Albemarle Corp [ALB] stock prices are up 7.00% to $80.76 at the moment. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The ALB shares have gain 17.79% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 13.78%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Albemarle Corp [NYSE: ALB] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on July 30, 2025, when KeyBanc Capital Markets downgraded its rating to a Sector Weight. Previously, Robert W. Baird downgraded its rating to Underperform on July 29, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $60. On July 11, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Sell but maintained its price target of $57 on the stock. Evercore ISI downgraded its rating to a In-line. Truist initiated its recommendation with a Hold and recommended $96 as its price target on January 28, 2025. Clarksons Platou started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on January 14, 2025, and assigned it a price target of $112. In a note dated August 05, 2024, Robert W. Baird downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock and revised its target price from $102 to $85.
The stock price of Albemarle Corp [ALB] has been fluctuating between $49.43 and $113.91 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $67.17 within the next 12 months. Albemarle Corp [NYSE: ALB] shares were valued at $80.76 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -16.83% based on the average ALB price forecast.
Analyzing the ALB fundamentals
The Albemarle Corp [NYSE:ALB] reported sales of 4.99B for trailing twelve months, representing a drop of -7.02%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.08% with Operating Profit Margin at -0.21%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.21%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.19%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.05, Equity is -0.09 and Total Capital is -0.07. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.35.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 77.97 points at the first support level, and at 75.18 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 85.50, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 90.24.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Albemarle Corp [NYSE:ALB]’s Current Ratio is 2.31. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.47, while the Cash Ratio is 0.93. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.90, the price to book ratio is 1.19.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Masters J Kent, Chairman & CEO, that happened on Dec 05 ’24 when 2525.0 shares were sold. Officer, Jerry Kent Masters Jr. completed a deal on Dec 05 ’24 to buy 2525.0 shares. Meanwhile, Chief Operations Officer Johnson Netha N. sold 1060.0 shares on Nov 19 ’24.
