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Albemarle Corp (NYSE: ALB) closed the day trading at $83.09 up 1.10% from the previous closing price of $82.19. In other words, the price has increased by $1.10 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.3 million shares were traded. ALB stock price reached its highest trading level at $84.79 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $81.67.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of ALB, let’s look at its different ratios. 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.
On July 29, 2025, Robert W. Baird Downgraded its rating to Underperform which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $60.
UBS Downgraded its Neutral to Sell on July 11, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $57.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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 9778280448 and an Enterprise Value of 14211213312. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.96 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.22. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.846 whereas that against EBITDA is 30.032.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ALB is 1.65, which has changed by -0.013417244 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15222645 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 19.01%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 7.34%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, ALB traded about 4.36M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, ALB traded about 4995630 shares per day. A total of 117.67M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 116.61M. Insiders hold about 0.91% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 98.37% stake in the company. Shares short for ALB as of 1753920000 were 14771116 with a Short Ratio of 3.38, compared to 1751241600 on 17324709. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 14771116 and a Short% of Float of 18.93.
Dividends & Splits
ALB’s forward annual dividend rate is 1.62, up from 1.62 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.019710427The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.18.
Earnings Estimates
The current market rating for Albemarle Corp (ALB) reflects the collective analysis of 15.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.9, 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 -$2.07. EPS for the following year is $0.19, with 19.0 analysts recommending between $2.48 and -$2.3.
Revenue Estimates
18 analysts predict $1.27B in revenue for the current quarter. 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, 18 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.26B. There is a high estimate of $1.33B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.19B.
A total of 21 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ALB’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $5.03B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $4.71B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $4.93B. 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 $5.76B and the low estimate is $4.64B.
