Albemarle Corporation (NYSE:ALB) will release earnings for its first quarter after the closing bell on Wednesday, May 6.

Analysts expect the Charlotte, North Carolina-based company to report quarterly earnings of $1.31 per share, versus a loss of 18 cents per share in the year-ago period. The consensus estimate for Albemarle's quarterly revenue is $1.32 billion (it reported $1.08 billion last year), according to Benzinga Pro.

On Tuesday, Albemarle announced that it declared a quarterly common stock dividend of 40.5 cents per share.

Albemarle shares rose 2.2% to close at $194.82 on Tuesday.

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Let's have a look at how Benzinga's most-accurate analysts have rated the company in the recent period.

• RBC Capital analyst Arun Viswanathan maintained an Outperform rating and raised the price target from $216 to $245 on April 24, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 55%.
• Truist Securities analyst Peter Osterland maintained a Buy rating and raised the price target from $210 to $245 on April 22, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 75%.
• Citigroup analyst Patrick Cunningham maintained a Neutral rating and increased the price target from $190 to $210 on April 21, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 65%.
• B of A Securities analyst Rock Hoffman maintained a Buy rating and boosted the price target from $190 to $225 on April 21, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 70%.
• Baird analyst Ben Kallo downgraded the stock from Outperform to Neutral with a price target of $210 on April 17, 2026. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 80%.

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