Albemarle Stock News

CHARLOTTE, N.C. , July 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Albemarle Corp. (NYSE: ALB) announced today that it declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.405 per share.

Albemarle is my top lithium sector pick, offering industry leadership, global scale, and a strong balance sheet at the bottom of the lithium price cycle. Lithium prices may have just bottomed after a 90% plunge since late 2022, with recent supply cuts and global EV buying trends setting up a potential multi-year rebound. Technical momentum/accumulation trends in many lithium miners, including A...

Upcoming second-quarter earnings season is likely to be mostly positive for a majority of S&P 500 stocks. But it's going to be a rough period for some.

Wall Street analysts can often be among the more conservative handicappers of where revenue and earnings growth can come in over time.

U.S. equities were lower at midday after President Donald Trump made more tariff announcements. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq all declined.

Tom Yeung here with your Sunday Digest .  The Statue of Liberty, pictured above, is instantly recognizable.

Dividend Aristocrats have underperformed the S&P 500 in 2025, with NOBL up 1.77% versus SPY's 5.55% year-to-date gain. Dividend growth remains healthy, with 44 out of 69 Aristocrats already raising payouts in 2025 and an average growth rate of 4.86%. I identified 21 Aristocrats as both potentially undervalued and offering a projected long-term annualized return of at least 10%.

Five of the ten lowest-priced S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats are currently attractive buys, offering high yields and fair valuations for income investors. Analyst forecasts suggest potential net gains of 15.65% to 36.53% for the top ten Aristocrat Dogs by June 2026, with average risk below the market. Fifteen Aristocrats show negative free cash flow margins, signaling caution—dividends may not be...