After Hours
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
This NYSE-listed company operates within the Specialty Chemicals industry segment, falling under the Basic Materials sector. The current market capitalization of Albemarle Corp is $10.89B. A total of 1.89 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.08M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Masters J Kent sold 2,525 shares of ALB for 101.12 per share on Dec 05 ’24. After the transaction, the Chairman & CEO now owns 73,747 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 05 ’24, Jerry Kent Masters Jr. bought 2,525 shares at 102.61 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Johnson Netha N. disposed of 1,060 shares on Nov 19 ’24 at a per-share price of $106.04. This resulted in the Chief Operations Officer holding 30,360 shares of ALB after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Johnson Netha N. bought 1,060 shares at $106.04 per share on Nov 19 ’24.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. ALB’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1.65% when it declared a $0.4050 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/13/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/13/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 1.66%. The ALB stock dividend was $0.4050 per share in cash.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, ALB has a high of $143.19 and a low of $71.97.
As of this writing, ALB has an earnings estimate of -$0.38 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 19.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.85 per share and a lower estimate of -$0.89.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its 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 $68.11, 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.
