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93.27USD
-3.69 (-3.81%)
We have scored 72 news catalysts on Albemarle Corporation (ALB) over the past 12 months. The biggest single-day move next to one of them came Jun 7, 2026, when ALB closed −6.2%: “Lithium ETF LIT Returned 125% to Investors Who Bought at Last Year's Low”. Coverage across the window leans positive (average ticker sentiment +0.48). Most of the impact sits in revenue cyclicality and price momentum.
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Market cap
11B
P/E
—
EPS
—
Beta
1.36
52W range
88.01-221
Day range
93.10–94.99
Open
94.96
Prev close
96.96
Volume
2.5M
Avg volume
2.4M
Dividend
1.63
IPO
1994-02-22
Analysts publish price targets on ALB, and they disagree. Where the share price actually sits among them shows which of their arguments the market is buying — and which it is ignoring.
8 analyst price targets from $161 to $257
as of 2026-09-11
The market is 40% below the median target — more cautious than the analysts.
The reconstruction
Daily OHLCV with SMA overlays and session pivots. Draw your levels and trendlines on it, or ask the AI analyst what the price is reacting to.
Suppliers, customers, partners and competitors, derived from what the news actually says about Albemarle Corporation — not a sector bucket. Click an edge to see the articles that established the link.
Suppliers, customers, partners and competitors of Albemarle Corporation, taken from what the news actually said about them rather than from a sector bucket. The count is how many articles established each link.
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Albemarle Corporation stands as a global innovator, producing and distributing a diverse portfolio of engineered specialty chemicals. Its business operations are divided into three principal segments: Lithium, Bromine, and Catalysts. The Lithium division supplies a variety of lithium compounds, including lithium carbonate, hydroxide, and chloride, alongside critical reagents like butyllithium. These materials are vital for manufacturing lithium-ion batteries found in electric vehicles and consumer electronics, as well as for high-performance greases, thermoplastic elastomers used in tires and plastics, and as catalysts for chemical reactions, organic synthesis in areas like steroid chemistry, vitamins, and the pharmaceutical industry. This segment also delivers cesium products for chemical and pharmaceutical applications, zirconium, barium, and titanium for pyrotechnic devices such as airbag initiators, offers expert technical services for the safe handling of reactive lithium products, and provides recycling solutions for lithium-containing by-products. The Bromine segment focuses on bromine and bromine-based fire safety compounds. It produces an array of specialty chemicals, including elemental bromine, various bromides, and brominated powdered activated carbon, which are utilized in chemical synthesis, fluids for oil and gas drilling, mercury emission control, water purification, and food processing. Additionally, it provides tertiary amines, which serve as key ingredients in surfactants, biocides, and sanitizers. Finally, the Catalysts segment offers a range of catalytic agents, including those for hydroprocessing, isomerization, and alkylation, alongside fluidized catalytic cracking (FCC) catalysts and additives, as well as organometallics and curatives. Albemarle's products are integral to numerous industries, including energy storage, petroleum refining, consumer electronics, construction, automotive, lubricants, pharmaceuticals, and crop protection. Established in 1887, the company's headquarters are located in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The price at $93.27 sits 40% below the median analyst target of $202 and at the absolute floor of the published spread, meaning the market completely rejects the bullish consensus and prices in a prolonged lithium downturn rather than the recovery the models assume.
What the disagreement turns on
Does the Energy Storage segment's volume growth actually accelerate fast enough to offset flat EV demand and potential Chinese supply returning, and the wired data can only measure the revenue outcome, not the pricing power behind it.
The price pays for
It declines to pay for
Written by a language model from the published models, the reported segments and a reverse-DCF — not a recommendation, and not a house view.
Claim by claim
Computed at $122 on 2026-09-11 — the quote has since moved -24%, so read this as a record of what was priced in then, not now.
