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As a NYSE listed company, ALB falls under the Basic Materials sector while operating within the Specialty Chemicals industry segment. The current market capitalization of Albemarle Corp is $12.26B. A total of 2.34 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.80M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Mummert Mark Richard sold 843 shares of ALB for 135.53 per share on May 14 ’24. After the transaction, the SVP, Capital Projects now owns 6,802 company shares. In a previous transaction on May 13 ’24, Barichivich John Clarence III sold 1,475 shares at 132.17 per share. ALB shares that VP, Controller & CAO owns now total 4,743.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Coleman Kristin M. acquired of 1,373 shares on Nov 07 ’23 at a per-share price of $121.86. This resulted in the EVP, General Counsel holding 2,746 shares of ALB after the transaction.
Dividend
Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. ALB’s most recent ex-dividend date was 12/13/2024 when it declared a $0.4050 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 1/2/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 10/1/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 9/13/2024. The ALB stock dividend was $0.4050 per share in cash.
In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, ALB has a high of $153.54 and a low of $71.97.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. ALB’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $439.27M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $2.52B in debt and $1.87B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $76.47, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $5.81B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for ALB is Buy with a score of 3.63.
