Insider trade

CEO sold ~$919K of ALB shares in the open market

Traded Mar 10, 2026 · Filed Mar 12, 2026

Albemarle CorporationALB

~$919K
Reported value · 5,395 sh @ $170.26: 141K
Holds after · shares reported: -36.9%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +12.8%, $166.54 → $105.03 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

The boss of Albemarle Corporation sold $919K 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: Mar 10, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Mar 12, 2026

CEO$500K–$1M

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$918,553

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

27 days after results of Feb 11, 2026, 57 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 $166.54 on Mar 10, 2026, 228% above its 52-week low and 15% below its high, after a 12% drop over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $50.76 (Apr 8, 2025) to $195.87 (Feb 25, 2026), 80% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $189.75 on Jan 26, 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	-1.0%	-2.1%	+1.1%
30 days	+17.2%	+3.6%	+13.6%
90 days	+0.5%	+11.4%	-10.9%
180 days	-20.4%	+15.1%	-35.5%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001396415-26-000010
Filed / recorded: Mar 12, 2026, 10:49 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: Mar 10, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 5,395
Price per share: $170.26
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 141,016
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 $169.63 to $170.62, 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.