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The price of Albemarle Corp (NYSE: ALB) closed at $91.69 in the last session, up 1.28% from day before closing price of $90.53. In other words, the price has increased by $1.28 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.5 million shares were traded. ALB stock price reached its highest trading level at $92.85 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $89.6901.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at ALB’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.47 and its Current Ratio is at 2.31. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.37 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.32.
Robert W. Baird Downgraded its Neutral to Underperform on July 29, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $60.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 05 ’24 when Masters J Kent sold 2,525 shares for $101.12 per share. The transaction valued at 255,328 led to the insider holds 73,747 shares of the business.
Jerry Kent Masters Jr. bought 2,525 shares of ALB for $259,090 on Dec 05 ’24. On Nov 19 ’24, another insider, Johnson Netha N., who serves as the Chief Operations Officer of the company, sold 1,060 shares for $106.04 each. As a result, the insider received 112,403 and left with 30,360 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ALB now has a Market Capitalization of 10790347776 and an Enterprise Value of 15223285760. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.16 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.35. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.049 whereas that against EBITDA is 32.171.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ALB is 1.68, which has changed by -0.109459996 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16845357 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ALB has reached a high of $113.91, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $49.43. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 14.54%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 24.53%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, ALB traded on average about 4.45M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3483880 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 117.67M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 116.64M. Insiders hold about 0.89% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 97.14% stake in the company. Shares short for ALB as of 1757894400 were 15483585 with a Short Ratio of 3.48, compared to 1755216000 on 13371409. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 15483585 and a Short% of Float of 19.84.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for ALB is 1.62, which was 1.62 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.01789462. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.19.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Albemarle Corp (ALB) is currently in the spotlight, with 16.0 analysts actively rating and assessing its market standing.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.91, with high estimates of -$0.63 and low estimates of -$1.45.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$1.0 and -$3.18 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$1.99. EPS for the following year is $0.15, with 20.0 analysts recommending between $2.16 and -$2.3.
Revenue Estimates
According to 17 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $1.27B. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.37B to a low estimate of $1.2B. As of. The current estimate, Albemarle Corp’s year-ago sales were $1.35BFor the next quarter, 17 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.27B. There is a high estimate of $1.33B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.19B.
A total of 22 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ALB’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $5.03B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $4.41B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $4.92B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $5.38BBased on 22 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $5.26B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $5.74B and the low estimate is $4.64B.
