On the basis of various fundamental qualitative criteria, the company appears to be particularly poorly ranked from a medium and long-term investment perspective.
From a short-term investment perspective, the company presents a deteriorated fundamental situation
Highlights: Albemarle Corporation
The company's EBITDA/Sales ratio is relatively high and results in high margins before depreciation, amortization and taxes.
The group's high margin levels account for strong profits.
Weaknesses: Albemarle Corporation
According to Standard & Poor's' forecast, revenue growth prospects are expected to be very low for the next fiscal years.
The potential for earnings per share (EPS) growth in the coming years appears limited according to current analyst estimates.
The company is in debt and has limited leeway for investment
The company is not the most generous with respect to shareholders' compensation.
For the last twelve months, the trend in sales revisions has been clearly going down, which emphasizes downgraded expectations from the analysts.
The sales outlook for the group was lowered in the last twelve months. This change in forecast points out a decline in activity as well as pessimistic analyses of the company.
For the past year, analysts have significantly revised downwards their profit estimates.
For the last twelve months, the analysts covering the company have given a bearish overview of EPS estimates, resulting in frequent downward revisions.
The average price target of analysts who are interested in the stock has been significantly revised downwards over the last four months.
The average consensus view of analysts covering the stock has deteriorated over the past four months.
Over the past twelve months, analysts' consensus has been significantly revised downwards.
Sales estimates for the next fiscal years vary from one analyst to another. This clearly highlights a lack of visibility into the company's future activity.
The price targets of various analysts who make up the consensus differ significantly. This reflects different assessments and/or a difficulty in valuing the company.