Stock Outstanding Shares
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ShortableYes
OptionableYes
Short Percent Of Outstanding Shares12.27
Short Percent Of Float18.51
Shares Outstanding117.65M
Shares Float117.01M
Shares Short14.44M
Short Ratio4.08
18.51%
Short % of Float12.27%
Short % of Shares OutstandingMarket Insider
Investors cannot turn a blind eye to insiders as well as institutional ownership. They need to follow insider trades to determine the direction the stock is likely to take.
Major Holders Summary
0.38% Percentage of Shares held by All Insiders
99.27% Percentage of Shares held by All Institutions
99.65% Percentage of Float held by Institutions
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Number of Institutions Holding SharesInstitutional Ownership
About 99.27% of ALB shares are held by financial institutions. CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC is the top corporate investor, holding 714.74K shares valued at $94.16M. A 0.61% stake in Albemarle Corporation is owned by the company. US BANCORP \DE\ owns 764.32K shares valued at $100.69M, which translates its holding of 0.65% of the stake in the company.
Insiders
Among the ALB insiders holding of 0.38% of the stake in company, KISSAM LUTHER C IV, director, holds the largest shares of 106.51K. MASTERS J KENT, Chairman & CEO, is the second largest ALB insider with ownership of 73.75K shares. TOZIER SCOTT, EVP & CFO, stands third with possession of 69.5K shares of that stake.
Buying/Selling by Insiders
Insider Transaction Summary (6 Months)
SHARESTRANS
PURCHASE00
SALES3.59K2
NET SHARES-3.59K2
SHARES HELD104.11K2
% NET SHARES-103.44%0%
Frequently Asked Questions
How many institutions own ALB stock?
A company's 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) provides investors with comprehensive information about institutional ownership in a listed company, a sign of strength in terms of how many institutions have confidence in that company. The number of institutional investors who currently own ALB shares is 1158, representing 99.27% of the company's common stock.
Who are the major shareholders selling Albemarle Corporation stock?
US BANCORP \DE\, in the last quarter, reduced its stake in ALB by -2.16% restricting it's holding to 764.32 thousand shares of worth nearly $100.69M. AMUNDI also lessened -12.18% of the ALB shares from its portfolio, reducing its holding to 904.35 thousand shares of worth $104.49M. NORTHERN TRUST CORP also shunned ALB shares holding by -2.84% last quarter which brought its holding to 1.17 million shares worth $153.48M.
Investors who are buying ALB stock?
As per its latest 13F filing, CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC increased its stake in ALB by 4.54% in the last quarter. The institutional holder raised its holding to 714.74 thousand shares having worth more than $94.16M. UBS GROUP AG also added 320.72% more shares of ALB to its portfolio, raising its holding to 856.37 thousand shares of worth $112.82M. LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC also increased its ALB shares holding by 0.48% which brought its holding to 886.29 thousand shares worth $116.76M.
ALB's major insiders: who are they?
The insider with the most stakes in ALB is KISSAM LUTHER C IV , director at the company. Additionally, ALB stock is highly held by Chairman & CEO Masters J Kent and EVP & CFO Tozier Scott among others.
Did an insider recently sell ALB stock?
Company executives, directors, and other insiders own 0.38% percent of Albemarle Corporation's stock. Within the last six months, there have been 2 transaction(s) in which ALB insiders have sold stock, totaling 3.59K shares. Insiders that have sold shares include MASTERS J KENT, JOHNSON NETHA N., and MUMMERT MARK RICHARD.
Which insider recently purchased ALB stock?
There have been 0 transaction(s) during the past 6-months in which Albemarle Corporation insiders have bought stock, totalling 0 shares
How much of ALB does insiders own?
Around 104.11K Albemarle Corporation shares are held by insiders, which represents about 0.38% of ALB stock.
Who is the insider with the largest stake?
ALB director, KISSAM LUTHER C IV holds the largest portfolio of the company's shares. ALB shares owned by KISSAM total nearly 106.51 thousand.
Which institution holds the most shares in ALB?
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC is the largest institutional owner in ALB which holds 714.74 thousand shares worth $94.16M or 0.61% of the total ALB shares outstanding followed by US BANCORP \DE\ with ownership of 764.32 thousand shares representing 0.65% of the ALB ownership. UBS GROUP AG is the third largest stakeholder with 856.37 thousand shares or 0.73% of the ownership worth more than $112.82M.
Is Albemarle Corporation stock optionable?
Stock options give the owner the ability but not the obligation to buy or sell a security at a predetermined price and date. Stock options can be classified into two types: puts and calls. A put is a bet on falling stock, and a call is a bet on rising stock. As far as the ALB is concerned, it is a stock which is optionable.
Is there a short position on ALB's shares?
Number of ALB shares short is 14.44M. Shares short is a market sentiment in which investors have sold their shares short in a given stock but have not yet covered them or closed them out.
About how many outstanding ALB shares are there?
As of today, 117.65M shares of ALB are outstanding.
Is there many float in ALB stock?
Float represents the number of tradeable shares in a specific stock. By subtracting restricted and closely-held shares from a firm's total outstanding shares, we can calculate its floating stock. The term "closely-held shares" refers to shares held by employees, major shareholders, and company insiders. At present, ALB has 117.01M shares in float.
ALB short ratio: what is it?
Short ratio is calculated by dividing the number of short shares, short interest or bets that shareholders will sell short from the average daily volume. A higher ratio indicates longer times needed to repurchase borrowed shares (sold). The short ratio for ALB is 4.08.