What Are the Fundamentals Of ALB?

By Kim Brooks • Thursday, October 05 15:20 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Industrials company Albemarle has moved -2.7% so far today on a volume of 1,303,531, compared to its average of 1,813,181. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved -0.0%.

Albemarle trades -41.06% away from its average analyst target price of $261.5 per share. The 23 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $155.0 to $344.0, and on average have given Albemarle a rating of buy.

If you are considering an investment in ALB, you'll want to know the following:

Albemarle's current price is -18.5% below its Graham number of $189.04, which implies the stock has a margin of safety
Albemarle has moved -45.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 15.0%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 33.26, Albemarle has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 4.6 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
ALB has a forward P/E ratio of 6.6 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $23.34 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 0.48 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Albemarle is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 1.84 compared to its sector average of 3.78
Albemarle Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets engineered specialty chemicals worldwide.
Based in Charlotte, the company has 7,400 full time employees and a market cap of $18.09 Billion. Albemarle currently returns an annual dividend yield of 1.0%.

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