DJ Albemarle Corp. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Albemarle Corp. $(ALB)$ shed 4.23% to $119.46 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.51% to 7,533.77 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.20% to 52,552.97.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Albemarle Corp. closed 45.95% below its 52-week high of $221.00, which the company reached on May 7th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Avantor Inc. $(AVTR)$ rose 0.54% to $11.26, Celanese Corp. $(CE)$ fell 3.03% to $45.78, and Eastman Chemical Co. $(EMN)$ rose 1.93% to $69.16.
Trading volume (2.1 M) remained 180,472 below its 50-day average volume of 2.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 16, 2026.
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July 16, 2026 17:11 ET (21:11 GMT)
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