Albemarle Corporation is +26% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 7.9 points ahead of the market. 1-year return: +26% (S&P 500 +18%). vs 200-day average: −34%, a clear downtrend. RSI (14): 28, oversold, sold harder than it has been bought. Below its 52-week high: 53%.

ALBAlbemarle Corporation

Basic Materials

$101.29+26% 1Y

$101.29

$79.4852 weeks$215.07

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though in a downtrend (−34% vs 200-day).

1 to watch, 1 neutral, 1 without data

TrendDowntrendderived · Oct 9, 2026

In a downtrend, below its 50- and 200-day averages. Oversold (RSI 28). Price is −34% vs its 200-day average.

Short interest9.4% of sharesFINRA · Sep 15, 2026

Heavily shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Up 15% since the previous count, up from 9.3% of shares outstanding three months ago.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

1-year returnbetter than 69% of the market

vs 200-day avgbottom 4% of the market

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How ALB is trading

Albemarle Corporation is +26% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 7.9 points ahead of the market.

+26%

1-year return · S&P 500 +18%

vs 200-day average: −34%
vs 200-day average · a clear downtrend
RSI (14): 28
RSI (14) · oversold, sold harder than it has been bought
Below its 52-week high: 53%
Below its 52-week high

Sep 17, 2024$49.76 – $215.07 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 9, 2026

Details›

Last close2026-10-09: $101.29
1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%: −17%
1 yearS&P 500 +18%: +26%
5 yearsS&P 500 +88%: −53%
vs 50-day average$121.20: −16%
52-week high: $215.07
52-week low: $79.48
Annualised volatility: 59%
Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08: −$3.0M

Calendar-year price return
Year	Return
2026 (year to date)	−28%
2025	+68%
2024	−39%
2023	−33%
2022	−6.6%
2021	+60%
2020	+105%
2019	−3.3%
2018	−39%
2017	+50%

Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
Month	Years	Positive	Average
Jan	10	6 of 10	+4.2%
Feb	10	5 of 10	+0.67%
Mar	10	3 of 10	−6.0%
Apr	10	5 of 10	−2.3%
May	10	5 of 10	+3.5%
Jun	10	6 of 10	−2.0%
Jul	11	7 of 11	+3.9%
Aug	11	7 of 11	+4.6%
Sep	11	5 of 11	−0.15%
Oct	11	6 of 11	+0.36%
Nov	10	6 of 10	+9.8%
Dec	10	4 of 10	−3.0%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

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