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Albemarle Corporation (ALB) stock analysis

$94.47−1.36%Data as of Oct 21, 2026
  • ALB lost 19.1% over the past month versus 0.0% for the S&P 500, ranking 487th of 497 S&P 500 stocks.
  • Over 12 months it returned −1.2%, 17.0 points behind the S&P 500, and trades 56.2% below its 52-week high.
  • In the last 30 days 1 analyst raised earnings estimates and 3 cut; forward EPS moved −4.4% (−13.7% over 90 days).
  • It sits in the Metals & mineral extraction segment of the Chemicals & Basic Materials, where the 1-month median return is −12.5%.
  • The daily chart reads Intermediate downtrend · Support breakdown (since Oct 13, 2026).
Market cap$11.1B
12-month return−1.2%
Forward P/E8.4×
Mean target vs price+65.5%

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Performance vs the market

Total price return against the S&P 500 (SPY) and the median of US stocks in the same sector.

ALB−19.1%
Sector median−11.6%
S&P 5000.0%
ALB−19.2%
Sector median−3.0%
S&P 500+4.7%
ALB−51.4%
Sector median−15.8%
S&P 500+8.7%
ALB−1.2%
Sector median+2.6%
S&P 500+15.8%
1-month rank in the S&P 500487 / 497
3-month rank in its sector · Basic Materials191 / 246

Chart structure

Read by our daily-bar structure engine from swing highs, swing lows and moving averages.

Intermediate downtrend · Support breakdownConfirmed

Holding since Oct 13, 2026

  • Close below EMA20 below EMA50
  • EMA50 fell over the last ten sessions
  • Confirmed swing highs and lows are falling
This pattern on this stock

27 occurrences in 10 years. The median move over the next 20 sessions was −3.2%, positive 33% of the time, against +0.8% for any day in the same period.

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Analyst earnings revisions

Changes to the consensus forward-EPS estimate. Rising estimates mean analysts see more profit ahead.

Forward EPS$10.80
30-day change−4.4%
90-day change−13.7%
Mean target$156.35 +65.5%
Raised (30d) 1Cut (30d) 3

21 analysts cover the stock

Fundamental shape vs peers

Six dimensions on fixed scales. The filled shape is the company; the outline is the peer average.

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Ahead of peersValuation

Behind peersMomentum, Revisions

PeersLIN · SHW · ECL · APD

Where it sits in the supply chain

Chemicals & Basic Materials · Resources & feedstocks

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Its segment
Metals & mineral extraction−12.5%
NEM−7.9%1 monthFCX−7.3%1 monthALB−19.1%1 monthAEM−8.0%1 monthAU−12.5%1 monthB−7.1%1 monthFNV−8.9%1 monthLAC−28.7%1 monthSGML−23.1%1 monthSQM−16.7%1 monthWPM−14.1%1 month

Gold, copper and lithium serve different markets and price cycles.

Sells into
Industry, consumer & investment demand−8.4%
CAT−8.4%1 monthGM−8.8%1 monthPG+5.8%1 month

Figures are each company's 1-month return; the segment shows its median · Doubler daily batch · company chain maps

Risk profile

Max drawdown, 12M−56.2%
Volatility, 60D41.7%
From 52-week high−56.2%
From 52-week low+7.4%
Trailing P/E349.9×
Forward P/E8.4×

Themes

  • Specialty Chemicals3M rank 56 / 73
NEMNewmontFCXFreeport-McMoRanCATCaterpillarGMGeneral MotorsPGProcter & GambleLINLindeSHWSherwin-WilliamsECLEcolab

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