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Albemarle CorporationSpecialty Chemicals. Scored on the same transparent 7-signal model behind the daily rankings.

ALB
Albemarle Corporation · Specialty Chemicals
FCF$575mC+
Rev+32.7%A
D/E0.20A-
P/S3.7xB
PEG1.13B+
77Score
$171.58
1Y Target$212.06Near-term target
5Y Target$345.11Compound horizon
10Y Target$898.02Long-dated conviction
FCF$575mTTM · 03/26
C+
FCF $575m — respectable but not differentiating · TTM computed from 4 most-recent quarters (TTM · 03/26).
Rev+32.7%TTM YoY
A
Revenue +32.7% — hypergrowth, top decile
D/E0.20
A-
D/E 0.20 — conservative leverage, strong balance sheet
P/S3.7x
B
P/S 3.7x — in line with software/tech peers
PEG1.13
B+
PEG 1.13 — near fair value, classic Lynch benchmark (1.0)
Why now
Specialty Chemicals · market cap $20.2b. Down 22% from 52-week high of $221.00 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +33% — in hypergrowth territory. 22 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $212.06 (implying +24% upside).
Moat
Speculative bucket — the moat thesis is forward-looking; without proven margin structure or capital efficiency yet, the durability argument is about IP / network effects / first-mover position that the company hasn't fully monetized.
Risk
Currently unprofitable (margin -4.2%) — path to GAAP profitability is the core thesis risk. ROE -2% is below the long-run sustainable threshold of ~10% — capital efficiency would need to improve for the equity base to compound at the market rate.
Horizon
1-3 yr $212.06 (22-analyst consensus) — catalyst-driven; binary events dominate. 5 yr $345.11 — requires the platform / technology to reach commercial scale. 10 yr $898.02 — return distribution heavily skewed.
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Shares to buy
11
Position size
$1,887
3.8% of portfolio
Stop price
$128.69
25% below $171.58
$ at risk
$500.00
1% of portfolio

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