DJ Albemarle Corp. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Albemarle Corp. $(ALB)$ shed 6.16% to $155.44 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 2.64% to 7,383.74 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.35% to 50,866.78.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses.
Albemarle Corp. closed 29.67% below its 52-week high of $221.00, which the company achieved on May 7th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Avantor Inc. $(AVTR)$ fell 3.78% to $9.16, Celanese Corp. $(CE)$ fell 5.45% to $51.03, and Eastman Chemical Co. $(EMN)$ fell 0.80% to $71.84.
Trading volume (1.8 M) remained 289,455 below its 50-day average volume of 2.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled June 5, 2026.
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June 05, 2026 17:08 ET (21:08 GMT)
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