Albemarle (ALB) Q1 Earnings Lag Estimates

Albemarle (ALB) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.26 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of$ 0.35 per share. This compares to earnings of $10.32 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of -25.71%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this specialty chemicals company would post earnings of$ 0.99 per share when it actually produced earnings of $1.85, delivering a surprise of 86.87%.Over the last four quarter ...