Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for AIN in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
Oct 12 close
Albany International's week has been shaped by analyst recalibration rather than company news. Argus lowered its target price for AIN to $47.00, against a stock price cited at $61.80, while a separate comparison piece looked at how AIN has performed against peer Fastenal (FAST) and the broader industrial products sector this year.
AIN closed at $60.74, down 1.7%, sitting almost exactly between its 50-day average of $60.73 and 200-day average of $61.15, reflecting a mixed trend. The GekkoIndex reads 55.8, placing the stock in the Neutral zone, down from a five-day change of -4.1. Price remains 10.7% above Gekko Fair Value of $54.85, a gap that has persisted.
Albany International next reports earnings on 4 November 2026, 23 days away, which falls inside a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the last print showed EPS of $0.65 against an estimate of $0.70 and a 1.3% reaction, with an average absolute move of 6.2% across recent quarters. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in the current windows. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged a 5.1% gain over 5 years, rising in 3 of them. Current analyst coverage from 3 firms shows all 3 at hold, with a consensus target of $65.67, about 8.1% above the latest close.
Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
Albany International scores 1 supportive, 2 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
1 supportive2 mixed2 headwinds
Averages disagree
Close $60.74 sits between the 50-day ($60.73) and 200-day ($61.15) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart55.8, Neutral
Reading 55.8 is in the Neutral zone.
See the GekkoIndex10.7% above
Price is 10.7% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).
See fair valueNo data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart moneyReports in 23 days
Reports on Nov 4, 2026, 23 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings+5.1% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +5.1% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
See seasonalityA description of current data, not a recommendation. How this page works
Albany International closed at $60.74 on Oct 12, 2026, +10.6% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $41.15 to $77.00.
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Albany International works in textiles and advanced materials, serving industries that range from paper manufacturing to aerospace. It is perhaps most recognized for supplying specialized fabrics used in the production of paper, paperboard, tissue, and towel products, alongside composite components built for aircraft engines and airframes.
The company runs through two business segments. Its Machine Clothing division designs and makes paper machine clothing along with forming, pressing, and drying fabrics, process belts, and other engineered textiles, which support papermaking as well as nonwovens, fiber cement, and assorted industrial uses. The Albany Engineered Composites segment develops 3D-woven and injected composite parts for aircraft engines and for airframe and engine applications across both military and commercial aviation customers. Together these segments give the company reach into both industrial manufacturing and defense and commercial aerospace markets, with operations spanning the United States, Switzerland, Brazil, China, France, Mexico, and other countries.
Albany International traces its founding to 1895 and is headquartered in Rochester, New Hampshire. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker AIN.
Albany International’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 55.8, in the Neutral zone, down 4.1 points over five sessions.
Down 4.1 points over five sessions.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 47 | +2.6% | +7.3% | ||
| Accumulation | 245 | −0.2% | −0.4% | ||
| Neutral (current zone) | 371 | −0.5% | −2.2% | ||
| Distribution | 18 | +1.0% | +3.4% | ||
| Selling | 1 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average AIN share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.1% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Neutral zone: No clear directional signal. About the five zones →
Albany International trades 10.7% above Gekko Fair Value of $54.85, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Albany International shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$54.85
Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026
10.7% Overvalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 2.4% below the estimate.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Albany International, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for AIN in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
No trades in AIN were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
Albany International has been buying back its own shares.
From company filings.
Albany International reports on Nov 4, 2026, before the open (23 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 3 of its last 8 reports.
Nov 4, 2026
Expected before the open, 23 days away
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2026 | $0.65 est $0.70 | $321.2M est $283.0M | +1.3% |
| Oct 28, 2025 | $0.71 est $0.87 | $261.4M est $292.3M | −5.6% |
| Jul 30, 2025 | $0.57 est $0.74 | $311.4M est $306.1M | −24.1% |
| Apr 28, 2025 | $0.73 est $0.62 | $288.8M est $304.2M | +0.9% |
| Feb 24, 2025 | $0.58 est $0.90 | $286.9M est $299.5M | +0.1% |
| Oct 30, 2024 | $0.80 est $0.57 | $298.4M est $299.7M | −5.2% |
| Aug 6, 2024 | $0.89 est $0.91 | $332.0M est $318.1M | +3.6% |
| Apr 29, 2024 | $0.90 est $0.87 | $313.3M est $313.4M | −9.0% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Albany International is $65.67, +8.1% from the last close, from 3 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 3 firms.
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9 | J.P. Morgan | $67 | +10.3% |
| Oct 9 | J.P. Morgan | $67 | +10.3% |
| Sep 4 | Truist Financial | — | — |
| Sep 3 | Robert W. Baird | $75 | +23.5% |
| Aug 5 | Truist Financial | — | — |
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, Albany International averaged +5.1% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +2.0% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +2.6% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +2.0% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +5.1% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +5.1% | 3 of 5 |
For scale, AIN’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 5.4%.
Albany International’s market cap is $1.72B and revenue of $1.22B over the last twelve months.
2 headlines about Albany International from the past week, newest first, each linking to the publisher.
Albany International’s 1 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| MAGNMagnera | Accumulation | 17.9% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Albany International’s market cap is $1.72B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $60.74, with 28.37M shares outstanding.
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Albany International is $65.67, +8.1% from the last close. Of the 3 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 0 rate it a buy, 3 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
On Gekko’s estimate Albany International is overvalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $60.74 is 10.7% above Gekko Fair Value of $54.85. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
Albany International is expected to report on Nov 4, 2026, before the market opens (23 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $1.48 per share on revenue of $326.1M. Albany International beat the earnings estimate in 3 of its last 8 reports, moving 6.2% on average across the report.
Albany International’s 52-week high is $77.00 and its 52-week low is $41.15; it closed at $60.74 on Oct 12, 2026, +10.6% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $115.39 on Feb 2, 2023.
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