Albemarle Corp. Stock Slides 5.9%, Underperforms Peers

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Shares of Albemarle Corp. shed 5.9% to $133.18 on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.3% to 7,677.28 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.3% to 53,577.40.

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

Albemarle Corp. closed 39.7% below its 52-week high of $221.00, which the company achieved on May 7th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its peers, as Avantor Inc. rose 1.1% to $14.42, Celanese Corp. fell 1.6% to $44.52, and Eastman Chemical Co. fell 0.92% to $72.02.

Trading volume totaled 2.3 million, compared to the 50-day average of 2.4 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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August 25, 2026 16:33 ET (20:33 GMT)