Albemarle (ALB) – Investment Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Albemarle (NYSE: ALB):

• 10/8/2026 – Albemarle was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “sell (d+)” to “hold (c-)”.
• 10/7/2026 – Albemarle had its price target lowered by Argus from $230.00 to $135.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/6/2026 – Albemarle had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by BMO Capital Markets. They now have a $175.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/5/2026 – Albemarle had its price target lowered by UBS Group AG from $175.00 to $150.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/1/2026 – Albemarle had its price target lowered by Mizuho from $140.00 to $130.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 9/18/2026 – Albemarle had its price target lowered by Mizuho from $160.00 to $140.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 9/1/2026 – Albemarle was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c-)” to “sell (d+)”.
• 8/25/2026 – Albemarle had its price target lowered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $160.00 to $140.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 8/18/2026 – Albemarle was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “sell (d+)” to “hold (c-)”.
• 8/15/2026 – Albemarle was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
• 8/10/2026 – Albemarle had its price target lowered by Scotiabank from $200.00 to $190.00. They now have a “sector outperform” rating on the stock.
• 8/10/2026 – Albemarle had its price target lowered by Royal Bank Of Canada from $166.00 to $157.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 8/10/2026 – Albemarle had its “reduce” rating reaffirmed by Morgan Stanley. They now have a $161.00 price target on the stock.

Albemarle Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 11th were issued a $0.41 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 11th. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. This is a boost from Albemarle’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.4050. Albemarle’s payout ratio is presently 607.41%.

Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) is a global specialty chemicals company that develops, manufactures and markets materials used in energy storage, transportation, consumer products and industrial applications. The company is best known for its lithium business, which supplies lithium compounds used in rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles, portable electronics and energy-storage systems.

Albemarle also produces bromine-based specialty chemicals used in areas such as fire safety, water treatment, pharmaceutical manufacturing and other industrial processes.