DJ Albemarle Corp. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Albemarle Corp. $(ALB)$ advanced 1.36% to $171.22 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.56% to 6,881.31 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.26% to 49,662.66.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
Albemarle Corp. closed 12.50% short of its 52-week high of $195.69, which the company reached on January 27th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Avantor Inc. $(AVTR)$ rose 2.43% to $9.27, Celanese Corp. $(CE)$ fell 1.58% to $54.86, and Eastman Chemical Co. $(EMN)$ rose 1.45% to $80.26.
Trading volume (2.2 M) remained 1.1 million below its 50-day average volume of 3.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 18, 2026.
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February 18, 2026 17:09 ET (22:09 GMT)
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