Albemarle (ALB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) is a global specialty chemicals company that develops, manufactures and markets materials used in energy storage, transportation, consumer products and industrial applications. The company is best known for its lithium business, which supplies lithium compounds used in rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles, portable electronics and energy-storage systems.

Albemarle also produces bromine-based specialty chemicals used in areas such as fire safety, water treatment, pharmaceutical manufacturing and other industrial processes. Through its Catalysts business, including the Ketjen brand, the company provides catalysts and related technologies that support petroleum refining, renewable fuels production and chemical manufacturing.

Founded in 1887 and headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Albemarle serves customers through operations and commercial activities in North America, South America, Europe, Asia and other international markets. Its lithium resources and production operations include assets in regions such as the United States, Chile and Australia, supporting its position as a global supplier of specialty chemicals and battery materials.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $103.19 to $106.29
• 50-Day Range: $104.62 to $142.99
• 52-Week Range: $85.85 to $221.00
• Volume: 2.00 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.52 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $12.35 billion
• P/E Ratio: 387.48
• Dividend Yield: 1.57%
• Price Target: $187.65
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Albemarle Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Albemarle scored higher than 77% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 84th out of 231 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Albemarle has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 15 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Albemarle has a consensus price target of $187.65, representing about 79.4% upside from its current price of $104.62.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Albemarle has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -2.81%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Albemarle are expected to decrease by -2.81% in the coming year, from $11.39 to $11.07 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Albemarle is 387.48, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.89.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Albemarle is 387.48, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.13.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Albemarle has a PEG Ratio of 0.61. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Albemarle has a P/B Ratio of 1.63. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.46% 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 4.2.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Albemarle has recently increased by 15.37%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Albemarle pays a meaningful dividend of 1.55%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Albemarle has been increasing its dividend for 30 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Albemarle is 607.41%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Albemarle will have a dividend payout ratio of 14.81% next year. This indicates that Albemarle will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.25

News Sentiment

Albemarle has a news sentiment score of 0.25. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.46 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Albemarle this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 39 people have searched for ALB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 10 people have added Albemarle to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -41% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Albemarle insiders have not sold or bought any 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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Record date for 10/1 Dividend: 9/11/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/1 Dividend: 9/11/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/01/2026
• Today: 10/03/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Chemicals
• 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: $187.65
• High Price Target: $250.00
• Low Price Target: $85.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +79.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 26 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.27
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 387.48
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.18
• P/E Growth: 0.61
• Net Income: -$510.63 million
• Net Margins: 3.09%
• Pretax Margin: 2.91%
• Return on Equity: 10.96%
• Return on Assets: 5.39%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.22
• Current Ratio: 2.09
• Quick Ratio: 1.35

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.91 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.09
• Cash Flow: $6.32 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.55
• Book Value: $64.12 per share
• Price / Book: 1.63

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 118,005,000
• Free Float: 117,509,000
• Market Cap: $12.35 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.36