ALB · Albemarle Corp
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $11.59B |
| P/E | 50.25 |
| Float | 117.7M |
| Beta | 1.37 |
| Volatility | 34.3% |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Chemicals |
| Cap tier | Large cap |
| Macro sensitivity | High |
| Clavix score | 66.2 |
| Price | 95.50 |
| Change | +0.02% |
| Prev Close | 95.48 |
| Open | 97.00 |
| Day Low | 94.95 |
| Day High | 98.61 |
| Avg Vol | 2 |
| Avg $ Vol | $244.6M |
| 52W High | 221.00 |
| 52W Low | 88.01 |
| 52W Pos | 5.6% |
| From High | −56.79% |
| From Low | +8.51% |
| Max DD 1Y | −54.71% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Normal |
| SMA 20 | −9.55% |
| SMA 50 | −20.41% |
| SMA 200 | −37.77% |
| RSI (14) | 29.2 |
| Vol 30D | 39.2% |
| Vol 90D | 44.5% |
| 1Y Range | 88–221 |
| Daily bars | 899 |
| Perf Week | −3.84% |
| Perf Month | −10.31% |
| Perf Quarter | −18.71% |
| Perf Half Y | −54.47% |
| Perf Year | +2.02% |
| Perf YTD | −33.65% |
| Prev Day | +0.02% |
| Clavix | B- |
| Debt / Eq | 0.34 |
| Curr Ratio | 2.23 |
| Int Cover | 2.0× |
| FCF Margin | 13.5% |
| Rev Growth | −4.4% |
| Profit | Unprofitable |
| Leverage | Low |
| Sector rank | 14 / 17 |
What ALB does
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.
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading dayALB grades B-, 66.2 of 100. Steadiest on News Sentiment (65), most exposed on Sector Resilience (50, mixed). 0 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Chemicals median. Ranks 14 of 17 in Chemicals by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| ALB | Chemicals median | |
|---|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 1.37 | 0.70 |
| Volatilityannualized | 34.3% | 17.6% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −54.7% | — |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 2.13% | — |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 88 (35%) | — |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| ALB | Chemicals median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 1.37 | 0.70 |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | High | Moderate 53% of 17 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Chemicals names sit in each bucket.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| ALB | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | −3.8% |
| 1 month | −10.3% |
| Year to date | −33.6% |
| 1 year | +2.0% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| ALB | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30 since 14 Aug |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 64 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 20 · 3 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 20 ↑ 3 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
The shaded band is the middle half of the 17 Chemicals names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Growth
| ALB | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | −4.4% |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Chemicals median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openAn analyst rates Albemarle a Buy with a $121 price target, saying the stock looks cheap compared to current lithium prices and the company can weather a weak market. The analyst points to $3.2 billion in cash and a 2027 conversion of preferred shares that would remove a $167 million annual dividend payment.
Stock research firm Wall Street Zen upgraded Albemarle's rating from 'hold' to 'buy' in a Saturday report. The article provides no further detail.
The article body is cut off mid-sentence, so additional context is not available.
Albemarle has repaid $1.3 billion in debt, which it says is strengthening its balance sheet, lowering its interest costs, and giving it more financial flexibility.
Albemarle has repaid $1.3 billion in debt, which lowers its interest expenses and gives the company more room to manage its finances.
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