Insider trade

CEO sold ~$129K of ALB shares in the open market

Traded May 15, 2026 · Filed May 19, 2026

Albemarle CorporationALB

~$129K
Reported value · 700 sh @ $184.52: 88K
Holds after · shares reported: -41.8%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +3.4%, $180.38 → $105.03 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

The boss of Albemarle Corporation sold $129K 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: May 15, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: May 19, 2026

CEO$100K–$500K

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$129,164

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

9 days after results of May 6, 2026, 82 days before results of Aug 5, 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 $180.38 on May 15, 2026, 227% above its 52-week low and 16% below its high, after a 1% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $55.09 (Jun 2, 2025) to $215.62 (Apr 16, 2026), 78% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $178.09 on Apr 2, 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	+4.3%	+1.2%	+3.0%
30 days	-7.9%	+0.4%	-8.4%
90 days	-22.0%	+3.5%	-25.6%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0000915913-26-000080
Filed / recorded: May 19, 2026, 8:37 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: J Kent Masters
Relationship: Director, Officer
Officer title: Chairman & CEO
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: May 15, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 700
Price per share: $184.52
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 87,519
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold by the reporting person for diversification and tax planning purposes in multiple transactions, at prices ranging from $184.43 to $184.54, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Albemarle Corporation, any security holder of Albemarle Corporation, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote. The reporting person retains significant holdings in Albemarle stock, in excess of his required holdings under Albemarle stock ownership guidelines.