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ALB

Albemarle Corp

May 08 • 04:00PM ET

203.52

+5.17 2.61 %

Basic Materials • Specialty Chemicals • USA • Large • NYSE

May 07, 11:42 PMAlbemarle posts strong Q1 and raises Specialties outlook, maintains lithium growth scenarios

Peers: SQM EMN HUN WLK ASH CC OLN LYB DOW FUL

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Index	S&P 500	P/E	-	EPS (ttm)	-3.41	Insider Own	0.29%	Shs Outstand	117.89M	Perf Week	4.97%
Market Cap	24.00B	Forward P/E	19.44	EPS next Y	10.47	Insider Trans	-7.05%	Shs Float	117.59M	Perf Month	18.09%
Enterprise Value	27.41B	PEG	-	EPS next Q	2.78	Inst Own	91.10%	Short Float	8.92%	Perf Quarter	24.58%
Income	-399.63M	P/S	4.37	EPS this Y	1442.14%	Inst Trans	-2.67%	Short Ratio	4.81	Perf Half Y	121.31%
Sales	5.49B	P/B	3.15	EPS next Y	-1.27%	ROA	-1.45%	Short Interest	10.48M	Perf YTD	43.89%
Book/sh	64.60	P/C	22.02	EPS next 5Y	-	ROE	-2.34%	52W High	221.00 -7.91%	Perf Year	254.32%
Cash/sh	9.24	P/FCF	41.58	EPS past 3/5Y	- -	ROIC	-1.98%	52W Low	53.70 278.99%	Perf 3Y	9.49%
Dividend Est.	1.62 (0.80%)	EV/EBITDA	25.34	Sales past 3/5Y	-11.10% 10.45%	Gross Margin	18.53%	Volatility	6.43% 5.62%	Perf 5Y	25.07%
Dividend TTM	1.62 (0.80%)	EV/Sales	4.99	EPS Y/Y TTM	69.44%	Oper. Margin	7.77%	ATR (14)	11.61	Perf 10Y	196.55%
Dividend Ex-Date	Jun 12, 2026	Quick Ratio	1.21	Sales Y/Y TTM	7.87%	Profit Margin	-7.27%	RSI (14)	59.28	Recom	2.04
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	0.84% 1.02%	Current Ratio	2.07	EPS Q/Q	80748.28%	SMA20	4.61%	Beta	1.36	Target Price	215.65
Payout	-	Debt/Eq	0.20	Sales Q/Q	32.67%	SMA50	12.93%	Rel Volume	1.43	Prev Close	198.35
Employees	7800	LT Debt/Eq	0.19	Earnings	May 06 AMC	SMA200	53.14%	Avg Volume	2.18M	Price	203.52
IPO	Feb 22, 1994	Option/Short	Yes / Yes	EPS/Sales Surpr.	147.03% 6.61%	Trades		Volume	3,126,489	Change	2.61%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Apr-22-26	Downgrade	Rothschild & Co Redburn	Buy → Neutral	$188
Apr-17-26	Downgrade	Robert W. Baird	Outperform → Neutral	$210
Feb-17-26	Upgrade	BofA Securities	Neutral → Buy	$190
Jan-21-26	Upgrade	Truist	Hold → Buy	$205
Jan-20-26	Upgrade	HSBC Securities	Hold → Buy	$200
Jan-13-26	Upgrade	Deutsche Bank	Hold → Buy	$185
Jan-12-26	Upgrade	Scotiabank	Sector Perform → Sector Outperform	$200
Jan-07-26	Upgrade	Robert W. Baird	Neutral → Outperform	$210
Dec-16-25	Upgrade	Morgan Stanley	Underweight → Equal-Weight	$147
Dec-05-25	Upgrade	UBS	Neutral → Buy	$185
Dec-02-25	Upgrade	Robert W. Baird	Underperform → Neutral	$113
Oct-24-25	Initiated	Rothschild & Co Redburn	Buy	$135
Oct-20-25	Reiterated	Truist	Hold	$72 → $87
Oct-14-25	Downgrade	BofA Securities	Buy → Neutral	$100
Aug-26-25	Upgrade	UBS	Sell → Neutral	$89
Jul-30-25	Downgrade	KeyBanc Capital Markets	Overweight → Sector Weight
Jul-29-25	Downgrade	Robert W. Baird	Neutral → Underperform	$60
Jul-11-25	Downgrade	UBS	Neutral → Sell	$57
Feb-05-25	Downgrade	Evercore ISI	Outperform → In-line
Jan-28-25	Initiated	Truist	Hold	$96

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May-07-26 12:33PM	Lithium Play Albemarle, IBD Stock Of The Day, Breaks Out On Blowout Earnings (Investor's Business Daily)
12:30PM	MoneyMasters Podcast 5-7-26- As 60-40 Investing Fails, Expect a "Great Migration" (MoneyShow)
10:46AM	Albemarle Stock Surges on Earnings. Lithium Is Back. (Barrons.com)
08:49AM	S&P 500 Stocks: Lithium Play Albemarle Eyes Breakout On Blowout Earnings (Investor's Business Daily)
08:30AM	Albemarle Corporation Q1 2026 Earnings Call Summary (Moby)
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May-06-26 04:37PM	Albemarle: Q1 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
04:15PM	Albemarle Reports First Quarter 2026 Results (PR Newswire)
May-05-26 04:15PM	Albemarle Announces Quarterly Common Stock Dividend (PR Newswire)
May-04-26 02:33PM	Lithium-ion innovation shifts to longer-duration systems, boosting large-format cell adoption (Proactive)
May-01-26 12:00PM	Manning & Napier Group, LLC Significantly Reduces Stake in Albemarle Corp (GuruFocus.com)
11:59AM	Palantir, Nvidia Partner CoreWeave Headline Earnings Calendar; Lithium Play In Spotlight (Investor's Business Daily)
Apr-22-26 12:30PM	Is lithiums downturn not over yet? (Investing.com)
Apr-17-26 12:22PM	This Rare Earth Stock Jumps More Than 40%. Mining in Greenland Starts Soon. (Barrons.com) -8.29%
12:09PM	Albemarle Had Its Best Day Since 2023. The Lithium Stock Gets Downgraded Anyway. (Barrons.com)
06:53AM	Markets Are Pivoting From Iran War. But Earnings Pose a Reality Check. (Barrons.com)
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Apr-16-26 03:23PM	Albemarle Stock Is Surging. Demand for EVs, Specialty Chemicals Fuels Lithium Gains. (Barrons.com) +16.31%
02:07PM	Mining Stock Albemarle Breaks Out Amid Rising Lithium Prices (Investor's Business Daily)
Apr-13-26 03:45AM	Dow Jones leads fall as Goldman slips and Trump's Iran blockade begins (Proactive) +6.79%
Apr-06-26 04:15PM	Albemarle Corporation to Release First Quarter 2026 Earnings Results on Wednesday, May 6, 2026 (PR Newswire)
Mar-27-26 09:02AM	Salar de Atacama expansion set to lift Chile lithium output in 2026 (Mining Technology)
Mar-23-26 07:55PM	Review & Preview: Peace Rally (Barrons.com) +6.93% +5.67%
Mar-16-26 04:15PM	Albemarle Corporation Announces Pricing for Cash Debt Tender Offers (PR Newswire)
06:50AM	Albemarle Corporation Announces Early Tender Results and Upsizing of Offer Cap of Previously Announced Cash Debt Tender Offers (PR Newswire)
Mar-13-26 10:50AM	America Is Closing the Gap in the Rare Earth Supply Chain Race - OilPrice.com Market Commentary (PR Newswire)
Mar-11-26 10:03AM	Is LyondellBasell Industries Stock Underperforming the Dow? (Barchart)
03:18AM	Albemarle (ALB) Q4 Sales Rise 16% to $1.4B on Strong Volume Growth (Insider Monkey)
Mar-10-26 09:57AM	Truist Says Lithium Demand Could Drive Albemarle Corporation (ALB) Growth (Insider Monkey)
09:40AM	Are Basic Materials Stocks Lagging Albemarle (ALB) This Year? (Zacks)
09:00AM	Albemarle Corporation (ALB) Is a Trending Stock: Facts to Know Before Betting on It (Zacks)
Mar-09-26 08:42AM	Albemarle Surges 121% in 6 Months: Here's How to Play the Stock (Zacks)
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Mar-07-26 11:08AM	Gold and Silver Rebound, But This Metal Is Outperforming Both (MarketBeat)
08:21AM	Albemarle discipline on costs to continue, says Truist (TipRanks)
Mar-05-26 05:50PM	Albemarle (ALB) Registers a Bigger Fall Than the Market: Important Facts to Note (Zacks)
Mar-04-26 12:10PM	These Stocks Are Todays Movers: Moderna, Coinbase, Strategy, CoreWeave, GitLab, Seagate, Sandisk, and More (Barrons.com)
09:19AM	Albemarle Wraps Up Controlling Stake Sale in Ketjen to KPS (Zacks)
09:16AM	PPG Teams Up With IPG and Whirlpool to Advance Laser Curing (Zacks)
09:05AM	Top EV and Self-Driving Stocks for the Next Mobility Shift (Zacks)
07:27AM	Here's Why You Should Retain Reliance Stock in Your Portfolio (Zacks)
07:15AM	CF Industries' Stock Rallies 37% in 3 Months: Here's Why (Zacks)
07:04AM	BASFY Wraps Up OBA Transfer to Catexel, Advances Portfolio Shift (Zacks)
Mar-03-26 05:10PM	Middle East Conflict Circles the World's Markets, Stirring Fears of Stalled Growth, Inflation (The Wall Street Journal) -7.55%
02:28PM	Dow and Nasdaq halve losses as market ponders Iran conflict impact (Proactive)
04:37AM	Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights Air Products and Chemicals, Albemarle and DuPont de Nemours (Zacks)
Mar-02-26 04:40PM	Albemarle Appoints Michelle T. Collins and Mark R. Widmar to Board of Directors (PR Newswire)
04:25PM	Albemarle Corporation Announces Cash Tender Offers for Debt Securities and Redemption of 4.650% Senior Notes due 2027 (PR Newswire)
04:15PM	Albemarle Completes Sale of Controlling Stake in Ketjen to KPS Capital Partners (PR Newswire)
12:44PM	Price Target Increased on Albemarle Corporation (ALB) Amid Sustained Lithium Market Strength (Insider Monkey)
08:55AM	Chemours Upsizes and Prices $700 Million Senior Notes Offering (Zacks)
07:51AM	3 Diversified Chemical Stocks to Watch Amid Demand Woes (Zacks)
Feb-27-26 12:00PM	Albemarle (ALB) Is Up 1.24% in One Week: What You Should Know (Zacks)
09:09AM	DD's MemCor MBR Chosen for Expansion of Wastewater Treatment in UK (Zacks)
09:00AM	Albemarle Corporation (ALB) is Attracting Investor Attention: Here is What You Should Know (Zacks)
07:54AM	Can ALB's Cash Strength Fuel Greater Shareholder Returns Ahead? (Zacks)
07:47AM	Steel Dynamics Raises Dividend 6% on Cash Generation Strength (Zacks)
Feb-26-26 04:15PM	Albemarle Announces Quarterly Common Stock Dividend (PR Newswire) -5.59%
03:00PM	The U.S. Takes A Huge Step In Becoming Rare Earth Independent (Oilprice.com)
12:20PM	Surging Earnings Estimates Signal Upside for Albemarle (ALB) Stock (Zacks)
08:54AM	ALB vs. SQM: Which Lithium Stock Deserves a Spot in Your Portfolio? (Zacks)
Feb-25-26 04:32PM	Stock Indexes Settle Higher on Strength in Tech (Barchart)
12:59PM	Lithium Stocks Get A Major Boost From Zimbabwe Export Ban (Investor's Business Daily)
10:18AM	Analyst Report: Albemarle Corporation (Morningstar Research)
10:03AM	Stocks Push Higher as AI-Infrastructure Companies and Chipmakers Rally (Barchart)
10:00AM	Albermarle and Upstart have been highlighted as Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day (Zacks)
09:42AM	VMI Increases Quarterly Dividend In Line With Its Earnings (Zacks)
09:30AM	Is It Worth Investing in Albemarle (ALB) Based on Wall Street's Bullish Views? (Zacks)
04:00AM	Bull of the Day: Albermarle (ALB) (Zacks)
Feb-24-26 02:38PM	These Two Mining Stocks Perk Up As Lithium Prices Climb Higher (Investor's Business Daily) +5.24%
08:55AM	Celanese Opens Expanded MTC to Support Customer Value (Zacks)
08:15AM	Albemarle: A Dividend Aristocrat Hanging on by a Lithium Thread (24/7 Wall St.)
Feb-23-26 04:40PM	Stock Market Today: Dow Sinks As EU Makes Trump Tariff Move; IBM Dives On This AI Threat (Live Coverage) (Investor's Business Daily) +5.40%
10:32AM	The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Taiwan Semiconductor, NVIDIA, Vertiv, Albemarle and Axsome Therapeutics (Zacks)
Feb-20-26 02:00PM	AI, Clean Energy & Health Stocks: The Big Winners in a Multipolar 2026 (Zacks)
Feb-19-26 09:40AM	Are Basic Materials Stocks Lagging Aperam (APEMY) This Year? (Zacks)
09:36AM	ETFs to Gain as Japan Pledges to Invest $36B in U.S. Projects (Zacks)
Feb-17-26 03:50PM	Albemarle upgraded on improved lithium pricing and cost-savings initiatives (Proactive)
11:32AM	Market Movers: Citi Bullish on NVDA Heading into Earnings (24/7 Wall St.)
09:16AM	Lithium is Back. Albemarle Stock Rises on Another Upgrade. (Barrons.com)
07:49AM	Here Are Tuesdays Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Albemarle, BitGo Holdings, Chevron, Dollar General, Equifax, Shopify, Southwest Airlines, Visa, and More (24/7 Wall St.)
Feb-16-26 10:02AM	Albemarle Announces Idling of Operations at Kemerton Processing Plant (Zacks)
09:00AM	Albemarle Corporation (ALB) is Attracting Investor Attention: Here is What You Should Know (Zacks)
07:50AM	BASFY Expands Manufacturing Presence in India With Added Capacity (Zacks)
06:00AM	Top U.S. General Joins the Fight for Rare Earth Security (Oilprice.com)
Feb-14-26 07:00AM	MarketBeat Week in Review - 02/09 - 02/13 (MarketBeat)
Feb-12-26 04:13PM	Albemarle Losses Narrow and Guidance Was Great. The Stock Rallied. (Barrons.com) -9.41%
02:18PM	Is Albemarle Setting Up for a Lithium-Fueled Rebound? (MarketBeat)
02:02PM	Albemarle Corp (ALB) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Sales Growth Amidst Challenges (GuruFocus.com)
01:53PM	Albemarle Q4 Earnings Call Highlights (MarketBeat)
11:23AM	ALB Q4 Earnings Miss, Revenues Beat on Higher Volumes & Pricing (Zacks)
08:30AM	Albemarle Corporation Q4 2025 Earnings Call Summary (Moby)
08:09AM	BASF Strengthens Business Services Through Global Hub Setup (Zacks)
05:26AM	Albemarle Losses Narrow and Guidance Was Great. Why the Stock Is Down After Earnings. (Barrons.com)
Feb-11-26 06:10PM	Lithium Giant's Monster 250% Rally Faces Test After Mixed Q4 Report (Investor's Business Daily)
06:00PM	Compared to Estimates, Albemarle (ALB) Q4 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics (Zacks)
05:25PM	Albemarle (ALB) Reports Q4 Loss, Beats Revenue Estimates (Zacks)
04:38PM	Albemarle: Q4 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
04:20PM	Albemarle Announces Plans to Idle its Kemerton Lithium Hydroxide Processing Plant (PR Newswire)
04:15PM	Albemarle Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results (PR Newswire)
09:53AM	ArcelorMittal to Build New EAF in Dunkirk to Advance Decarbonization (Zacks)
09:52AM	MEOH & Partners Launch U.K.'s First Biomethanol Bunkering Service (Zacks)
05:07AM	Cisco Systems headlines earnings slate (MarketWatch)

Albemarle Corp. engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of chemicals for consumer electronics, petroleum refining, utilities, packaging, construction, transportation, pharmaceuticals, crop production, food-safety, and custom chemistry services. It operates through the following segments: Energy Storage, Specialties, and Ketjen. The Energy Storage segment develops and manufactures a broad range of basic lithium compounds, including lithium carbonate, lithium hydroxide, and lithium chloride. The Specialties segment focuses on optimizing a portfolio of bromine and specialized lithium solutions. The Ketjen segment consists of clean fuels technologies, fluidized catalytic cracking catalysts and additives, and performance catalyst solutions, which is primarily composed of organometallics and curatives. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
Masters J Kent	Chairman & CEO	Mar 10 '26	Sale	170.81	11,783	2,012,688	134,628	Mar 12 06:49 PM
Jerry Kent Masters Jr.	Officer	Mar 10 '26	Proposed Sale	166.54	11,783	1,962,341		Mar 10 04:14 PM
Norris Eric	Chief Commercial Officer	Feb 20 '26	Sale	165.45	5,692	941,741	48,819	Feb 23 04:33 PM
STEINER GERALD A	Director	Feb 18 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	934	0	11,946	Feb 20 04:15 PM
Eric W Norris	Officer	Feb 19 '26	Proposed Sale	174.50	5,692	993,254		Feb 20 02:03 PM
Anderson Melissa H.	Chief Bus..Transformation Off.	Feb 13 '26	Sale	163.71	8,454	1,384,004	9,439	Feb 18 04:21 PM
Sheorey Neal Ravi	Chief Financial Officer	Nov 06 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	1,953	0	13,064	Nov 10 04:13 PM
Netha Johnson	Former Employee	Nov 07 '25	Proposed Sale	96.89	38,531	3,733,080		Nov 07 04:09 PM
Krupa Ander C.	General Counsel & Sec	Oct 24 '25	Sale	105.00	172	18,060	11,483	Oct 28 04:17 PM
Krupa Ander C.	General Counsel & Sec	Oct 09 '25	Sale	95.00	116	11,020	11,655	Oct 14 04:21 PM

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