ALB · Albemarle Corporation
$93.42
-0.27% last session
End-of-day data · close of 2026-10-26
Market cap
$11B
Enterprise value
$14B
Trailing P/E
346.0
Forward P/E
8.9
Dividend yield
2.0%
Beta
1.36
Avg volume
2M
Employees
8K
Daily Change %
-0.27%
5 Days Change
0.95%
10 Days Change
-2.16%
30 Days Change
-14.86%
60 Days Change
-31.76%
Month to Day Change
-11.05%
Year to Day Change
-33.39%
Analyst Outlook
Analyst estimates change daily — follow the shifts on the Estimate Trends page.
Technical Analysis
Analyst sentiment over time — ALB
Rec Mean (blue, left — higher = more bullish) vs. price targets (right).
Investment Bank Ratings as of 2026-10-22
Latest call per bank · past 12 months
Citigroup
Buy$125
+33.8% vs priceRBC Capital
Outperform$129
+38.1% vs priceBarclays
Equal-Weight$109
+16.7% vs priceUBS
Buy$150
+60.6% vs priceJP Morgan
Neutral$140
+49.9% vs priceMorgan Stanley
Equal-Weight$161
+72.3% vs priceBank of America
Buy$155
+65.9% vs priceWells Fargo
Equal-Weight$200
+114.1% vs priceDeutsche Bank
Buy$250
+167.6% vs priceJefferies
Buy$230
+146.2% vs priceRecent rating actions
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Price target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-22 | Citigroup | Maintains | Buy | $175 → $125 |
| 2026-10-20 | Truist Securities | Maintains | Buy | $225 → $185 |
| 2026-10-15 | RBC Capital | Maintains | Outperform | $157 → $129 |
| 2026-10-14 | Mizuho | Upgrade | Neutral → Outperform | $130 |
| 2026-10-13 | Barclays | Initiates | Equal-Weight | $0.00 → $109 |
| 2026-10-07 | Argus Research | Maintains | Buy | $230 → $135 |
| 2026-10-05 | UBS | Maintains | Buy | $175 → $150 |
| 2026-10-01 | Mizuho | Maintains | Neutral | $140 → $130 |
Ratings and price targets are the published opinions of the issuing banks, compiled from Yahoo Finance rating actions — not investment advice.
Signal Summary as of 2026-10-26
- bullish: RSI (14): RSI is 28 — oversold territory; selling pressure looks stretched.
- bearish: Price vs 50-day MA: Trading 18.6% below the 50-day MA ($114.78).
- bearish: Price vs 200-day MA: Trading 38.0% below the 200-day MA ($150.72).
- bearish: MA cross: The 50-day MA sits below the 200-day MA (death-cross regime) — the longer-term trend points down.
- bullish: MACD (12,26,9): MACD histogram is positive (+0.17) — short-term momentum is improving.
- bearish: 52-week range: Price is within 10% of the 52-week low ($87.45).
ALB Price Chart
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Fundamentals
About Albemarle Corporation
Albemarle Corporation provides energy storage solutions worldwide. It operates through three segments: Energy Storage, Specialties, and Ketjen. The Energy Storage segment offers lithium compounds, including lithium carbonate, lithium hydroxide, and lithium chloride for use in lithium batteries used in consumer electronics and electric vehicles; power grids and solar panels; high-performance greases; and specialty glass used in consumer appliances and electronics. The Specialties segment provides bromine and highly specialized lithium solutions for various industries, such as energy, mobility, connectivity, and health comprising fire safety compounds; bromine-based specialty chemical products, including elemental bromine, alkyl bromides, inorganic bromides, brominated powdered activated carbon, and various bromine fine chemicals; lithium specialties, such as butyllithium and lithium aluminum hydride; cesium products for the chemical and pharmaceutical industries; and zirconium, barium, and titanium products for pyrotechnical applications, including airbag initiators. This segment also provides organic synthesis processes in the areas of steroid chemistry and vitamins, and various life science applications, as well as intermediates for the pharmaceutical industry; technical services, including handling and use of reactive lithium products; and recycling services for lithium-containing by-products. The Ketjen segment offers clean fuels technologies, including hydroprocessing catalysts together with isomerization and alkylation catalysts; fluidized catalytic cracking catalysts and additives; and performance catalyst solutions comprising organometallics and curatives. It serves the grid storage, automotive, aerospace, conventional energy, electronics, construction, agriculture and food, pharmaceuticals, and medical device industries. Albemarle Corporation was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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