DJ Albemarle Corp. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Albemarle Corp. $(ALB)$ slid 2.02% to $158.31 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.01% to 6,921.46 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.55% to 49,266.11.
The stock's fall snapped a four-day winning streak.
Albemarle Corp. closed 4.04% short of its 52-week high of $164.98, which the company achieved on January 6th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Avantor Inc. $(AVTR)$ fell 0.17% to $12.06, Celanese Corp. $(CE)$ rose 3.00% to $43.98, and Eastman Chemical Co. $(EMN)$ rose 3.82% to $68.78.
Trading volume (3.2 M) remained 260,701 below its 50-day average volume of 3.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 8, 2026.
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January 08, 2026 17:07 ET (22:07 GMT)
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