Can Albemarle Corp.’s (ALB) drop of -11.77% in a week be considered a lucky break?

On Monday, Albemarle Corp. (NYSE: ALB) opened lower -2.78% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $103.51. Price fluctuations for ALB have ranged from $103.32 to $247.44 over the past 52 weeks.

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It was noted that within the last five years, the titan of the Basic Materials sector saw sales topped by 30.25%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted -85.50% at the time writing. With a float of $117.02 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $117.36 million.

The extent of productivity of a business whose workforce counts for 9000 workers is very important to gauge.

Albemarle Corp. (ALB) Insider and Institutional Ownership

A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Specialty Chemicals industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Albemarle Corp. is 0.43%, while institutional ownership is 95.40%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on May 14 ’24, was worth 114,250. In this transaction SVP, Capital Projects of this company sold 843 shares at a rate of $135.53, taking the stock ownership to the 6,802 shares. Before that another transaction happened on May 13 ’24, when Company’s VP, Controller & CAO sold 1,475 for $132.17, making the entire transaction worth $194,951. This insider now owns 4,743 shares in total.

Albemarle Corp. (ALB) Latest Financial update

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -85.50% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 15.02% during the next five years compared to 16.09% growth over the previous five years of trading.

Albemarle Corp. (NYSE: ALB) Trading Performance Indicators

Check out the current performance indicators for Albemarle Corp. (ALB). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 1.91. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 1.41.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 2.75, a number that is poised to hit 0.62 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 7.10 in one year’s time.

Technical Analysis of Albemarle Corp. (ALB)

The latest stats from [Albemarle Corp., ALB] show that its last 5-days average volume of 3.43 million was superior to 3.0 million than last year’s volume. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 4.08%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 4.68.

During the past 100 days, Albemarle Corp.’s (ALB) raw stochastic average was set at 3.80%, which indicates a significant decrease from 6.13% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 21.65% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 60.97% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $121.85, while its 200-day Moving Average is $133.39. Now, the first resistance to watch is $103.55. This is followed by the second major resistance level at $106.46. The third major resistance level sits at $108.76. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $98.33, it is likely to go to the next support level at $96.03. The third support level lies at $93.12 if the price breaches the second support level.

Albemarle Corp. (NYSE: ALB) Key Stats

There are currently 117,527K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 11.83 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 9,617 M according to its annual income of 1,573 M. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 1,361 M and its income totaled 2,450 K.