Research Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates for Albemarle (ALB)

Albemarle (NYSE: ALB) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 10/23/2026 – Albemarle was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c-)” to “sell (d+)”.
• 10/22/2026 – Albemarle had its price target lowered by Citigroup from $175.00 to $125.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/20/2026 – Albemarle had its price target lowered by Truist Financial from $225.00 to $185.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/15/2026 – Albemarle had its price target lowered by Royal Bank Of Canada from $157.00 to $129.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/14/2026 – Albemarle was upgraded by Mizuho from “neutral” to “outperform”. They now have a $130.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/12/2026 – Albemarle is now covered by Barclays. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $109.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/12/2026 – Albemarle was upgraded by Barclays to “hold”.
• 10/10/2026 – Albemarle was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 10/9/2026 – Albemarle was downgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong sell”.
• 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 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+)”.

Albemarle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, January 4th. Investors of record on Friday, December 18th will be issued a dividend of $0.41 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 18th. This represents a $1.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.8%. Albemarle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 607.41%.

Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) is a global specialty chemicals company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company develops, manufactures, and markets engineered chemicals used in energy storage, transportation, refining, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, consumer products, and other industrial applications.

Albemarle is one of the world’s major producers of lithium and supplies lithium compounds, including lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide, for use in rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles, portable electronics, and grid energy-storage systems.