ALB Add to watchlist $197.00 0.75 (-0.38%) Last updated: Apr 20, 2026 13:49
52-Week Range
$197.00
$50.85 $197.00 $215.71

Fundamentals Overview

Albemarle Corporation is near the high of its 52-week range with moderate valuation, trading relatively flat today.

Valuation moderate

P/B 2.43 P/S 4.51

Risk (Beta)

1.43 — higher vol

BullzEye Analysis

Our composite tilts Hold on technicals (e.g. RSI, ADX, trend), fundamentals, sentiment, sector and index context, and risk.

Composite Signal

Sell
Buy
Hold — 53% confidence Risk: High Volatility — Beta 1.43. Consider smaller position size due to higher beta.

Supporting (Buy):

Sentiment improving (7 upgrades) · 3M vs S&P 500: +10.4% · 3M vs Basic Materials sector: +6.6%

Pressures (Sell):

Beta 1.43 (elevated)

Not financial advice. For education and research only; do your own research and consider a financial advisor before investing.

Key Stats

Market Cap
$23.22B
P/E (TTM)
N/A
EPS (TTM)
N/A
Dividend Yield
0.41%
52-Week Range
$50.85 - $215.71
Volume vs Avg
N/A
Beta
1.43

About

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 fo...
Sector: Basic Materials
Headquarters: US
Employees: 8,300
IPO Date: Feb 1994
Beta: 1.43 (More volatile than market)

Ratings & Grades at a Glance

Overall rating: C-. Recent institutional grades: majority upgrades. Current institutional positions: Buy: 8, Equal Weight: 3, Hold: 1, In Line: 2, Neutral: 11, Outperform: 4, Sector Outperform: 1.

Financial story & AI narrative

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Valuation & Ratios

Valuation, liquidity, and profitability metrics are consolidated here (including ratios that previously appeared in the Financials story). Trailing (TTM) vs forward-looking (e.g. DCF) is noted on each line where it matters.

DCF vs price: DCF estimate is $-147.80; current price is $197.00. That’s a -175% gap. When the gap is large (e.g. >20%), that’s divergence; when they’re close, that’s convergence. Differences can reflect growth expectations, sector premiums, or conservative vs. optimistic assumptions. Use DCF as one input alongside technicals and sentiment.

Metric Value
Valuation
P/E (TTM) N/A
PEG (TTM) N/A
P/B (TTM) 2.43
P/S (TTM) 4.51
P/FCF (TTM) 33.53
Liquidity & enterprise
Current Ratio (TTM) 2.23
Quick Ratio (TTM) 1.57
Cash Ratio (TTM) 0.9
Profitability
ROE (TTM) N/A
ROA (TTM) N/A
Revenue growth (YoY) N/A
Net margin (TTM) -9.93%
Gross margin (TTM) 13.06%
Operating margin (TTM) 1.73%
Debt to equity (TTM) N/A

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Price Target, Ratings & Grades

Analyst price targets, consensus, rating snapshot, and institutional grades for ALB.

Analyst Sentiment at a Glance

C- Sentiment Improving
Buy 8Equal Weight 3Hold 1In Line 2Neutral 11Outperform 4Sector Outperform 1
7 upgrades, 1 downgrade
Price Target Consensus
Current $197.00
Median $189.00
Consensus $188.87
Low consensus $136.00
High consensus $230.00

Stock Grades (Institutions)

Institution Action Previous Grade New Grade Date
Baird downgrade Outperform Neutral 2026-04-17
UBS maintain Buy Buy 2026-04-09
Evercore ISI Group maintain In Line In Line 2026-02-18
RBC Capital maintain Outperform Outperform 2026-02-17
B of A Securities upgrade Neutral Buy 2026-02-17
Citigroup maintain Neutral Neutral 2026-02-13
Mizuho maintain Neutral Neutral 2026-02-12
JP Morgan maintain Neutral Neutral 2026-01-28
Jefferies maintain Buy Buy 2026-01-28
Wells Fargo maintain Equal Weight Equal Weight 2026-01-26
Truist Securities upgrade Hold Buy 2026-01-21
Citigroup maintain Neutral Neutral 2026-01-21
Oppenheimer maintain Outperform Outperform 2026-01-21
Deutsche Bank upgrade Hold Buy 2026-01-13
Mizuho maintain Neutral Neutral 2026-01-12
Scotiabank upgrade Sector Perform Sector Outperform 2026-01-12
UBS maintain Buy Buy 2026-01-12
Baird upgrade Neutral Outperform 2026-01-07
Jefferies maintain Buy Buy 2026-01-06
Wells Fargo maintain Equal Weight Equal Weight 2025-12-19
Citigroup maintain Neutral Neutral 2025-12-18
Mizuho maintain Neutral Neutral 2025-12-18
UBS upgrade Neutral Buy 2025-12-05
Deutsche Bank maintain Hold Hold 2025-12-03
Baird upgrade Underperform Neutral 2025-12-02
BMO Capital maintain Outperform Outperform 2025-11-19
Mizuho maintain Neutral Neutral 2025-11-13
UBS maintain Neutral Neutral 2025-11-13
Evercore ISI Group maintain In Line In Line 2025-11-11
Wells Fargo maintain Equal Weight Equal Weight 2025-11-11