DJ Eastman Chemical Co. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Eastman Chemical Co. $(EMN)$ rose 1.45% to $80.26 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive 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.
Eastman Chemical Co. closed 22.01% short of its 52-week high of $102.91, which the company reached on February 19th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) rose 3.07% to $150.68, Dow Inc. $(DOW)$ rose 0.51% to $31.58, and Corteva Inc. $(CTVA)$ rose 1.38% to $76.59.
Trading volume (1.5 M) remained 228,728 below its 50-day average volume of 1.7 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 18, 2026.
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February 18, 2026 17:23 ET (22:23 GMT)
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