Albany International Corporation $AIN Shares Bought by Skylands Capital LLC

Key Points

• Skylands Capital LLC increased its stake in Albany International (NYSE:AIN) by 66% in Q4 to 62,050 shares—about 0.22% of the company—worth roughly $3.15 million.
• Analyst sentiment is muted: MarketBeat shows a consensus rating of "Reduce" with a consensus target price of $61.50; four analysts rate the stock Hold and two rate it Sell.
• Albany beat Q4 estimates with $0.65 EPS (vs. $0.64) and $321.2M revenue (up 12% YoY), provided Q1 2026 guidance of $0.50–$0.60 EPS, and pays a $0.28 quarterly dividend (2.0% yield).

Skylands Capital LLC boosted its stake in shares of Albany International Corporation (NYSE:AIN - Free Report) by 66.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 62,050 shares of the textile maker's stock after purchasing an additional 24,675 shares during the period. Skylands Capital LLC owned approximately 0.22% of Albany International worth $3,146,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. CWM LLC lifted its stake in shares of Albany International by 39.3% during the fourth quarter. CWM LLC now owns 712 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 201 shares during the period. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Albany International by 227.3% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 540 shares of the textile maker's stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 375 shares during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of Albany International by 32.4% in the 2nd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 711 shares of the textile maker's stock valued at $49,000 after acquiring an additional 174 shares during the period. Osaic Holdings Inc. raised its stake in Albany International by 42.3% in the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 908 shares of the textile maker's stock worth $64,000 after acquiring an additional 270 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd purchased a new position in Albany International in the 3rd quarter worth $66,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.37% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have weighed in on AIN shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Albany International from $45.00 to $47.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Weiss Ratings restated a "sell (d)" rating on shares of Albany International in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Zacks Research raised Albany International from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Finally, Truist Financial set a $55.00 target price on Albany International in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Reduce" and a consensus target price of $61.50.

Albany International Price Performance

NYSE:AIN opened at $56.15 on Tuesday. The firm's fifty day moving average is $55.52 and its two-hundred day moving average is $54.03. The firm has a market cap of $1.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -27.79, a PEG ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 1.83 and a current ratio of 2.10. Albany International Corporation has a one year low of $41.15 and a one year high of $73.00.

Albany International (NYSE:AIN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 24th. The textile maker reported $0.65 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.64 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $321.21 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $292.32 million. Albany International had a positive return on equity of 9.64% and a negative net margin of 4.85%.The company's revenue was up 12.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.58 EPS. Albany International has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.500-0.600 EPS. Research analysts expect that Albany International Corporation will post 2.91 EPS for the current year.

Albany International Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 7th. Investors of record on Friday, March 20th were given a dividend of $0.28 per share. This represents a $1.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 20th. Albany International's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -55.45%.

Albany International Profile

Albany International Corp. is a global advanced materials company specializing in engineered textiles and composites. Its business is organized into two primary segments: Process Media and Engineered Composites. The Process Media segment designs, manufactures and services press, forming and drying fabrics used in the production of paper and packaging materials, helping paper manufacturers improve efficiency, quality and sustainability. The Engineered Composites segment produces lightweight composite structures and components for aerospace and industrial applications, serving commercial and military aircraft programs as well as industrial markets that require high-performance, durable materials.

In the Process Media segment, Albany's products include forming fabrics, press felts and dryer fabrics engineered to withstand extreme moisture and temperature conditions.

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