Large-cap basic materials company Albemarle has moved -9.67% this afternoon, reaching $258.01 per share. In contrast, the average analyst target price for the stock is $311.88.
Albemarle Corporation is a fine chemical manufacturing company based in Charlotte, North Carolina. If you are thinking buying Albemarle should be aware of the facts below:
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Based on its trailing earning per share of 13.19, Albemarle has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 19.56
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ALB has a forward P/E ratio of 9.74.
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The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 0.316 — a number between 0 and 1 signifying that Albemarle is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
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Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 4.313
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The large-cap company is based in the United States. Albemarle currently returns an annual dividend yield of 0.59%.
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Here's an overview of the company's last 5 years of cash flows:
| Date Reported | Cash Flow from Operations (k) | Capital Expenditures (k) | Free Cash Flow (k) | YoY Growth |
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| 2022-12-31 | $1,907,849 | $1,261,646 | $646,203 | 206.04% |
| 2021-12-31 | $344,257 | $953,667 | -$609,410 | -1081.87% |
| 2020-12-31 | $798,914 | $850,477 | -$51,563 | 61.06% |
| 2019-12-31 | $719,374 | $851,796 | -$132,422 | 13.91% |
| 2018-12-31 | $546,165 | $699,991 | -$153,826 | n/a |
