Albemarle Corp. Stock Rises 4.3%, Outperforms Peers

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Shares of Albemarle Corp. advanced 4.3% to $136.15 on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.2% to 7,785.76 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.2% to 53,732.41.

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

Albemarle Corp. closed 38.4% below its 52-week high of $221.00, which the company reached on May 7th.

The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Avantor Inc. fell 1.4% to $13.66, Celanese Corp. rose 3.1% to $45.66, and Eastman Chemical Co. rose 0.41% to $74.07.

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 14, 2026 16:34 ET (20:34 GMT)