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What the tape says about ALB
Albemarle Corporation is +60% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +20%: 39 points ahead of the market.
+60%
1-year return · S&P 500 +20%
- vs 200-day average
- −16%
vs 200-day average · a clear downtrend
- RSI (14)
- 45
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- 40%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-09-08
- $129.57
- 1 monthS&P 500 −0.30%
- +3.3%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +20%
- +60%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +85%
- −42%
- vs 50-day average$134.95
- −4.0%
- 52-week high
- $215.07
- 52-week low
- $71.61
- Annualised volatility
- 61%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-06-30
- −$7.4M
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | −7.9% |
| 2025 | +68% |
| 2024 | −39% |
| 2023 | −33% |
| 2022 | −6.6% |
| 2021 | +60% |
| 2020 | +105% |
| 2019 | −3.3% |
| 2018 | −39% |
| 2017 | +50% |
| 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 | +1.5% |
| Oct | 10 | 6 of 10 | +0.83% |
| 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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