Albemarle Corporation (ALB)
US — Basic Materials Sector
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- symbol ALB
- Rev/Share 42.031
- Book/Share 87.2589
- PB 1.6719
- Debt/Equity 0.3766
- CurrentRatio 2.273
- ROIC 0.0027
- MktCap 16714125692.0
- FreeCF/Share 0.8864
- PFCF 160.2321
- PE -265.9354
- Debt/Assets 0.2195
- DivYield 0.0114
- ROE -0.0062
- Rating C
- Score 2
- Recommendation Sell
- P/E Score 1
- DCF Score 1
- P/B Score 4
- D/E Score 2
Recent Analyst Ratings
| Type | Ticker | Analyst Firm | Previous Rating | Current Rating | Previous Price Target | Current Price Target | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upgrade | ALB | Morgan Stanley | Underweight | Equal Weight | -- | $147 | Dec. 16, 2025 |
| Upgrade | ALB | UBS | Neutral | Buy | -- | $185 | Dec. 5, 2025 |
| Upgrade | ALB | Robert W. Baird | Underperform | Neutral | -- | $113 | Dec. 2, 2025 |
| Initiation | ALB | Rothschild & Co Redburn | -- | Buy | -- | $135 | Oct. 24, 2025 |
| Reiterated | ALB | Truist | -- | Hold | $72 | $87 | Oct. 20, 2025 |
| Downgrade | ALB | BofA Securities | Buy | Neutral | -- | $100 | Oct. 14, 2025 |
| Upgrade | ALB | UBS | Sell | Neutral | -- | $89 | Aug. 26, 2025 |
| Downgrade | ALB | KeyBanc Capital Markets | Overweight | Sector Weight | -- | -- | July 30, 2025 |
| Downgrade | ALB | Robert W. Baird | Neutral | Underperform | -- | $60 | July 29, 2025 |
| Downgrade | ALB | UBS | Neutral | Sell | -- | $57 | July 11, 2025 |
News
Albemarle's Q4 Earnings and Sales Miss Estimates on Lower Pricing
ALB
Published: February 13, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Negative
Published: February 13, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Negative
Lower prices and volumes in the Energy Storage segment hurt ALB's top line in Q4.
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Albemarle: Stock Lines Up For A Secular Buy
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Published: February 11, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive
Published: February 11, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive
If you bought Albemarle for its low P/E ratio when it was at $300, you should sell now as earnings will be negative. But investors who understand cyclicality look at the price-to-sales ratio and would buy Albemarle today and avoid NVIDIA. We go over how a flat price generates a 22% annualized yield here and also look at the convertible shares yielding 9.6%.
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About Albemarle Corporation (ALB)
- IPO Date 1994-02-22
- Website https://www.albemarle.com
- Industry Chemicals - Specialty
- CEO Jerry Kent Jr.
- Employees 8300
Albemarle Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets engineered specialty chemicals worldwide. It operates through three segments: Lithium, Bromine, and Catalysts. The Lithium segment offers lithium compounds, including lithium carbonate, lithium hydroxide, lithium chloride, and lithium specialties; and reagents, such as butyllithium and lithium aluminum hydride for use in lithium batteries for consumer electronics and electric vehicles, high performance greases, thermoplastic elastomers for car tires, rubber soles, plastic bottles, catalysts for chemical reactions, organic synthesis processes in the areas of steroid chemistry and vitamins, life sciences, pharmaceutical industry, and other markets. It also provides cesium products for the chemical and pharmaceutical industries; zirconium, barium, and titanium products for pyrotechnical applications that include airbag initiators; technical services for the handling and use of reactive lithium products; and lithium-containing by-products recycling services. The Bromine segment offers bromine and bromine-based fire safety solutions; specialty chemicals, including elemental bromine, alkyl and inorganic bromides, brominated powdered activated carbon, and other bromine fine chemicals for use in chemical synthesis, oil and gas well drilling and completion fluids, mercury control, water purification, beef and poultry processing, and other industrial applications; and other specialty chemicals, such as tertiary amines for surfactants, biocides, and disinfectants and sanitizers. The Catalysts segment provides hydroprocessing, isomerization, and akylation catalysts; fluidized catalytic cracking catalysts and additives; and organometallics and curatives. The company serves the energy storage, petroleum refining, consumer electronics, construction, automotive, lubricants, pharmaceuticals, and crop protection markets. Albemarle Corporation was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.