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title: "Albemarle Corp. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors"
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description: "Albemarle Corp. (ALB) shares fell 1.76% to $114.85 on Friday, underperforming the broader market as the S&P 500 and Dow Jones rose. This marks the third consecutive day of losses for ALB, which is now 48.03% below its 52-week high. Trading volume was below the 50-day average. While competitors showed mixed results, with Avantor and Eastman Chemical rising, Celanese declined more sharply than Albemarle."
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# Albemarle Corp. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of Albemarle Corp. (ALB) slipped 1.76% to $114.85 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.05% to 7,411.98 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.46% to 51,947.25.

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

Albemarle Corp. closed 48.03% below its 52-week high of $221.00, which the company reached on May 7th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Avantor Inc. (AVTR) rose 0.79% to $11.44, Celanese Corp. (CE) fell 1.94% to $46.43, and Eastman Chemical Co. (EMN) rose 0.41% to $68.20.

Trading volume (1.6 M) remained 648,864 below its 50-day average volume of 2.3 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 24, 2026.

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