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Albemarle (ALB) Competitors

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$62.81 -2.14 (-3.29%)
As of 06/30/2025 03:58 PM Eastern

ALB vs. IFF, RPM, NEU, CE, BCPC, SXT, FUL, ASH, IOSP, and KWR

Should you be buying Albemarle stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Albemarle include International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), RPM International (RPM), NewMarket (NEU), Celanese (CE), Balchem (BCPC), Sensient Technologies (SXT), H. B. Fuller (FUL), Ashland (ASH), Innospec (IOSP), and Quaker Houghton (KWR). These companies are all part of the "specialty chemicals" industry.

Albemarle vs. Its Competitors

Albemarle (NYSE:ALB) and International Flavors & Fragrances (NYSE:IFF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, risk, earnings and dividends.

92.9% of Albemarle shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Albemarle shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

International Flavors & Fragrances has higher revenue and earnings than Albemarle. International Flavors & Fragrances is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Albemarle, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Albemarle$5.38B1.37-$1.18B-$11.12-5.65
International Flavors & Fragrances$11.48B1.64$243M-$3.27-22.51

In the previous week, International Flavors & Fragrances had 14 more articles in the media than Albemarle. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for International Flavors & Fragrances and 5 mentions for Albemarle. Albemarle's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat International Flavors & Fragrances' score of 1.09 indicating that Albemarle is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Albemarle
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
International Flavors & Fragrances
14 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Albemarle has a beta of 1.61, suggesting that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Flavors & Fragrances has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Albemarle pays an annual dividend of $1.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. International Flavors & Fragrances pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Albemarle pays out -14.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. International Flavors & Fragrances pays out -48.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Albemarle has raised its dividend for 30 consecutive years. Albemarle is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

International Flavors & Fragrances has a net margin of -7.31% compared to Albemarle's net margin of -22.39%. International Flavors & Fragrances' return on equity of 7.99% beat Albemarle's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Albemarle-22.39% -1.92% -0.92%
International Flavors & Fragrances -7.31%7.99%3.86%

Albemarle presently has a consensus target price of $91.62, indicating a potential upside of 45.87%. International Flavors & Fragrances has a consensus target price of $93.43, indicating a potential upside of 26.94%. Given Albemarle's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Albemarle is more favorable than International Flavors & Fragrances.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Albemarle
2 Sell rating(s)
14 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.14
International Flavors & Fragrances
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80

Summary

International Flavors & Fragrances beats Albemarle on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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ALB vs. The Competition

MetricAlbemarleCHEM IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$7.64B$11.56B$3.20B$20.29B
Dividend Yield2.49%3.47%5.17%3.76%
P/E Ratio-5.6520.5789.5027.49
Price / Sales1.374.6527,047,264,536,589,500.0038.28
Price / Cash16.977.3123.8317.85
Price / Book0.931.565.924.54
Net Income-$1.18B$507.43M$150.60M$985.09M
7 Day Performance4.37%-0.02%0.89%0.86%
1 Month Performance12.64%2.23%6.24%4.02%
1 Year Performance-35.53%-6.92%25.06%13.26%

Albemarle Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ALB
Albemarle
4.4824 of 5 stars
$62.81
-3.3%
$91.62
+45.9%
-34.2%$7.64B$5.38B-5.658,300
IFF
International Flavors & Fragrances
4.7782 of 5 stars
$73.75
+0.1%
$93.43
+26.7%
-22.7%$18.85B$11.48B-22.533,400Positive News
RPM
RPM International
4.4993 of 5 stars
$109.00
+2.0%
$124.55
+14.3%
+2.0%$14.00B$7.34B21.8517,207Positive News
NEU
NewMarket
2.4027 of 5 stars
$674.13
+3.6%
N/A+33.9%$6.36B$2.79B13.432,060Positive News
High Trading Volume
CE
Celanese
3.8212 of 5 stars
$54.66
+2.1%
$63.11
+15.5%
-58.9%$5.98B$10.28B-3.5912,163Positive News
BCPC
Balchem
4.4321 of 5 stars
$159.08
+2.0%
$180.00
+13.2%
+3.4%$5.19B$953.68M38.121,361
SXT
Sensient Technologies
2.7331 of 5 stars
$98.21
+2.4%
$94.00
-4.3%
+32.7%$4.17B$1.56B32.534,014
FUL
H. B. Fuller
4.7322 of 5 stars
$56.08
+2.8%
$62.50
+11.4%
-21.8%$3.04B$3.57B28.027,500Earnings Report
ASH
Ashland
4.5708 of 5 stars
$50.11
+2.7%
$68.60
+36.9%
-46.8%$2.29B$2.11B-20.853,200
IOSP
Innospec
4.0242 of 5 stars
$83.61
+1.3%
N/A-32.0%$2.09B$1.85B77.382,450Positive News
KWR
Quaker Houghton
4.5553 of 5 stars
$114.43
+1.8%
$159.25
+39.2%
-33.8%$2.02B$1.84B21.634,400

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