At the time of writing, Albemarle Corp [ALB] stock is trading at $84.92, down -3.15%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The ALB shares have gain 7.58% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 23.27%, 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 August 26, 2025, when UBS upgraded its rating to a Neutral but kept the price target unchanged to $89 for it. Previously, KeyBanc Capital Markets downgraded its rating to Sector Weight on July 30, 2025. On July 29, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Underperform but maintained its price target of $60 on the stock. UBS downgraded its rating to a Sell but stick to its price target of $57 on July 11, 2025. Evercore ISI downgraded its rating to a In-line. Truist started tracking with a Hold rating for this stock on January 28, 2025, and assigned it a price target of $96. In a note dated January 14, 2025, Clarksons Platou initiated a Buy rating and provided a target price of $112 on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Albemarle Corp fluctuated between $49.43 and $113.91. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $73.4 within the next 12 months. Albemarle Corp [NYSE: ALB] shares were valued at $84.92 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -13.57% based on the average ALB price forecast.
Analyzing the ALB fundamentals
According to Albemarle Corp [NYSE:ALB], the company’s sales were 4.99B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -7.02% plunge. 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 83.43 points at the first support level, and at 81.95 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 86.69, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 88.47.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Albemarle Corp [NYSE:ALB] has a current ratio of 2.31. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.47, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.93. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.00, the price to book ratio is 1.25.
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.
