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title: "Albemarle Corp. Stock Underperforms Tuesday When Compared To Competitors"
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description: "Albemarle Corp. (ALB) shares fell 3.84% to $169.00 on Tuesday, marking the sixth consecutive day of losses. The stock is now 23.53% below its 52-week high of $221.00. In comparison, competitors had mixed results: Avantor Inc. rose 0.53%, while Celanese Corp. and Eastman Chemical Co. fell 4.05% and 3.93%, respectively. The overall market also declined, with the S&P 500 down 0.67%. Trading volume matched its 50-day average at 2.1 million shares."
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# Albemarle Corp. Stock Underperforms Tuesday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of Albemarle Corp. (ALB) slid 3.84% to $169.00 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.67% to 7,353.61 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.65% to 49,363.88.

This was the stock's sixth consecutive day of losses.

Albemarle Corp. closed 23.53% short of its 52-week high of $221.00, which the company achieved on May 7th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as Avantor Inc. (AVTR) rose 0.53% to $7.64, Celanese Corp. (CE) fell 4.05% to $53.49, and Eastman Chemical Co. (EMN) fell 3.93% to $68.15.

Trading volume (2.1 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.1 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 19, 2026.

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