DJ Albemarle Corp. Stock Underperforms Monday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Albemarle Corp. $(ALB)$ rose 1.53% to $146.13 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.64% to 6,902.05 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.23% to 48,977.18.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Albemarle Corp. closed 3.91% below its 52-week high of $152.08, which the company reached on December 26th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as Avantor Inc. $(AVTR)$ rose 3.75% to $11.89, Celanese Corp. $(CE)$ rose 1.00% to $42.58, and Eastman Chemical Co. $(EMN)$ rose 0.64% to $64.75.
Trading volume (3.1 M) remained 350,662 below its 50-day average volume of 3.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 5, 2026.
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January 05, 2026 17:12 ET (22:12 GMT)
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