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Albany International Corporatio (AIN) Stock Analysis

Range Bound setup

SellVALUE-TRAP 1/5Moderate Confidence

Consumer Cyclical · Textile Manufacturing

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $60.19: Quality below floor (2.9 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.7/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum.

Albany International Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the machine clothing and engineered composites businesses in the United States, Switzerland, France, Brazil, China, Mexico, Germany, and internationally. The company operates through two segments: Machine... Read more

QualityF-score6 / 9FCF yield1.96%
IncomeYield1.86%(5y avg 1.25%)Payout53.23%sustainable
Stop $56.09Target $62.76(resistance)A.R:R -2.1:1
Analyst target$56.67-5.9%3 analysts
$62.76our TP
$60.19price
$56.67mean
$51
$64

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $60.19: Quality below floor (2.9 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.7/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: RSI 58 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 4.7/10, moderate confidence.

Passes 6/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 77d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.

Recent Developments — Albany International Corporatio

Generated 2026-05-20T20:21:21Z.

Thesis

Rewards
No bull case signals
Risks
Target reached (-20.0% upside)
Quality below floor (2.9 < 4.0)

Key Metrics

P/E (TTM)
P/E (Fwd)20.1
Mkt Cap$1.7B
EV/EBITDA36.4
Profit Mgn-4.9%
ROE-7.2%
Rev Growth7.8%
Beta1.18
Dividend1.86%
Rating analysts11

Quality Signals

Piotroski F6/9

Options Flow

P/C0.13bullish
IV48%normal
Max Pain$35-41.9% vs spot

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Rating Breakdown

4 floor-breakers

Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static

Quality Rank
0.8
Value Rank
4.0
Growth Rank
5.3

Cyclical trough — margins compressed or negative. Profitability typically recovers with the cycle, but floor fires on current data.static

Roe
0.0
Roa
0.0
Net Margin
0.0
Gross Margin
0.2
Operating Margin
3.9
Moat
4.4
Piotroski F
6.7
Current Ratio
7.6
No competitive moatQuality concerns

Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static

Volume
0.0
Obv
1.0
Macd
1.1
Rsi
5.5
Ma Position
8.0
Volume distribution (falling OBV)Above 200-MA but MA slope flat

No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static

Earnings History
0.0
Surprise Avg
0.2
Erm
5.0
Earnings Timing
5.0
Dividend Safety
6.5
Earnings concerns: 1B/3MDividend: 186.0%
GatesMomentum 3.1<4.5A.R:R -2.1=NEGATIVEInsider activity: OKNo SEC red flagsNEWS EVENTS NONE RECENTEARNINGS PROXIMITY 77d clearSEMI CYCLE PEAK CLEARMATERIALS CYCLE PEAK CLEARRange BoundSuitability: Aggressive
RSI
58 · Neutral
20D MA 50D MA 200D MAGOLDEN CROSSSupport $54.42Resistance $64.04

Price Targets

$56
$63
A.Upside+4.3%
A.R:R-2.1:1

Position Sizing

ConvictionNone
Suggested %0.5%
Max %1%
RegimeSteady

Risk Alerts

! Target reached (-20.0% upside)
! Quality below floor (2.9 < 4.0)
! Momentum score 3.1/10 — below 4.5 minimum

Earnings

B
M
M
M
1/4 beats
Next Earnings2026-08-05 (77d)

Verdict History

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Frequently Asked Questions
Is AIN stock a buy right now?

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $60.19: Quality below floor (2.9 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.7/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: RSI 58 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $56.09. Score 4.7/10, moderate confidence.

What is the AIN stock price target?

Take-profit target: $62.76 (+4.3% upside). Prior stop was $56.09. Stop-loss: $56.09.

What are the risks of investing in AIN?

Target reached (-20.0% upside); Quality below floor (2.9 < 4.0).

Is AIN overvalued or undervalued?

Albany International Corporatio trades at a P/E of N/A (forward 20.1). TrendMatrix value score: 5.8/10. Verdict: Sell.

What do analysts say about AIN?

11 analysts cover AIN with a consensus score of 2.4/5. Average price target: $57.

What does Albany International Corporatio do?Albany International Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the machine clothing and engineered composites...

Albany International Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the machine clothing and engineered composites businesses in the United States, Switzerland, France, Brazil, China, Mexico, Germany, and internationally. The company operates through two segments: Machine Clothing (MC) and Albany Engineered Composites (AEC). The MC segment designs, manufactures, and markets paper machine clothing for use in the manufacturing of papers, paperboard, tissues, towels, pulps, building products, tannery, and textiles, as well as nonwovens, fiber cement, and several other industrial applications. This segment offers paper machine clothing forming, pressing, and drying fabrics, as well as processing belts; and engineered fabrics. Its AEC segment 3D-woven and injected composite components for aircraft engines composite airframe and engine components for military and commercial aircraft. The company sells its products to commercial and defense markets, space-launch vehicles and the emerging advanced air mobility market, as well as to customer end-users. Albany International Corp. was incorporated in 1895 and is headquartered in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

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