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Albemarle Corp
$129.38 +0.36 (+0.28%) At close · Jul 8
Market Cap
$15.24B
Shares
117,934,651

Price & Indicators

Indicators
Price
Panels
Event markers
20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$129.38 Open$126.20 Day$124.58–129.65 52W$64.25–221.00 Avg vol 30d2.3M Short int11.0M · 9.3% float · 4.6d Short vol70% Last earningsMay 6, 2026 DataJan 2020–Jul 2026 Filing10-Q · May 6
Equibles Rating blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Sell
SellHoldBuy
Technical Sell Momentum Very Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Very High
Market backdrop VIX 16.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.86
Technical
price trend
Sell
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg −14%
below
Price vs 50-day avg −23%
below
RSI (14) 30
oversold
MACD trend Negative
52-week position 42%
mid-range
Volume (OBV) Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
Very Weak
1-month return −14%
trailing
6-month return −27%
trailing
YTD return −8%
this year
Relative strength −34%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Neutral
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $169 › 200d $150 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
31 of 990 funds reported for Jun 30 · net +83.7K sh shares
Insider flow Distributing
Net -$3.0M over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest Rising
9.31% of float · ▲ +2.0% MoM · 4.6 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Steady
990 holders — mid 3-yr range
Squeeze score 64
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Strong
Revenue growth −4%
Y/Y
Gross margin 13%
expanding
EPS growth +49%
Y/Y
Free cash flow $692.5M
Balance sheet $1.6B
net debt
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Very High
Volatility 62%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −40%
past year
ATR 5.9%
of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Up next
Next earnings call
Aug 9, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 4 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
Latest filing: 10-Q
filed May 6, 2026
AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

      Guidance & track record
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed May 6, 2026
      FY 2025 avg. price case
      Net sales Raised $4.1B – $4.3B
      prior FY $5.14B midpoint −18.3% Y/Y
      Q1 2026 avg. price case
      Net sales Raised $5.7B – $6B
      prior FY $5.14B midpoint +13.8% Y/Y
      2021-2025 avg. price case
      Net sales Raised $7.5B – $7.8B
      prior FY $5.14B midpoint +48.8% Y/Y
      Energy Storage FY 2026E FY 2025 avg. price case
      Net sales Lowered $2.5B – $2.6B
      prior FY $5.14B midpoint −50.4% Y/Y
      Adjusted EBITDA Non-GAAP Initiated $700M – $800M
      Energy Storage FY 2026E Q1 2026 avg. price case
      Net sales Raised $4B – $4.2B
      prior FY $5.14B midpoint −20.3% Y/Y
      Adjusted EBITDA Non-GAAP Raised $2.1B – $2.3B
      Energy Storage FY 2026E 2021-2025 avg. price case
      Net sales Raised $5.9B – $6.1B
      prior FY $5.14B midpoint +16.7% Y/Y
      Adjusted EBITDA Non-GAAP Raised $3.9B – $4.1B
      FY 2026E
      Specialties net sales Lowered $1.3B – $1.5B
      prior FY $5.14B midpoint −72.8% Y/Y
      Specialties adjusted EBITDA Non-GAAP Maintained $225M – $275M
      Capital expenditures Initiated $550M – $600M

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Sell
      3 · 4 · 0
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      −14% Bearish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −23% Bearish
      RSI (14)
      30 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      42% Neutral
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bearish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $169 › 200d $150 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      31 of 990 funds reported for Jun 30 · net +83.7K sh shares
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$3.0M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Rising
      9.31% of float · ▲ +2.0% MoM · 4.6 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      990 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      52-wk low $64 Now $129 · 42% 52-wk high $221
      vs 200-day avg -14% vs 50-day avg -23%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from its earnings releases, calls, and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Cost and productivity improvements $40M Q1 2026 —
      adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP $664M first quarter 2026 call —
      average realized price $17 first quarter 2026 call —
      capital expenditures $99M first quarter 2026 call —
      cost and productivity savings year-to-date $40M Q1 2026 year-to-date call —
      Energy Storage adjusted EBITDA growth non-GAAP 196% first quarter 2026 call —
      Energy Storage EBITDA growth non-GAAP 196% first quarter 2026 call —
      Energy Storage pricing increase 51% first quarter 2026 call —
      Energy Storage sales volumes 53,000 first quarter 2026 call —
      Energy Storage volumes increase 14% first quarter 2026 call —
      free cash flow $248M first quarter 2026 call —
      Kemerton Train 1 idling cash costs $25M first quarter 2026 call —
      net debt-to-EBITDA leverage ratio 1 first quarter 2026 call —
      operating cash flow $346M first quarter 2026 call —
      Q1 adjusted EBITDA increase non-GAAP 148% first quarter 2026 call —
      Specialties adjusted EBITDA growth non-GAAP 30% first quarter 2026 call —
      Specialties volumes increase 7% first quarter 2026 call —
      Energy Storage adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP $697M Full Year 2025 —
      Ketjen adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP $150M Full Year 2025 —
      Specialties adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP $276M Full Year 2025 —

      Figures exactly as the company stated them · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "call" marks figures stated on the earnings call, "filing" figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs the prior-year figure on file

      Versus peers

      Specialty Chemicals — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      ALB
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      this stock
      		$15.24B -8.3% -4.4% — 9.3%
      LIN
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      		 $244.10B +24.2% +3.0% 35.0 1.6%
      AIQUF
      L Air Liquide SA /Fi
      		 $126.34B +5.8% — — 0.0%
      SHW
      Sherwin Williams Co
      		 $81.53B +2.5% +26.4% 31.8 3.7%
      ECL
      Ecolab Inc.
      		 $77.15B +4.7% +2.2% 37.1 1.3%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      984
      % held
      99.6%
      Reported
      31 of 990
      Top holder
      Capital World Investors
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      595
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      11.0M
      Days to cover
      4.6d
      Change
      +220.3K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      70%
      As of
      Jul 8, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      770
      Value
      $122.5K
      As of
      Jun 12, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      50.8%
      Week of
      Jun 15, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$3.0M
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 1
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Congressional Trades Buy
      Member
      John Boozman
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      May 15, 2026
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $5.1B
      Net income (FY)
      $-510.6M
      EPS diluted
      $-5.76
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      shares 15.0M
      Remaining
      shares 7.4M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Jun 5, 2026
      This year
      12
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $993.3K
      Shares
      5.7K
      Filed
      Feb 20, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      May 6, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      Albemarle Corporation to Release…
      Published
      Jul 7, 2026
      Upcoming events
      1
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      ALB -4.2% -13.7% -26.7% -4.2% -8.3%
      SPY -0.2% +0.8% +7.4% -0.2% +9.3%
      vs SPY -4.0% -14.5% -34.1% -4.0% -17.6%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.405 / share · ex Jun 12, 2026
      Paid (TTM)
      $1.62 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      1.25%
      Buyback program · as of Dec 31, 2025
      Authorized
      shares 15.00M
      Spent (derived)
      shares 7.60M
      Remaining
      shares 7.40M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 915913 CUSIP 012653101 13F (30d) 72 filings 33 filers Visit website Investor relations

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