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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Albemarle Co. stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
$72.84
+0.2%
$83.20
$67.23
$137.50
$8.56B1.72.66 million shs2.20 million shs
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
$56.71
-1.0%
$65.66
$56.08
$102.50
$2.68B0.89444,871 shs590,133 shs
Balchem Co. stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
$167.48
-1.0%
$163.42
$137.69
$186.03
$5.45B0.63140,504 shs152,974 shs
Celanese Co. stock logo
CE
Celanese
$52.90
-3.1%
$64.44
$45.94
$172.16
$5.78B1.233.20 million shs2.16 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Albemarle Co. stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
+0.19%-1.84%-2.97%-29.50%-41.24%
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
-1.16%-4.67%-11.49%-23.50%-40.82%
Balchem Co. stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
-1.02%-3.98%+5.08%-5.51%+7.65%
Celanese Co. stock logo
CE
Celanese
-3.11%-2.80%-21.03%-23.20%-66.21%
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CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Albemarle Co. stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
3.9066 of 5 stars
4.11.02.50.62.41.70.6
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
4.5489 of 5 stars
3.33.03.30.61.13.32.5
Balchem Co. stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
4.6378 of 5 stars
2.35.03.32.34.31.71.9
Celanese Co. stock logo
CE
Celanese
4.0728 of 5 stars
4.02.00.80.03.71.71.3
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Albemarle Co. stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
2.19
Hold$107.0546.97% Upside
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
2.57
Moderate Buy$93.5064.89% Upside
Balchem Co. stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
2.50
Moderate Buy$190.0013.45% Upside
Celanese Co. stock logo
CE
Celanese
2.07
Hold$72.3136.70% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest ASH, ALB, CE, and BCPC Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
3/7/2025
Albemarle Co. stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
Mizuho
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Lower Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$90.00 ➝ $85.00
3/6/2025
Celanese Co. stock logo
CE
Celanese
Vertical Research
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UpgradeSell ➝ Hold$66.00
3/5/2025
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
Seaport Res Ptn
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DowngradeStrong-Buy ➝ Hold
2/25/2025
Balchem Co. stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
Sidoti
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UpgradeHold
2/25/2025
Celanese Co. stock logo
CE
Celanese
Piper Sandler
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Lower Price TargetUnderweight ➝ Underweight$77.00 ➝ $50.00
2/24/2025
Balchem Co. stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
HC Wainwright
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Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy$190.00 ➝ $190.00
2/24/2025
Celanese Co. stock logo
CE
Celanese
Bank of America
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Lower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$88.00 ➝ $72.00
2/24/2025
Celanese Co. stock logo
CE
Celanese
Barclays
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Lower Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$75.00 ➝ $59.00
2/20/2025
Albemarle Co. stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
Piper Sandler
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Lower Price TargetUnderweight ➝ Underweight$90.00 ➝ $85.00
2/20/2025
Celanese Co. stock logo
CE
Celanese
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft
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Lower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$85.00 ➝ $70.00
2/20/2025
Celanese Co. stock logo
CE
Celanese
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Lower Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$92.00 ➝ $54.00
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CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Albemarle Co. stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
$5.38B1.59$3.43 per share21.21$67.76 per share1.07
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
$2.05B1.31$9.00 per share6.30$58.73 per share0.97
Balchem Co. stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
$953.68M5.71$5.55 per share30.17$35.37 per share4.74
Celanese Co. stock logo
CE
Celanese
$10.28B0.56$9.89 per share5.35$51.31 per share1.03
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Albemarle Co. stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
-$1.18B-$11.20N/A38.14N/A-21.93%-1.72%-0.84%4/29/2025 (Estimated)
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
$169M-$0.66N/A10.721.14-1.12%7.41%3.80%4/29/2025 (Estimated)
Balchem Co. stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
$128.48M$3.9342.6232.524.4113.47%11.37%8.11%5/2/2025 (Estimated)
Celanese Co. stock logo
CE
Celanese
$1.96B-$13.93N/A5.241.05-14.81%12.86%3.64%5/6/2025 (Estimated)

Latest ASH, ALB, CE, and BCPC Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
2/21/2025Q4 2024
Balchem Co. stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
$1.11$1.03-$0.08$1.03$239.96 million$240.00 million
2/18/2025Q4 2024
Celanese Co. stock logo
CE
Celanese
$1.25$1.45+$0.20-$17.50$2.36 billion$2.37 billion
2/12/2025Q4 2024
Albemarle Co. stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
-$0.60-$1.09-$0.49$0.29$1.34 billionN/A
1/28/2025Q1 25
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
$0.79$0.28-$0.51-$3.50$429.04 millionN/A
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Albemarle Co. stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
$1.622.22%+1.06%N/A 30 Years
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
$1.622.86%+10.84%N/A 15 Years
Balchem Co. stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
$0.870.52%+10.78%22.14%16 Years
Celanese Co. stock logo
CE
Celanese
$0.120.23%+0.97%N/A N/A

Latest ASH, ALB, CE, and BCPC Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
2/27/2025
Albemarle Co. stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
quarterly$0.40502.05%3/14/20253/14/20254/1/2025
1/20/2025
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
quarterly$0.40502.2%2/28/20253/1/20253/15/2025
2/12/2025
Celanese Co. stock logo
CE
Celanese
quarterly$0.030.18%2/25/20252/25/20253/11/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Albemarle Co. stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
0.39
1.95
1.19
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
0.51
2.52
1.27
Balchem Co. stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
0.19
1.99
1.16
Celanese Co. stock logo
CE
Celanese
1.98
1.34
0.76

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Albemarle Co. stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
92.87%
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
93.95%
Balchem Co. stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
87.91%
Celanese Co. stock logo
CE
Celanese
98.87%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Albemarle Co. stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
0.38%
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
1.02%
Balchem Co. stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
1.25%
Celanese Co. stock logo
CE
Celanese
0.40%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Albemarle Co. stock logo
ALB
Albemarle
8,300117.57 million117.13 millionOptionable
Ashland Inc. stock logo
ASH
Ashland
3,20047.18 million46.70 millionOptionable
Balchem Co. stock logo
BCPC
Balchem
1,30232.53 million32.10 millionOptionable
Celanese Co. stock logo
CE
Celanese
12,410109.33 million108.95 millionOptionable

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Albemarle stock logo

Albemarle NYSE:ALB

$72.84 +0.17 (+0.23%)
Closing price 03/12/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$73.40 +0.57 (+0.78%)
As of 03/12/2025 07:39 PM Eastern
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Albemarle Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets engineered specialty chemicals worldwide. It operates through three segments: Energy Storage, Specialties and Ketjen. The Energy Storage segment offers lithium compounds, including lithium carbonate, lithium hydroxide, and lithium chloride; technical services for the handling and use of reactive lithium products; and lithium-containing by-products recycling services. The Specialties segment provides bromine-based specialty chemicals, including elemental bromine, alkyl and inorganic bromides, brominated powdered activated carbon, and other bromine fine chemicals; lithium specialties, such as butyllithium and lithium aluminum hydride; develops and manufactures cesium products for the chemical and pharmaceutical industries; and zirconium, barium, and titanium products for pyrotechnical applications that include airbag initiators. The Ketjen segment offers clean fuels technologies (CFT), which is composed of hydroprocessing catalysts (HPC) together with isomerization and akylation catalysts; fluidized catalytic cracking (FCC) catalysts and additives; and performance catalyst solutions (PCS), which is composed of organometallics and curatives. The company serves the energy storage, petroleum refining, consumer electronics, construction, automotive, lubricants, pharmaceuticals, and crop protection markets. Albemarle Corporation was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Ashland stock logo

Ashland NYSE:ASH

$56.70 -0.57 (-0.99%)
Closing price 03/12/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$56.25 -0.45 (-0.80%)
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Ashland Inc. provides additives and specialty ingredients in the North and Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and internationally. It operates through Life Sciences, Personal Care, Specialty Additives, and Intermediates segments. The Life Sciences segment offers pharmaceutical solutions, including controlled release polymers, disintegrants, tablet coatings, thickeners, solubilizers, and tablet binders; nutrition solutions, such as thickeners, stabilizers, emulsifiers, and additives; and nutraceutical solutions comprising products for weight management, joint comfort, stomach and intestinal health, sports nutrition, and general wellness, as well as custom formulation, toll processing, and particle engineering solutions. Its Personal Care segment provides a range of nature-based, biodegradable, and performance ingredients; solutions for toothpastes, mouth washes and rinses, denture cleaning, and care for teeth; and household supplies nature-derived rheology ingredients, biodegradable surface wetting agents, performance encapsulates, and specialty polymers. The Specialty Additives segment offers rheology modifiers, foam control agents, surfactants and wetting agents, pH neutralizers, advanced ceramics used in catalytic converters, environmental filters, ingredients for the manufacturing of ceramic capacitors, plasma display panels and solar cells, ingredients for textile printing, thermoplastic metals, and alloys for welding. Its Intermediates segment produces 1,4 butanediol and related derivatives, including n-methylpyrrolidone. It offers its products to customers in a range of consumer and industrial markets, such as architectural coatings, construction, energy, food and beverage, nutraceuticals, personal care, and pharmaceutical. The company was formerly known as Ashland Global Holdings Inc. and changed its name to Ashland Inc. in August 2022. Ashland Inc. was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware.

Balchem stock logo

Balchem NASDAQ:BCPC

$167.48 -1.72 (-1.02%)
Closing price 03/12/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$167.52 +0.03 (+0.02%)
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Balchem Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets specialty performance ingredients and products for the nutritional, food, pharmaceutical, animal health, medical device sterilization, plant nutrition, and industrial markets worldwide. It operates through three segments: Human Nutrition and Health, Animal Nutrition and Health, and Specialty Products. The Human Nutrition & Health segment supplies ingredients in the food and beverage industry. Its products include spray dried and emulsified powders, extrusion and agglomeration, blended lipid systems, liquid flavor delivery systems, juice and dairy bases, chocolate systems, and cereal systems, as well as ice cream bases and variegates. This segment also offers specialty vitamin K2; microencapsulation solutions for various applications; and human grade choline nutrients and mineral amino acid chelated products for nutrition and health applications. The Animal Nutrition & Health segment provides microencapsulated products to enhance health and milk production, and delivering nutrient supplements in ruminant animals; chelation technology, which offers enhanced nutrient absorption for various species of production and companion animals; methylsulfonylmethane; and choline chloride, a nutrient for monogastric animal health. The Specialty Products segment distributes ethylene oxide and ammonia primarily for use in the health care industry; and single use canisters for sterilizing re-usable devices. This segment also markets and sells propylene oxide, a fumigant to aid in the control of insects and microbiological spoilage, as well as to reduce bacterial and mold contamination in shell and processed nut meats, processed spices, cacao beans, cocoa powder, raisins, figs, and prunes; and chelated minerals for high value crops. It sells its products through sales force, independent distributors, and sales agents. The company was incorporated in 1967 and is headquartered in Montvale, New Jersey.

Celanese stock logo

Celanese NYSE:CE

$52.90 -1.71 (-3.14%)
Closing price 03/12/2025 03:58 PM Eastern
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$54.38 +1.48 (+2.79%)
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Celanese Corporation, a chemical and specialty materials company, manufactures and sells high performance engineered polymers in the United States and internationally. It operates through Engineered Materials and Acetyl Chain. The Engineered Materials segment develops, produces, and supplies specialty polymers for automotive and medical applications, as well as for use in industrial products and consumer electronics. The Acetyl Chain segment produces and supplies acetyl products, including acetic acid, vinyl acetate monomers, acetic anhydride, and acetate esters that are used as starting materials for colorants, paints, adhesives, coatings, and pharmaceuticals; and organic solvents and intermediates for pharmaceutical, agricultural, and chemical products. It also offers vinyl acetate-based emulsions for use in paints and coatings, adhesives, construction, glass fiber, textiles, and paper applications; and ethylene vinyl acetate resins and compounds, as well as low-density polyethylene for use in flexible packaging films, lamination film products, hot melt adhesives, automotive parts, and carpeting applications. In addition, it provides redispersible powders (RDP) for use in construction applications, including flooring, plasters, insulation, tiling, and waterproofing. Celanese Corporation was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.