[Form 4] ALBEMARLE CORP Insider Trading Activity
Filing Impact
Filing Sentiment
Form Type
4
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Albemarle Corporation Chairman & CEO J. Kent Masters sold a total of 16,393 shares of Common Stock in open-market transactions on May 15, 2026. The sales were executed in three tranches: 700 shares at a weighted average price of $184.52, 11,867 shares at $183.87, and 3,826 shares at $183.12. Footnotes state the trades were carried out in multiple transactions within price ranges between $182.415 and $184.54 for diversification and tax planning purposes. The disclosure also notes that the reporting person retains significant Albemarle holdings in excess of required stock ownership guidelines.
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Insider Trade Summary
Net Seller: 16,393 shares ($3,011,766)
Net Sell
3 txns
Insider
Masters J Kent
Role
Chairman & CEO
Sold
16,393 shs ($3.01M)
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sale | Common Stock | 3,826 | $183.12 | $701K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 11,867 | $183.87 | $2.18M |
| Sale | Common Stock | 700 | $184.52 | $129K |
Holdings After Transaction:
Common Stock — 100,086 shares (Direct, null)
Footnotes (1)
- 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 $182.415 to $183.41, 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 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 $183.42 to $184.40, 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 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.
Key Figures
Total shares sold: 16,393 shares
First sale tranche: 700 shares at $184.52
Second sale tranche: 11,867 shares at $183.87
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4 metrics
Total shares sold
16,393 shares
Open-market sales on May 15, 2026
First sale tranche
700 shares at $184.52
Common Stock, open-market sale
Second sale tranche
11,867 shares at $183.87
Common Stock, open-market sale
Third sale tranche
3,826 shares at $183.12
Common Stock, open-market sale
Key Terms
open-market sale, weighted average price, diversification and tax planning purposes, stock ownership guidelines
4 terms
open-market sale financial
"transaction_action is described as "open-market sale" for each trade"
An open-market sale is when a shareholder sells existing shares directly on a public exchange to any willing buyer, rather than through a private deal. Think of it like putting goods on a busy market stall where price is set by supply and demand; for investors it matters because such sales increase available supply, can put short-term downward pressure on the stock price, and signal changes in liquidity or investor confidence.
weighted average price financial
"The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price."
Weighted average price is the average price of a security where each trade or component is counted according to its size, so bigger trades pull the average more than smaller ones. Think of it like calculating the average cost of a grocery haul where items you bought more of have greater influence on the final per-item cost. Investors use it to understand the true average price paid or received, judge execution quality, and compare trading performance against market movement.
diversification and tax planning purposes financial
"These shares were sold by the reporting person for diversification and tax planning purposes"
stock ownership guidelines financial
"retains significant holdings in Albemarle stock, in excess of his required holdings under Albemarle stock ownership guidelines"
Stock ownership guidelines are company rules that require executives and board members to hold a minimum amount of the company’s shares, often expressed as a dollar value or as a multiple of their salary. They matter to investors because they align leaders’ financial incentives with long-term shareholder value—think of it as forcing managers to have “skin in the game”—and can reduce the likelihood of short-term decisions that hurt the stock.
