$35.32 0.46 (+1.32%)
2/9/2010 4:03 PM

Albemarle Corp (ALB)

CAPS Rating: 4 out of 5

The Company is a developer, manufacturer and marketer of engineered specialty chemicals and sells a mix of products to a range of customers, including manufacturers of electronics, building and construction materials, automotive parts, packaging.

Current Price $35.32 Mkt Cap $3.24B
Open $35.58 P/E Ratio 17.88
Prev. Close $34.86 Div. (Yield) 0.50 (1.40%)
Daily Range $34.93 - $35.65 Volume 440,405
52-Wk Range $15.54 - $38.89 Avg. Daily Vol. 0

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All Members

183 Outperform
11 Underperform
 

All-Star Members

53 Outperform
4 Underperform
 

Wall Street

9 Outperform
0 Underperform
 

Top ALB Bull/Bear Pitches

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MCKInate (95.51)
Submitted January 23, 2007

VL

rv6fool (67.30)
Submitted November 28, 2007

Valuation high (10x EBITDA) and regulatory risks with Halogenated products.

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Recent Community Commentary

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Member Avatar GreatStocks3728 (< 20) Submitted: 1/6/2010 4:50:56 PM : Outperform Start Price: $38.03 ALB Score: -1.59

Good earnings.

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Member Avatar Rep07 (96.84) Submitted: 8/15/2009 3:41:27 PM : Underperform Start Price: $30.52 ALB Score: -6.73

Cyclical action in an uncertain market in an adverse environment.

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Member Avatar TRGoodvsEvil (< 20) Submitted: 7/3/2009 11:43:02 PM : Underperform Start Price: $24.34 ALB Score: -23.96

This portfolio tracks the performance of good companies vs. evil companies.

Evil elements:
-Makes brominated flame retardants and other halogenated compounds, among the most persistent and ubiquitous carcinogens and reproductive disrupters in existence.
-Mines from the Dead Sea, which is currently suffering heavily from the impacts of industry.

Leaderboard

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Score Leader

motleyferg

motleyferg (97.45) Score: +59.75

The Score Leader is the member with the highest score across all their picks in ALB.

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Pick
Member Name Member
Rating
Start
Date
Call Time
Frame
Start
Price
Stock
Gain
S&P
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Score Commentary
motleyferg 97.45 12/30/2008 Outperform 1Y $19.15 +84.43% +24.68% +59.75
AtlantaBob < 20 8/25/2006 Outperform 1Y $25.04 +41.05% -11.79% +52.84
abornleader 74.26 10/3/2006 Outperform 1Y $26.12 +35.23% -14.36% +49.59 1 Comment
crumgrapper < 20 10/6/2006 Outperform 1Y $26.45 +33.52% -15.62% +49.14
puckster099 31.75 10/17/2006 Outperform 1Y $27.10 +30.33% -16.53% +46.86
Buffetting 91.03 10/24/2008 Outperform 5Y $20.80 +69.81% +25.76% +44.05
VivaLaBam 99.53 10/23/2008 Outperform 5Y $21.62 +63.37% +21.58% +41.79
asd264 < 20 10/20/2008 Outperform 5Y $23.04 +53.33% +15.26% +38.07
buffaloavis 82.61 10/25/2006 6/2/2009 Outperform 3W $29.66 +19.08% -17.41% +36.48
Jancaps06 51.93 10/24/2006 Outperform 3M $29.65 +19.14% -17.00% +36.14

Wall Street

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Member Name Member
Rating
Start
Date
Call Time
Frame
Start
Price
Stock
Gain
S&P
Gain
Score End Date Commentary
TrackGoldmanSach < 20 1/5/2010 Outperform 5Y $37.73 -6.39% -5.46% -0.93 1 Comment
TrackOppenheimer 81.36 11/18/2008 Underperform NS $20.99 +52.21% +18.15% -34.06 8/6/2009 @ $31.95
TrackDavenport 72.99 4/23/2008 Outperform NS $37.17 -4.98% -19.21% +14.23
TrackUBS 87.99 1/30/2008 Outperform NS $35.57 -0.70% -17.58% +16.88
TrackJPMorgan 84.76 1/30/2008 Outperform NS $36.65 +19.64% +5.16% +14.48 5/16/2008 @ $43.85
TrackBofASec 94.61 6/22/2007 Outperform NS $37.06 -4.69% -25.51% +20.83
TrackMatrix 90.36 6/21/2007 Outperform NS $36.29 -2.66% -25.30% +22.63
TrackKeyBanc 90.58 4/25/2007 Outperform NS $40.80 -13.43% -23.78% +10.36
TrackJefferies 82.08 4/25/2007 Outperform NS $40.80 -13.43% -23.78% +10.36
TrackCitigroup 85.92 8/23/2006 Outperform NS $25.57 +38.15% -12.22% +50.36
TrackLongbow 83.96 8/17/2006 Outperform NS $25.56 +38.17% -11.14% +49.31

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