ALB

Albemarle Corp

93.27

Oct 29 • 3:59 PM ET -3.69 (-3.81%)

93.06

Aftermarket • 6:49 PM ET -0.21 (-0.23%)

Basic Materials Specialty Chemicals USA Large NYSE

Oct 27, 8:32 PMChina lithium-price rebound lifts Albemarle 5.9% as SQM and Lithium Americas rally

Peers: SQM SGML ICL LAR LAC ELVR SLI MP IONR RIO

| Held by: VTI VOO VB IVV RSP XLB SPY NOBL REMX VFLO

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Index	S&P 500
Market Cap	11.01B
Enterprise Value	13.87B
Income	57.43M
Sales	5.91B
Book/sh	68.14
Cash/sh	13.83
Dividend Est.	1.61 (1.73%)
Dividend TTM	1.62 (1.74%)
Dividend Ex-Date	Dec 18, 2026
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	0.84% 1.02%
Payout	-
Employees	7800
IPO	Feb 22, 1994

P/E	-
Forward P/E	9.58
PEG	-
P/S	1.86
P/B	1.37
P/C	6.75
P/FCF	8.20
EV/EBITDA	9.37
EV/Sales	2.35
Quick Ratio	1.35
Current Ratio	2.09
Debt/Eq	0.19
LT Debt/Eq	0.18
Option/Short	Yes / Yes

EPS (ttm)	-0.04
EPS next Y	9.74
EPS next Q	2.53
EPS this Y	1507.61%
EPS next Y	-12.45%
EPS next 5Y	-
EPS past 3/5Y	- -
Sales past 3/5Y	-11.10% 10.45%
EPS Y/Y TTM	105.11%
Sales Y/Y TTM	18.32%
EPS Q/Q	2114.78%
Sales Q/Q	31.08%
Earnings	Nov 04 AMC
EPS/Sales Surpr.	17.09% 8.49%

Insider Own	0.26%
Insider Trans	-5.07%
Inst Own	100.67%
Inst Trans	5.19%
ROA	1.35%
ROE	2.19%
ROIC	1.84%
Gross Margin	23.84%
Oper. Margin	14.12%
Profit Margin	0.97%
SMA20	-4.97%
SMA50	-17.25%
SMA200	-37.99%
Trades

Shs Outstand	117.99M
Shs Float	117.69M
Short Float	10.41%
Short Ratio	5.14
Short Interest	12.25M
52W High	221.00 -57.80%
52W Low	88.01 5.98%
Volatility	2.82% 3.02%
ATR (14)	3.74
RSI (14)	34.76
Beta	1.32
Rel Volume	1.03
Avg Volume	2.38M
Volume	2,460,213

Perf Week	0.79%
Perf Month	-11.83%
Perf Quarter	-20.72%
Perf Half Y	-52.58%
Perf YTD	-34.06%
Perf Year	-4.63%
Perf 3Y	-30.62%
Perf 5Y	-62.76%
Perf 10Y	12.50%
Recom	1.61
Target Price	155.18
Prev Close	96.96
Price	93.27
Change %	-3.81%

Consensus

Buy

Avg. Price Target

$155.18

Implied Upside

+66.4%

Analysts14incl. previous ratings

Rating Distribution9 Buy · 5 Hold · 0 Sell

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change	Implied Upside
Oct 14, 2026	Upgrade	MMizuho	Neutral → Outperform
Oct 13, 2026	Initiated	BBarclays	Equal Weight	$109	+16.9%
Jun 18, 2026	Upgrade	CCitigroup	Neutral → Buy	$225	+141.2%
May 26, 2026	Upgrade	VVertical Research	Hold → Buy	$224	+140.2%
Apr 22, 2026	Downgrade	RRothschild & Co Redburn	Buy → Neutral	$188	+101.6%
Apr 17, 2026	Downgrade	RRobert W. Baird	Outperform → Neutral	$210	+125.2%
Feb 17, 2026	Upgrade	BBofA Securities	Neutral → Buy	$190	+103.7%
Jan 21, 2026	Upgrade	TTruist	Hold → Buy	$205	+119.8%
Jan 20, 2026	Upgrade	HHSBC Securities	Hold → Buy	$200	+114.4%
Jan 13, 2026	Upgrade	DDeutsche Bank	Hold → Buy	$185	+98.3%
Jan 12, 2026	Upgrade	BScotiabank	Sector Perform → Sector Outperform	$200	+114.4%
Jan 07, 2026	Upgrade	RRobert W. Baird	Neutral → Outperform	$210	+125.2%
Dec 16, 2025	Upgrade	MMorgan Stanley	Underweight → Equal-Weight	$147	+57.6%
Dec 05, 2025	Upgrade	UUBS	Neutral → Buy	$185	+98.3%
Dec 02, 2025	Upgrade	RRobert W. Baird	Underperform → Neutral	$113	+21.2%
Oct 24, 2025	Initiated	RRothschild & Co Redburn	Buy	$135	+44.7%
Oct 20, 2025	Reiterated	TTruist	Hold	$72 → $87	-6.7%
Oct 14, 2025	Downgrade	BBofA Securities	Buy → Neutral	$100	+7.2%
Aug 26, 2025	Upgrade	UUBS	Sell → Neutral	$89	-4.6%
Jul 30, 2025	Downgrade	KKeyBanc Capital Markets	Overweight → Sector Weight

Oct-27-26 04:30PM	Albemarle Corp. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day (MarketWatch) +5.93%
03:18PM	Albemarle Faces A Planned Q3 Step Down As Its Shares Retest The Lows (Earnings Whispers)
Oct-26-26 04:15PM	Albemarle Announces Quarterly Common Stock Dividend (PR Newswire)
Oct-20-26 08:00PM	How Bad Would It Get If China Blocks Rare Earths to America? (Oilprice.com)
Oct-16-26 08:30AM	Rocket Thrusters on a Road Car Arrive as EV Makers Split Into Winners and Laggards (PR Newswire)
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Oct-14-26 11:12AM	Lithium Stock Looks to End Losing Streak After Upgrade (Schaeffer's Research)
09:27AM	Albemarle's Remarkable Recovery Driven Higher by Surprising Source (Barrons.com)
08:53AM	Albemarle gains as Mizuho upgrades stock on surging energy storage demand (Investing.com)
Oct-13-26 03:00AM	Bear of the Day: Albemarle Corporation (ALB) (Zacks)
Oct-11-26 10:48AM	Albemarle Has Lost 52% Since April: BMO Sees 70% Upside (TIKR)
Oct-06-26 10:00AM	Energy Shock Wipes $264 Billion Off the World's Top Mining Stocks (Oilprice.com)
Oct-01-26 04:15PM	Albemarle Corporation to Release Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Results on Wednesday, November 4, 2026 (PR Newswire)
Sep-17-26 04:30PM	Albemarle Corp. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day (MarketWatch) +5.10%
Sep-11-26 07:06AM	Albemarle Corp's Dividend Analysis (GuruFocus.com)
Sep-03-26 08:00AM	Albemarle Announces CEO Succession Plan (PR Newswire)
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Aug-25-26 04:30PM	Albemarle Corp. stock underperforms Tuesday when compared to competitors (MarketWatch) -5.89%
Aug-21-26 04:30PM	Albemarle Corp. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day (MarketWatch) +6.75%
Aug-17-26 08:00PM	North Americas Only Cesium Project Moves Closer to Production (Oilprice.com)
Aug-14-26 03:09PM	16 beaten-down AI stocks that are beloved by BofA analysts (MarketWatch)
Aug-06-26 04:48PM	Albemarle Stock Jumps 8% as Lithium Pricing Triples EBITDA (GuruFocus.com) +5.54%
04:30PM	Albemarle Corp. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day (MarketWatch)
03:05PM	Albemarle Corp (ALB) (Q2 2026) Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Demand and Record EBITDA Amid ... (GuruFocus.com)
Aug-05-26 05:06PM	Albemarle Earnings Jump 3,300%. Commodity Prices Helped. (Barrons.com)
04:26PM	Albemarle: Q2 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
04:15PM	Albemarle Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results (PR Newswire)
Jul-28-26 08:00PM	The U.S. Army Just Called Chinas Bluff in the Rare Earth War (Oilprice.com)
08:00AM	Why Washington Is Treating Rare Earths Like Gold (PR Newswire)
Jul-23-26 04:15PM	Albemarle Appoints Eduardo Bartolomeo to Board of Directors (PR Newswire)
Jul-21-26 04:15PM	Albemarle Announces Quarterly Common Stock Dividend (PR Newswire)
Jul-16-26 08:00PM	The No.1 Commodity Story of the Year Is Flying Under Wall Streets Radar (Oilprice.com)
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09:06AM	Does LIT's History Justify Buying This Dip? (Trefis)
Jul-07-26 04:15PM	Albemarle Corporation to Release Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Results on Wednesday, August 5, 2026 (PR Newswire)
08:00AM	The U.S. Is Increasing Efforts to Rebuild Its Rare Earth Supply Chain (PR Newswire)
Jun-30-26 11:34AM	History: This Tech Stock Should Be Safe July 4th Week (Schaeffer's Research)
Jun-25-26 03:00PM	Lithium Prices Tumble As Traders Brace For CATL Supply Surge (Oilprice.com)
Jun-18-26 08:58AM	Citi sees this stock as primary lithium demand beneficiary, upgrades to Buy (Investing.com)
Jun-11-26 04:30PM	Albemarle Corp. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day (MarketWatch) +8.04% +7.14%
May-15-26 04:30PM	Albemarle Corp. stock underperforms Friday when compared to competitors (MarketWatch) -5.61%
May-14-26 04:30PM	Albemarle Corp. stock underperforms Thursday when compared to competitors (MarketWatch)
May-13-26 08:00PM	The Pentagon Has Less Than 8 Months to Break Chinas Rare Earth Grip (Oilprice.com)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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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)

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Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
Masters J Kent	Chairman & CEO	May 15 '26	Sale	183.72	16,393	3,011,766	87,519	May 19 04:37 PM
Jerry Kent Masters Jr.	Officer	May 15 '26	Proposed Sale	180.38	16,393	2,956,969		May 15 04:49 PM
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

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.

ChairmanMr. Jerry Kent Masters Jr.

CFO & Executive VPMr. Neal R. Sheorey

Executive VP & COOMr. Mark R. Mummert

Executive VP & Chief Commercial OfficerMr. Eric W. Norris

Executive VP & Chief Business Transformation OfficerMs. Melissa H. Anderson

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