ALB — Albemarle Corp

Stock analysis, trade plans, and proprietary indicators by Trend Edge.

Trend Edge Setup Score

Trend Edge rates ALB Bearish with a Setup Score of 38, net conviction 23, actionability 62. How the Setup Score works →

Total Setup Score38
Directional BiasBearish
Net Conviction23
Actionability62 (in range)

Key signals behind this score

About Albemarle Corp

Albemarle Corporation provides energy storage solutions worldwide. It operates through three segments: Energy Storage, Specialties, and Ketjen. The Energy Storage segment offers lithium compounds, including lithium carbonate, lithium hydroxide, and lithium chloride for use in lithium batteries used in consumer electronics and electric vehicles; power grids and solar panels; high-performance greases; and specialty glass used in consumer appliances… Read full Trend Edge analysis →

Trend Edge Proprietary Indicators

Key Metrics

Current Price$141.51
Market Cap$15.84B
Float117.6M
Shares Outstanding118.0M
P/E (Forward)18.02
P/E (TTM)497.00
Price/Sales (TTM)2.68
vs. Analyst Target+22.7% to analyst PT
Profit Margin3.80%
Operating Margin (TTM)27.71%
Revenue (TTM)$5.91B
Earnings Growth (YoY)-66.20%
Dividend Rate1.6%
Analyst Target Price$173.56 (28 analysts)

Financial History

Annual Revenue & Earnings History

YearRevenueNet IncomeGross ProfitEBITDA
2020 $3.13B $376M $996M $758M
2021 $3.33B $124M $1.01B $545M
2022 $7.32B $2.69B $3.09B $3.63B
2023 $9.62B $1.57B $1.20B $2.65B
2024 $5.38B -$1.18B $60.2M -$292M
2025 $5.14B -$511M $672M $560M

Recent Quarterly Revenue & Net Income

QuarterRevenueNet Income
Sep 2025 $1.31B -$161M
Dec 2025 $1.43B -$414M
Mar 2026 $1.43B $319M
Jun 2026 $1.74B $438M

Ownership & Float

Insider Ownership0.2%
Institutional Ownership101.4%
Short Float9.5%
% of All Funds Holding10.62%
Number of Funds Holding934

Current Moving Averages

Trend Edge tracks near-term, medium-term, cyclical, and secular moving averages across weekly and monthly timeframes to identify trend structure at every horizon.

TimeframeSMAValueTrend Context
Weekly10-Week SMA$130.06Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly40-Week SMA$157.40Medium-term trend
Weekly80-Week SMA$116.71Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly200-Week SMA$140.45Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly10-Month SMA$156.76Near-term monthly trend
Monthly20-Month SMA$115.49Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly40-Month SMA$124.75Secular monthly trend

Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance

Trend Edge identifies volume shelves: price zones where historically elevated trading volume creates structural support or resistance. A volume shelf forms when a disproportionate share of cumulative volume was transacted at a specific price level, making it a high-conviction anchor for future price reactions.

Price LevelTypeVolume RatioAge
$98.00 support 1.01x 8 months ago
$82.00 support 1.02x 9 months ago
$67.00 support 1.29x 11 months ago

Historical Earnings Reactions (122 events)

TimeframeAvg ReturnMedianWin RateBestWorst
Gap 0.44% 0.01% 50.00% 10.53% -11.18%
1 Day 0.45% 0.51% 54.92% 12.92% -19.91%
1 Week 1.58% 1.29% 54.92% 37.09% -21.97%
2 Weeks 2.38% 2.15% 59.84% 34.65% -27.21%
1 Month 2.51% 2.47% 59.50% 54.07% -43.03%

Next earnings: October 24, 2026 (59 days away)

Seasonality & Day-of-Week Patterns

Monthly Seasonality

MonthAvg ReturnWin RateSamples
Jan0.3%40.6%32
Feb1.6%65.6%32
Mar0.5%48.5%33
Apr2.7%72.7%33
May3.4%60.6%33
Jun-2.7%45.5%33
Jul1.6%45.5%33
Aug-0.4%59.4%32
Sep0.0%50.0%32
Oct2.7%59.4%32
Nov5.0%68.8%32
Dec0.9%56.3%32

Day-of-Week Tendencies

DayAvg ReturnWin RateSamples
Monday 0.08% 51.9% 1537
Tuesday 0.06% 50.1% 1679
Wednesday 0.05% 47.4% 1678
Thursday 0.01% 48.5% 1646
Friday 0.15% 52.0% 1638

Top Institutional Holders

Institutional holder breakdown coming soon.

Total institutional ownership: 101.4%

Insider Transactions — Smart Summary

Total insider ownership: 0.2%

12-Month Insider Activity Summary

Total Filings7
Net Value-$7.4M
Net Shares Change-73,085
% of Float-0.1%
C-Suite Filings6
Clusters Detected1

Key Insiders

NameTitleNet ValueFilingsActivity
Masters J Kent Chairman & CEO -$5.0M 2 2 sell
Anderson Melissa H. Chief Bus..Transformation Off. -$1.4M 1 1 sell
Norris Eric Chief Commercial Officer -$941,741.4 1 1 sell
Krupa Ander C. General Counsel & Sec -$29,080 2 N/A
Wolff Alejandro Daniel +$17,869.331 1 1 buy

Transaction Clusters

PeriodFilingsInsidersNet ValueSeniority
2026-02-11 – 2026-02-23 3 3 -$2.3M 2 C-suite

Significant Filings

DateInsiderTitleNet ValuePrice After
2026-05-19 Masters J Kent Chairman & CEO -$3.0M Transaction at $183.72, now -23.0%
2026-03-12 Masters J Kent Chairman & CEO -$2.0M Transaction at $170.81, now -17.2%
2026-02-11 Wolff Alejandro Daniel +$17,869.331 Transaction at $74.15, now +90.9%
2026-02-18 Anderson Melissa H. Chief Bus..Transformation Off. -$1.4M Transaction at $163.71, now -13.6%
2026-02-23 Norris Eric Chief Commercial Officer -$941,741.4 Transaction at $165.45, now -14.5%
2025-10-28 Krupa Ander C. General Counsel & Sec -$18,060 Transaction at $105.00, now +34.8%

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AI Consult Analysis

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