Albemarle Corp [ALB] stock is trading at $145.88, up 3.84%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The ALB shares have gain 9.90% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 16.07%, 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 December 16, 2025, when Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to a Equal-Weight but kept the price target unchanged to $147 for it. Previously, UBS upgraded its rating to Buy on December 05, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $185. On December 02, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Neutral but maintained its price target of $113 on the stock. Rothschild & Co Redburn started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $135 on October 24, 2025. Truist reiterated its recommendation of a Hold and raised its price target to $87 on October 20, 2025. BofA Securities downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on October 14, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $100. In a note dated August 26, 2025, UBS upgraded an Neutral rating on this stock but restated the target price of $89.
Albemarle Corp [ALB] stock has fluctuated between $49.43 and $140.78 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $129.7 within the next 12 months. Albemarle Corp [NYSE: ALB] shares were valued at $145.88 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -11.09% based on the average ALB price forecast.
Analyzing the ALB fundamentals
Albemarle Corp [NYSE:ALB] reported sales of 4.95B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -3.46%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.12% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.01%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.02%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.01%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.0, Equity is -0.01 and Total Capital is 0.0. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.38.
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 141.98 points at the first support level, and at 138.08 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 149.80, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 153.72.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Albemarle Corp’s Current Ratio is 2.27. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.51 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.96. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.47, the price to book ratio is 2.21.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Netha Johnson, Former Employee, that happened on Nov 07 ’25 when 38531.0 shares were purchased. General Counsel & Sec, Krupa Ander C. completed a deal on Oct 24 ’25 to sell 172.0 shares. Meanwhile, General Counsel & Sec Krupa Ander C. sold 116.0 shares on Oct 09 ’25.
