Albemarle (ALB) Competitors $84.20 +5.41 (+6.87%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$84.38 +0.18 (+0.21%) As of 07:50 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ALB vs. TSLA, ASIX, CBT, CC, CE, CMC, FMC, HUN, KOP, and NTRShould you be buying Albemarle stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Albemarle include Tesla (TSLA), AdvanSix (ASIX), Cabot (CBT), Chemours (CC), Celanese (CE), Commercial Metals (CMC), FMC (FMC), Huntsman (HUN), Koppers (KOP), and Nutrien (NTR). Albemarle vs. Its Competitors Tesla AdvanSix Cabot Chemours Celanese Commercial Metals FMC Huntsman Koppers Nutrien Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) and Albemarle (NYSE:ALB) are related companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations. Do analysts recommend TSLA or ALB? Tesla presently has a consensus target price of $301.26, indicating a potential downside of 1.32%. Albemarle has a consensus target price of $91.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.07%. Given Albemarle's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Albemarle is more favorable than Tesla.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Tesla 9 Sell rating(s) 13 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25Albemarle 3 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.11 Which has higher earnings & valuation, TSLA or ALB? Tesla has higher revenue and earnings than Albemarle. Albemarle is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tesla, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTesla$97.69B10.07$7.13B$1.82167.75Albemarle$5.38B1.84-$1.18B-$11.12-7.57 Does the media favor TSLA or ALB? In the previous week, Tesla had 461 more articles in the media than Albemarle. MarketBeat recorded 470 mentions for Tesla and 9 mentions for Albemarle. Albemarle's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Tesla's score of 0.58 indicating that Albemarle is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Tesla 170 Very Positive mention(s) 103 Positive mention(s) 108 Neutral mention(s) 67 Negative mention(s) 14 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Albemarle 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TSLA or ALB? 66.2% of Tesla shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.9% of Albemarle shares are held by institutional investors. 20.7% of Tesla shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Albemarle shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is TSLA or ALB more profitable? Tesla has a net margin of 6.54% compared to Albemarle's net margin of -22.39%. Tesla's return on equity of 8.11% beat Albemarle's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Tesla6.54% 8.11% 4.85% Albemarle -22.39%-1.92%-0.92% Which has more volatility and risk, TSLA or ALB? Tesla has a beta of 2.39, meaning that its stock price is 139% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Albemarle has a beta of 1.63, meaning that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryTesla beats Albemarle on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Albemarle News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ALB and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ALB and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ALB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAlbemarleCHEM IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$9.27B$12.10B$3.35B$21.15BDividend Yield2.06%3.28%5.14%3.58%P/E Ratio-7.5722.49110.7327.76Price / Sales1.845.8529,967,650,242,430,200.0058.69Price / Cash20.587.7623.9523.00Price / Book1.241.706.094.67Net Income-$1.18B$507.43M$147.58M$993.85M7 Day Performance11.14%0.54%2.28%1.16%1 Month Performance39.92%6.01%7.86%4.99%1 Year Performance-7.42%-2.59%30.02%12.54% Albemarle Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ALBAlbemarle3.3821 of 5 stars$84.20+6.9%$91.00+8.1%-13.8%$9.27B$5.38B-7.578,300Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementGap UpTSLATesla4.6956 of 5 stars$316.88+1.1%$300.19-5.3%+35.0%$1.02T$97.69B174.07125,665Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap DownASIXAdvanSix4.0492 of 5 stars$23.09-0.2%$33.50+45.1%-16.1%$619.02M$1.52B7.401,450Positive NewsCBTCabot4.3167 of 5 stars$77.93-0.7%$92.67+18.9%-19.6%$4.18B$3.99B10.084,200CCChemours4.0174 of 5 stars$13.47-2.5%$17.33+28.7%-39.5%$2.02B$5.78B67.456,000Upcoming EarningsCECelanese4.2174 of 5 stars$59.34-2.8%$65.72+10.8%-56.9%$6.49B$10.06B-3.9012,163Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsGap DownCMCCommercial Metals4.4356 of 5 stars$51.81-0.6%$57.50+11.0%-6.9%$5.80B$7.68B167.0413,178Positive NewsFMCFMC4.2535 of 5 stars$42.11-0.6%$51.15+21.5%-23.6%$5.25B$4.25B16.055,700Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionHUNHuntsman4.0137 of 5 stars$11.37-1.0%$14.28+25.6%-48.6%$1.98B$5.98B-12.506,300Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionGap DownKOPKoppers4.5 of 5 stars$33.69-1.0%$64.00+90.0%-12.6%$673.60M$2.09B29.022,082Positive NewsNTRNutrien3.4011 of 5 stars$60.90-0.2%$62.50+2.6%+22.4%$29.59B$25.97B56.7825,500Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TSLA Competitors ASIX Competitors CBT Competitors CC Competitors CE Competitors CMC Competitors FMC Competitors HUN Competitors KOP Competitors NTR Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:ALB) was last updated on 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Just Fired the IRS Agents Targeting Your SavingsElon Musk just fired 6,700 IRS agents — and exposed a war on your retirement. 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