Albemarle Corp [ALB] stock is trading at $188.32, up 4.59%. 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 6.07% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 29.09%, 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 January 21, 2026, when Truist upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $205 for it. Previously, HSBC Securities upgraded its rating to Buy on January 20, 2026, and kept the price target unchanged to $200. On January 13, 2026, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy but maintained its price target of $185 on the stock. Scotiabank upgraded its rating to a Sector Outperform but stick to its price target of $200 on January 12, 2026. Robert W. Baird upgraded its rating to an Outperform but $210 remained the price target by the analyst firm on January 07, 2026. Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to Equal-Weight for this stock on December 16, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $147. In a note dated December 05, 2025, UBS upgraded a Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $185.
Albemarle Corp [ALB] stock has fluctuated between $49.43 and $181.05 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $177.54 within the next 12 months. Albemarle Corp [NYSE: ALB] shares were valued at $188.32 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -5.72% 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 -0.03%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.01%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.0%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.0, Equity is -0.0 and Total Capital is -0.01. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.38.
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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 4.48, the price to book ratio is 2.86.
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.
