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Albemarle (ALB)

(Delayed Data from NYSE)

$70.06 USD

70.06
5,400,595

+2.76 (4.10%)

Updated Aug 7, 2025 04:00 PM ET

After-Market: $70.60 +0.54 (0.77%) 5:04 PM ET

Zacks Rank:

This is our short term rating system that serves as a timeliness indicator for stocks over the next 1 to 3 months. How good is it? See rankings and related performance below.

Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
1Strong Buy23.75%
2Buy17.82%
3Hold9.58%
4Sell5.28%
5Strong Sell2.61%
S&P50011.30%

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3-Hold of 5     3    

Style Scores:

The Style Scores are a complementary set of indicators to use alongside the Zacks Rank. It allows the user to better focus on the stocks that are the best fit for his or her personal trading style.

The scores are based on the trading styles of Value, Growth, and Momentum. There's also a VGM Score ('V' for Value, 'G' for Growth and 'M' for Momentum), which combines the weighted average of the individual style scores into one score.

  • Value Score A
  • Growth Score A
  • Momentum Score A
  • VGM Score A

Within each Score, stocks are graded into five groups: A, B, C, D and F. As you might remember from your school days, an A, is better than a B; a B is better than a C; a C is better than a D; and a D is better than an F.

As an investor, you want to buy stocks with the highest probability of success. That means you want to buy stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2, Strong Buy or Buy, which also has a Score of an A or a B in your personal trading style.

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D Value C Growth F Momentum F VGM

Industry Rank:

The Zacks Industry Rank assigns a rating to each of the 265 X (Expanded) Industries based on their average Zacks Rank.

An industry with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #1's and #2's will have a better average Zacks Rank than one with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #4's and #5's.

The industry with the best average Zacks Rank would be considered the top industry (1 out of 265), which would place it in the top 1% of Zacks Ranked Industries. The industry with the worst average Zacks Rank (265 out of 265) would place in the bottom 1%.

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Bottom 6% (231 out of 246)

Industry: Chemical - Diversified

Zacks News

Charlotte, NC-based Albemarle Corporation is a premier specialty chemicals company with leading positions in attractive end markets globally. It is a leading producer of highly-engineered specialty chemicals geared to meet customer requirements across a bevy of end markets including petroleum refining, consumer electronics, energy storage, construction and automotive.

Zacks Equity Research

5 Reasons That Make Albemarle (ALB) a Solid Choice Now

Strong fundamentals and compelling growth prospects make Albemarle (ALB) an attractive choice for investment.

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    Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights: DowDuPont, Albemarle, Monsanto, Westlake Chemical and Kraton

    Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights: DowDuPont, Albemarle, Monsanto, Westlake Chemical and Kraton

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      Albemarle's (ALB) Q3 Earnings & Revenues Top, Ups View

      Strong results in the lithium business drove Albemarle's (ALB) Q3 results.

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        Can Albemarle (ALB) Beat Q3 Earnings on Lithium Strength?

        Strong momentum in Albemarle's (ALB) core Lithium and Advanced Materials unit is likely to continue in Q3.

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              Albemarle (ALB) Up 28% in 3 Months: What's Driving the Stock?

              Upbeat prospects for its lithium business are driving Albemarle's (ALB) shares.

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                Albemarle's Technology to Boost Lithium Production in Chile

                Albemarle (ALB) has asked Chile's Corfo to raise its lithium quota as the company's new technology is expected to allow it to sustainably increase total lithium production.

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                  Albemarle Scales New 52-Week High: What's Driving it?

                  Albemarle (ALB) is well placed to leverage strong expected growth in the battery-grade lithium market.

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                    Why Is Albemarle (ALB) Down 3.5% Since the Last Earnings Report?

                    Albemarle (ALB) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock? We take a look at earnings estimates for some clues.

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                      Albemarle (ALB) Q2 Earnings Top Estimates, Sales Fall Short

                      Strong results from the Lithium and Advanced Materials unit helped Albemarle (ALB) top earnings expectations in Q2.

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                        Albemarle (ALB) Q2 Earnings Preview: What's in the Cards?

                        Strength in lithium and bromine businesses is expected to support Albemarle's (ALB) Q2 results.

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                          Domtar Corp (UFS) Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates, Stock Up 2.2%

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                                Albemarle Touches New 52-Week High on Solid Prospects

                                Shares of chemicals maker Albemarle (ALB) scaled a fresh 52-week high of $117.13 on July 12.

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                                  Dow Chemical to Sell Certain Corn Seed Assets for $1.1B

                                  Dow Chemical (DOW) has reached an agreement to divest a part of its corn seed business in Brazil to CITIC Agri Fund for $1.1 billion.

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                                      PolyOne Buys Mesa, Expands Color & Additives Offerings

                                      PolyOne (POL) has purchased Mesa, a North American producer of color and additive materials and services.

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                                        6 Reasons that Make Albemarle (ALB) a Solid Choice Now

                                        Strong fundamentals and compelling growth prospects make Albemarle an attractive choice for investment.

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                                          Eastman Chemical vs Albemarle: Which Stock Is a Better Pick?

                                          Which Zacks Rank #2 stock is better placed in terms of fundamentals - Eastman Chemical (EMN) or Albemarle (ALB)?

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                                              Albemarle (ALB) Up 4.3% Since Earnings Report: Can It Continue?

                                              Albemarle (ALB) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock? We take a look at earnings estimates for some clues.

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                                                Albemarle Hits New 52-Week High: What's Driving the Stock?

                                                Shares of premier specialty chemical company, Albemarle (ALB), scaled a new 52-week high of $114.29 yesterday, before pulling back to close the day at $113.60.

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                                                  Is Albemarle (ALB) Stock a Solid Choice Right Now?

                                                  Albemarle (ALB) is seeing solid earnings estimate revision activity, and is a great company from a Zacks Industry Rank perspective.