Albemarle Corp.’s market performance has been unstable in recent times. The company’s stock hit a 1-year high of $247.44 on 07/11/23 and a low of $106.69 for the same time frame on 03/05/24.
52-week price history of ALB Stock
A stock’s 52-week high and low prices can reveal much about its current status and future trajectory. Albemarle Corp.’s current trading price is -53.88% away from its 52-week high, while its distance from the 52-week low is 6.95%. The stock’s price range during this period has spanned from $106.69 to $247.44. In the Basic Materials sector, the Albemarle Corp.’s shares surpassed a trading volume of approximately 3.49 million for the day, which was noticeably lower compared to the average daily volume of 9.3.51 million over the past three months.
Market Capitalization and Financial Performance: An In-Depth Look
Albemarle Corp. (ALB) has experienced a quarterly decline of -9.40% in its revenues when compared to the same period in the previous year. Presently, the company has a total market capitalization of 13.41B and boasts a workforce of 9000 employees.
Making Sense of Trading Volume and Moving Average Data
Based on Barchart.com data, the company’s moving average over the 100-day period was 126.34, with a change in price of -16.25. Similarly, Albemarle Corp. recorded 3,319,747 in trading volume during the last 100 days, posting a change of -12.47%.
Examining ALB’s Debt-to-Equity Ratio: What You Need to Know
The debt-to-equity (D/E) ratio is a crucial measure that sheds light on a company’s financial health and market standing. It is determined by dividing a company’s overall liabilities by its shareholders’ equity, showing the extent of a company’s debt usage in financing its assets compared to the shareholders’ equity. At the time of writing, the total D/E ratio for ALB stands at 0.46. Similarly, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio is also 0.39.
ALB Stock Stochastic Average
Today’s raw stochastic average for Albemarle Corp. over the last 50 days is 20.33%.This indicates a increase from the raw stochastic average of the past 20 days, which was 1.11%. Moreover, the company’s Stochastic %K and %D values for the last 20 days were 18.32% and 40.79%, respectively.
ALB Stock Price Performance Analysis
A mixed performance in the stock price over the year has left investors unsure of what to expect, resulting in a range of outlooks from optimistic to pessimistic. Year to date metric has recorded a loss of -21.02%.However, over the last six months, we can see a stronger performance of -30.16%. Over the last 30 days, the price of ALB has leaped by -6.57%. And in the last five days, it has fallen by -11.65%.
