Albemarle (ALB) closed at $94.62 on Oct 19, 2026, down 0.9% on the day. The stock is down 14.7% over the past month, down 20.2% over three months, down 33.1% year to date and down 0.4% over the past year. It trades 57.2% below its 52-week high of $221.00 and 7.8% above its 52-week low of $87.75. The close sits below its 50-day moving average ($118.66) and below its 200-day moving average ($152.98).
NextPick tracks ALB in its Lithium basket alongside SQM, SGML, LAC, IONR and ATLX. As of Oct 19, 2026, the basket's money-flow score is -79 (strong outflow), and the basket is down 3.4% over five sessions. Over the past month ALB ranks 2nd of 6 basket members by price change.
Over its last 8 reports the stock moved an average of 3.6% on the first trading day after earnings, beating the options-implied move in 1 of 8.
Over the last 8 reports, ALB moved an average of 3.6% on the first trading day after earnings. The move beat the options-implied move in 1 of 8 reports.
No — the Oct 19, 2026 close of $94.62 is 38.1% below the 200-day average of $152.98.
ALB closed 57.2% below its 52-week high of $221.00.
NextPick groups ALB with SQM, SGML, LAC, IONR and ATLX in its Lithium basket.
Albemarle Corporation provides energy storage solutions worldwide. It operates through three segments: Energy Storage, Specialties, and Ketjen. The Energy Storage segment offers lithium compounds, including lithium carbonate, lithium hydroxide, and lithium chloride for use in lithium batteries used in consumer electronics and electric vehicles; power grids and solar panels; high-performance greases; and specialty glass used in consumer appliances and electronics. The Specialties segment provides bromine and highly specialized lithium solutions for various industries, such as energy, mobility, connectivity, and health comprising fire safety compounds; bromine-based specialty chemical products, including elemental bromine, alkyl bromides, inorganic bromides, brominated powdered activated carbon, and various bromine fine chemicals; lithium specialties, such as butyllithium and lithium aluminum hydride; cesium products for the chemical and pharmaceutical industries; and zirconium, barium, and titanium products for pyrotechnical applications, including airbag initiators. This segment also provides organic synthesis processes in the areas of steroid chemistry and vitamins, and various life science applications, as well as intermediates for the pharmaceutical industry; technical services, including handling and use of reactive lithium products; and recycling services for lithium-containing by-products. The Ketjen segment offers clean fuels technologies, including hydroprocessing catalysts together with isomerization and alkylation catalysts; fluidized catalytic cracking catalysts and additives; and performance catalyst solutions comprising organometallics and curatives. It serves the grid storage, automotive, aerospace, conventional energy, electronics, construction, agriculture and food, pharmaceuticals, and medical device industries. Albemarle Corporation was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
