Albemarle Corp [ALB] stock prices are up 1.25% to $71.87 at the moment. 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 9.73% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 10.43%, 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 11, 2025, when UBS downgraded its rating to a Sell but kept the price target unchanged to $57 for it. Previously, Evercore ISI downgraded its rating to In-line on February 05, 2025. On January 28, 2025, Truist initiated with a Hold rating and assigned a price target of $96 on the stock. Clarksons Platou started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $112 on January 14, 2025. Robert W. Baird downgraded its rating to a Neutral and reduced its price target to $85 on August 05, 2024. Berenberg downgraded its rating to Hold for this stock on July 31, 2024, and downed its price target to $83. In a note dated July 17, 2024, HSBC Securities downgraded an Hold rating on this stock but restated the target price of $95.
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 $69.5 within the next 12 months. Albemarle Corp [NYSE: ALB] shares were valued at $71.87 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -3.3% based on the average ALB price forecast.
Analyzing the ALB fundamentals
The Albemarle Corp [NYSE:ALB] reported sales of 5.09B for trailing twelve months, representing a drop of -20.86%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.04% with Operating Profit Margin at -0.25%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.32%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.22%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.07, Equity is -0.11 and Total Capital is -0.08. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.36.
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 70.24 points at the first support level, and at 68.61 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 73.49, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 75.11.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Albemarle Corp [NYSE:ALB]’s Current Ratio is 2.11. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.26, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.78. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.66, the price to book ratio is 1.08.
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.
