After Hours
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.
Stocks Info
The company is listed on the NYSE and operates within the Specialty Chemicals industry segment. The current market capitalization of Albemarle Corp is $8.54B. A total of 2.58 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.46M 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 dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. ALB’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2.05% when it declared a $0.4050 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/14/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/13/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 1.65%. The ALB stock dividend was $0.4050 per share in cash.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, ALB has a high of $137.50 and a low of $67.23.
As of this writing, ALB has an earnings estimate of -$0.58 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 16.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.14 per share and a lower estimate of -$1.27.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. 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 $65.72, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $5.81B.
Analysts Opinion
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. 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 3.58.
