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title: "Albemarle Corp. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors"
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description: "Albemarle Corp. (ALB) shares fell 5.21% to $133.70 on Friday, marking its sixth consecutive day of losses and underperforming competitors like Avantor and Celanese. The decline occurred during a broader market dip, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones also falling. ALB is now 39.50% below its 52-week high. Trading volume reached 4.3 million, significantly exceeding the 50-day average."
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# Albemarle Corp. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of Albemarle Corp. (ALB) slid 5.21% to $133.70 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.05% to 7,354.02 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.09% to 51,876.11.

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

Albemarle Corp. closed 39.50% 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 Friday, as Avantor Inc. (AVTR) rose 1.98% to $10.28, Celanese Corp. (CE) rose 1.02% to $49.42, and Eastman Chemical Co. (EMN) rose 0.14% to $70.71.

Trading volume (4.3 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.3 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled June 26, 2026.

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