DJ Albemarle Corp. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Albemarle Corp. $(ALB)$ rose 1.01% to $150.01 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.03% to 6,929.94 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.04% to 48,710.97.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
Albemarle Corp. closed 0.47% short of its 52-week high of $150.72, which the company reached on December 22nd.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Avantor Inc. $(AVTR)$ rose 1.33% to $11.43, Celanese Corp. $(CE)$ rose 1.61% to $42.85, and Eastman Chemical Co. $(EMN)$ rose 1.05% to $63.52.
Trading volume (1.4 M) remained 2.1 million below its 50-day average volume of 3.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled December 26, 2025.
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December 26, 2025 17:11 ET (22:11 GMT)
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