In the last trading session, 2.45 million shares of the Albemarle Corp (NYSE:ALB) were traded, and its beta was 1.67. Most recently the company’s share price was $57.49, and it changed around -$0.45 or -0.78% from the last close, which brings the market valuation of the company to $6.76B. ALB currently trades at a discount to its 52-week high of $137.50, offering almost -139.17% off that amount. The share price’s 52-week low was $49.43, which indicates that the current value has risen by an impressive 14.02% since then.
Albemarle Corp stock received a consensus recommendation rating of Hold, based on a mean score of 2.48. If we narrow it down even further, the data shows that 1 out of 28 analysts rate the stock as a Sell; another 3 rate it as Overweight. Among the rest, 17 recommended ALB as a Hold, whereas 6 deemed it a Buy, and 1 rated it as Underweight.
Albemarle Corp (NYSE:ALB) trade information
Instantly ALB has showed a red trend with a performance of -0.78% at the end of last trading. The performance over the last five days has remained in the red territory. The rise to weekly highs of 63.46 on recent trading dayincreased the stock’s daily price by 9.41%. The company’s shares are currently down -33.21% year-to-date, but still down -3.31% over the last five days. On the other hand, Albemarle Corp (NYSE:ALB) is -1.74% down in the 30-day period.
The consensus price target as assigned by Wall Street analysts is $93.5, which translates to bulls needing to increase their stock price by 38.51% from its current value. Analyst projections state that ALB is forecast to be at a low of $68 and a high of $127.
ALB Dividends
Albemarle Corp’s next quarterly earnings report is expected to be released in June. The annual dividend yield of the stock is 2.81 percent and its annual dividend per share was 1.61. It is important to note, however, that the 2.81% dividend yield ratio should be regarded as a guide only, as many other factors should be taken into consideration before making any investment decision.
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