Insider trade

Officer sold ~$942K of ALB shares in the open market

Traded Feb 20, 2026 · Filed Feb 23, 2026

~$942K
Reported value · 5,692 sh @ $165.45: 49K
Holds after · shares reported: -37.6%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +10.8%, $168.42 → $105.03 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

Albemarle Corporation's Chief Commercial Officer sold $942K of Albemarle Corporation shares. Nobody planned it ahead of time.

Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell

View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

All the details

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: Feb 20, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Feb 23, 2026

Officer$500K–$1M

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$941,741

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

9 days after results of Feb 11, 2026, 75 days before results of May 6, 2026

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Price at the time

Closed at $168.42 on Feb 20, 2026, 232% above its 52-week low and 13% below its high, after a 4% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $50.76 (Apr 8, 2025) to $194.18 (Jan 27, 2026), 82% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $161.57 on Jan 7, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Planned / mechanical clue

None found in footnotes

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	-11.8%	-1.0%	-10.8%
30 days	-6.6%	-6.2%	-0.5%
90 days	-6.5%	+9.2%	-15.7%
180 days	-24.3%	+11.1%	-35.3%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001624621-26-000002
Filed / recorded: Feb 23, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 2, 2026, 12:26 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: ALBEMARLE CORP
Issuer CIK: 915913
Ticker: ALB
Reporting person: Eric Norris
Relationship: Officer
Officer title: Chief Commercial Officer
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Feb 20, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 5,692
Price per share: $165.45
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 48,819
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

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CEO sold7mo ago

~$919KReported value · 5,395 sh @ $170.26

146K → 141K shares held−4% of their stake

The boss of Albemarle Corporation sold $919K of Albemarle Corporation shares. Nobody planned it ahead of time.

Why it stands out Official record

CEO sold7mo ago

~$923KReported value · 5,392 sh @ $171.18

141K → 136K shares held−4% of their stake

The boss of Albemarle Corporation sold $923K of Albemarle Corporation shares. Nobody planned it ahead of time.

Why it stands out Official record

CEO sold7mo ago

~$171KReported value · 996 sh @ $171.82

136K → 135K shares held−1% of their stake

The boss of Albemarle Corporation sold $171K of Albemarle Corporation shares. Nobody planned it ahead of time.

Why it stands out Official record

Why it stands out

Dates, kept separate

Context

After it was reported

Source receipt

Around the same time

~$919KReported value · 5,395 sh @ $170.26

~$923KReported value · 5,392 sh @ $171.18

~$171KReported value · 996 sh @ $171.82

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