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The price of Albemarle Corp (NYSE: ALB) closed at $97.89 in the last session, up 0.09% from day before closing price of $97.8. In other words, the price has increased by $0.09 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.36 million shares were traded. ALB stock price reached its highest trading level at $100.58 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $96.5925.
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.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Rothschild & Co Redburn on October 24, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $135.
On October 20, 2025, Truist reiterated its Hold rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $72 to $87.
BofA Securities Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on October 14, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $100.
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 Oct 24 ’25 when Krupa Ander C. sold 172 shares for $105.00 per share. The transaction valued at 18,060 led to the insider holds 11,483 shares of the business.
Krupa Ander C. sold 116 shares of ALB for $11,020 on Oct 09 ’25. The General Counsel & Sec now owns 11,655 shares after completing the transaction at $95.00 per share. On Dec 05 ’24, another insider, Masters J Kent, who serves as the Chairman & CEO of the company, sold 2,525 shares for $101.12 each. As a result, the insider received 255,328 and left with 73,747 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 11519981568 and an Enterprise Value of 15952920576. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.31 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.44. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.195 whereas that against EBITDA is 33.713.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ALB is 1.71, which has changed by -0.0035626888 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19088471 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 12.83%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 31.89%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, ALB traded on average about 3.89M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3075860 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 117.67M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 116.84M. Insiders hold about 0.72% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 98.84% stake in the company. Shares short for ALB as of 1760486400 were 13030103 with a Short Ratio of 3.35, compared to 1757894400 on 15483585. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 13030103 and a Short% of Float of 16.700001.
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 0.016564418. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.19.
Earnings Estimates
. The current rating of Albemarle Corp (ALB) reflects the combined expertise of 17.0 analysts actively engaged in assessing its market performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.73, with high estimates of -$0.22 and low estimates of -$1.18.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$0.96 and -$3.18 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$1.82. EPS for the following year is $0.37, with 22.0 analysts recommending between $3.5 and -$2.29.
Revenue Estimates
According to 16 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $1.28B. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.36B to a low estimate of $1.2B. As of. The current estimate, Albemarle Corp’s year-ago sales were $1.35BFor the next quarter, 16 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.28B. There is a high estimate of $1.33B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.19B.
A total of 24 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ALB’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $5.1B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $4.41B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $4.94B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $5.38BBased on 24 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $5.29B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $5.8B and the low estimate is $4.42B.
