A share price of Albemarle Corp [ALB] is currently trading at $82.19, up 0.93%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The ALB shares have gain 8.89% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 8.52%, 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.
Albemarle Corp experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $49.43 and $113.91. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $67.17 within the next 12 months. Albemarle Corp [NYSE: ALB] shares were valued at $82.19 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -18.27% based on the average ALB price forecast.
Analyzing the ALB fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Albemarle Corp [NYSE:ALB] were 4.99B which represents -7.02% decline. 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 81.29 points at the first support level, and at 80.39 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 82.90, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 83.61.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Albemarle Corp [NYSE:ALB] is 2.31. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.47, and the Cash Ratio is 0.93. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.94, the price to book ratio is 1.21.
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.
