Summary: Albemarle Corporation

  • 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.

Ratings Chart: Albemarle Corporation

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ESG chart: Albemarle Corporation

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11.78B
71.88B
49.02B
47.81B
30.1B
18.6B
18.41B
14.87B
14.14B
12.12B
Average 28.87B
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Financials

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