A stock’s 52-week high and low prices can offer a wealth of information about its current standing and prospective future performance. Albemarle Corp’s current trading price is -49.91% away from its 52-week high, while its distance from the 52-week low is 15.43%. The stock’s price range for this time frame has been between $49.43 and $113.91. The trading volume of the company’s shares in the Basic Materials reached around 1.6 million for the day, which was evidently lower than the average daily volume of 3.46 million over the last three months.
Albemarle Corp’s stock has seen a rocky market performance.
How Financial Performance Impacts Market Capitalization
Albemarle Corp (ALB) has experienced a quarterly decline of -25.93% in its revenues when compared to the same period in the previous year. Presently, the company has a total market capitalization of 6.71B and boasts a workforce of 8300 employees.
The Role of Moving Averages and Trading Volume in Technical Analysis
How ALB’s Debt-to-Equity Ratio Affects Financial Health
A company’s financial condition and market reputation can be evaluated using the debt-to-equity (D/E) ratio. This ratio, calculated by dividing a company’s total liabilities by its shareholders’ equity, indicates the proportion of debt a company employs to back its assets in relation to its shareholders’ equity. At the time of writing, the total D/E ratio for ALB stands at 0.37. Similarly, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio is also 0.32.
ALB Stock Price Performance Analysis
A mixed performance in the stock price over the year has left investors with either an optimistic or pessimistic outlook, depending on their point of view. Year to date metric has recorded a loss of -33.72%.However, over the last six months, we can see a stronger performance of -42.68%. Over the last 30 days, the price of ALB has leaped by -3.82%. And in the last five days, it has fallen by -8.68%.
