Albemarle (ALB) Competitors $109.55 +3.10 (+2.91%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends ALB vs. IFF, RPM, CE, BCPC, NEU, FUL, ASH, SXT, IOSP, and KWRShould you be buying Albemarle stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Albemarle include International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), RPM International (RPM), Celanese (CE), Balchem (BCPC), NewMarket (NEU), H.B. Fuller (FUL), Ashland (ASH), Sensient Technologies (SXT), Innospec (IOSP), and Quaker Chemical (KWR). These companies are all part of the "specialty chemicals" industry. Albemarle vs. International Flavors & Fragrances RPM International Celanese Balchem NewMarket H.B. Fuller Ashland Sensient Technologies Innospec Quaker Chemical International Flavors & Fragrances (NYSE:IFF) and Albemarle (NYSE:ALB) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment and valuation. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, IFF or ALB? Albemarle has lower revenue, but higher earnings than International Flavors & Fragrances. International Flavors & Fragrances is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Albemarle, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioInternational Flavors & Fragrances$11.48B1.98-$2.57B-$9.09-9.77Albemarle$9.62B1.34$1.57B-$16.75-6.54 Do analysts rate IFF or ALB? International Flavors & Fragrances currently has a consensus target price of $109.27, suggesting a potential upside of 22.99%. Albemarle has a consensus target price of $114.47, suggesting a potential upside of 4.49%. Given International Flavors & Fragrances' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe International Flavors & Fragrances is more favorable than Albemarle.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score International Flavors & Fragrances 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.69Albemarle 1 Sell rating(s) 15 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.23 Is IFF or ALB more profitable? International Flavors & Fragrances has a net margin of -20.33% compared to Albemarle's net margin of -28.80%. International Flavors & Fragrances' return on equity of 7.16% beat Albemarle's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets International Flavors & Fragrances-20.33% 7.16% 3.44% Albemarle -28.80%1.67%0.84% Which has more risk and volatility, IFF or ALB? International Flavors & Fragrances has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Albemarle has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in IFF or ALB? 96.0% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.9% of Albemarle shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Albemarle shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community favor IFF or ALB? Albemarle received 284 more outperform votes than International Flavors & Fragrances when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.88% of users gave Albemarle an outperform vote while only 60.12% of users gave International Flavors & Fragrances an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformInternational Flavors & FragrancesOutperform Votes49060.12% Underperform Votes32539.88% AlbemarleOutperform Votes77462.88% Underperform Votes45737.12% Is IFF or ALB a better dividend stock? International Flavors & Fragrances pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Albemarle pays an annual dividend of $1.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. International Flavors & Fragrances pays out -17.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Albemarle pays out -9.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Albemarle has raised its dividend for 30 consecutive years. International Flavors & Fragrances is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media refer more to IFF or ALB? In the previous week, International Flavors & Fragrances had 7 more articles in the media than Albemarle. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for International Flavors & Fragrances and 9 mentions for Albemarle. International Flavors & Fragrances' average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Albemarle's score of -0.01 indicating that International Flavors & Fragrances is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment International Flavors & Fragrances 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Albemarle 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryInternational Flavors & Fragrances beats Albemarle on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad WealthPressThis Bull Market Indicator called NVDA at $116Every now and again we find an investment idea so incredible we can’t help but share. And today is one of those rare days… Except, today we won't be giving you insight on any one particular stock… But rather, insight on a revolutionary new stock picking indicator… In fact, within the last year, this indicator has become famous for a multitude of reasons… But one of the biggest was because of the buy signal it issued on October 18th, 2022. 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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 ExcelMetricAlbemarlePlastics materials & resins IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$12.51B$9.36B$2.82B$19.96BDividend Yield1.52%2.44%5.26%3.49%P/E Ratio-6.5422.09110.8436.42Price / Sales1.341.33591,955.6317.94Price / Cash4.1010.1623.4221.28Price / Book1.562.273.324.59Net Income$1.57B$234.47M$149.36M$985.93M7 Day Performance7.29%-3.56%0.66%0.45%1 Month Performance16.74%-10.04%1.43%1.05%1 Year Performance-13.10%10.80%27.39%24.67% Albemarle Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ALBAlbemarle3.1133 of 5 stars$109.55+2.9%$114.47+4.5%-16.0%$12.51B$9.62B-6.549,000IFFInternational Flavors & Fragrances4.3766 of 5 stars$88.84-0.1%$109.27+23.0%+20.3%$22.74B$11.48B-9.7721,500Analyst RevisionPositive NewsRPMRPM International3.8625 of 5 stars$134.46-0.4%$129.70-3.5%+31.8%$17.37B$7.34B28.1917,207Analyst UpgradeCECelanese4.9639 of 5 stars$72.86+0.9%$120.59+65.5%-44.2%$7.89B$10.94B7.3312,410Analyst ForecastBCPCBalchem4.1793 of 5 stars$178.03+0.3%$190.00+6.7%+43.5%$5.77B$922.44M47.861,302Positive NewsNEUNewMarket2.074 of 5 stars$538.36+0.7%N/A+4.2%$5.17B$2.78B11.962,000Positive NewsFULH.B. Fuller4.4328 of 5 stars$74.56+1.2%$97.67+31.0%-1.6%$4.03B$3.51B23.017,200ASHAshland4.9307 of 5 stars$76.23-0.2%$103.29+35.5%-2.7%$3.60B$2.11B22.763,800Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastSXTSensient Technologies4.0829 of 5 stars$76.30-0.2%$85.00+11.4%+31.0%$3.24B$1.46B36.503,956News CoveragePositive NewsIOSPInnospec3.6901 of 5 stars$118.25+1.3%N/A+9.0%$2.91B$1.95B20.642,400Ex-DividendKWRQuaker Chemical3.968 of 5 stars$165.19+1.1%$187.33+13.4%-6.7%$2.91B$1.95B24.224,400Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies IFF Competitors RPM Competitors CE Competitors BCPC Competitors NEU Competitors FUL Competitors ASH Competitors SXT Competitors IOSP Competitors KWR Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:ALB) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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