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Is Albemarle Corporation (ALB) a buy or sell?
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Consensus target for Albemarle Corporation is $185.93, which is $17.93 (10.67%) above the current price today's price.
Low target: $136.00 | High target: $216.00
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Company snapshot
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Albemarle Corporation develops manufactures and markets engineered specialty chemicals worldwide It operates through three segments Lithium Bromine and Catalysts The Lithium segment offers lithium compounds including lithium carbonate lithium hydroxide lithium chloride and lithium specialties and reagents such as butyllithium and lithium aluminum hydride for use in lithium batteries for consumer electronics and electric vehicles high performance greases thermoplastic elastomers for car tires rubber soles plastic bottles catalysts for chemical reactions organic synthesis processes in the areas of steroid chemistry and vitamins life sciences pharmaceutical industry and other markets It also provides cesium products for the chemical and pharmaceutical industries zirconium barium and titanium products for pyrotechnical applications that include airbag initiators technical services for the handling and use of reactive lithium products and lithiumcontaining byproducts recycling services The Bromine segment offers bromine and brominebased fire safety solutions specialty chemicals including elemental bromine alkyl and inorganic bromides brominated powdered activated carbon and other bromine fine chemicals for use in chemical synthesis oil and gas well drilling and completion fluids mercury control water purification beef and poultry processing and other industrial applications and other specialty chemicals such as tertiary amines for surfactants biocides and disinfectants and sanitizers The Catalysts segment provides hydroprocessing isomerization and akylation catalysts fluidized catalytic cracking catalysts and additives and organometallics and curatives The company serves the energy storage petroleum refining consumer electronics construction automotive lubricants pharmaceuticals and crop protection markets Albemarle Corporation was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in Charlotte North Carolina
Website: https://www.albemarle.com
Rates and inflation backdrop
US inflation for January 2026 was 0.17%. Over the last 12 months, inflation is 2.83%. The 10-year yield is 4.15 and is up 0.120 over the last 30 days.
Inflation sensitivity
Debt ratio: 0.20. Cash flow to debt ratio: 0.39. Net profit margin: -9.93%. Inflation risk score: medium (0.60/1).
Dividend history check
Yes, Albemarle Corporation pays dividends. Last payment was 2026-01-02 for holders on 2025-12-12. Over 131 payments between 1994 and 2025, total $27.96 with an average of $0.213 per share. Last dividend was $0.405.
Trading liquidity
Yes, the average daily trading liquidity for Albemarle Corporation is $460.6M. You should therefore be able to get in and out of your positions relatively fast.
10-year return check
On Albemarle Corporation, 2016-03-11 had a stock price of $61.24. If you invested back then, your return now would be a profit of $106.76 per share or 174.33%.
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Analyst consensus
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