-$9.32-8.09 Does the media prefer TSLA or ALB? In the previous week, Tesla had 313 more articles in the media than Albemarle. MarketBeat recorded 332 mentions for Tesla and 19 mentions for Albemarle. Albemarle's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Tesla's score of 0.74 indicating that Albemarle is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Tesla 163 Very Positive mention(s) 61 Positive mention(s) 61 Neutral mention(s) 38 Negative mention(s) 8 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Albemarle 17 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, TSLA or ALB? Tesla has a beta of 2.33, indicating that its stock price is 133% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Albemarle has a beta of 1.63, indicating that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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 and insiders hold more shares of TSLA or ALB? 66.2% of Tesla shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.9% of Albemarle shares are held by institutional investors. 20.7% of Tesla shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Albemarle shares are held by 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. 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ALB and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$8.88B$11.30B$3.33B$20.74BDividend Yield2.15%3.98%5.18%3.65%P/E Ratio-8.0925.66110.2628.06Price / Sales1.655.6331,270,591,557,371,800.0055.94Price / Cash19.727.1523.9823.05Price / Book1.071.706.014.33Net Income-$1.18B$507.50M$148.72M$994.32M7 Day Performance10.92%1.69%3.91%1.97%1 Month Performance1.32%-8.41%3.26%-1.60%1 Year Performance-7.70%-0.25%36.86%14.39% Albemarle Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ALBAlbemarle4.1002 of 5 stars$75.36+7.6%$88.06+16.8%-7.7%$8.88B$5.38B-8.098,300News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpTSLATesla4.3532 of 5 stars$309.36+2.2%$303.31-2.0%+64.8%$998.73B$92.72B178.98125,665Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionASIXAdvanSix4.1987 of 5 stars$18.94-1.3%$33.50+76.9%-34.9%$509.05M$1.56B6.681,450Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeCBTCabot4.0206 of 5 stars$73.75+2.4%$92.67+25.7%-19.0%$3.97B$3.91B9.564,200Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastCCChemours4.5299 of 5 stars$12.17+5.9%$17.44+43.3%-32.7%$1.83B$5.78B61.176,000Earnings ReportDividend CutCECelanese4.6479 of 5 stars$48.12-0.9%$66.50+38.2%-62.1%$5.27B$10.28B-3.1612,163News CoverageUpcoming EarningsCMCCommercial Metals4.3216 of 5 stars$50.270.0%$57.50+14.4%+0.9%$5.63B$7.93B162.3113,178Positive NewsFMCFMC4.4832 of 5 stars$37.68-0.9%$50.38+33.7%-41.6%$4.71B$4.13B47.115,700Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionHUNHuntsman4.4659 of 5 stars$9.37+1.7%$12.72+35.8%-53.4%$1.63B$6.04B-4.806,300Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionKOPKoppers4.4684 of 5 stars$31.78-0.4%$64.00+101.4%-17.6%$636.28M$2.09B27.412,082Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastGap DownNTRNutrien4.6763 of 5 stars$59.03+0.8%$63.39+7.4%+21.2%$28.75B$25.68B55.1925,500News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TSLA Competitors ASIX Competitors CBT Competitors CC Competitors CE Competitors CMC Competitors FMC Competitors HUN Competitors KOP 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 8/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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