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Chemical Stocks
Declines in share prices were common among 25 firms
by William J. Storck
October 17, 2005
| A version of this story appeared in
Volume 83, Issue 42
| THIRD-QUARTER STOCK PRICEa | CHANGE FROM SECOND-QUARTER CLOSE | CHANGE FROM 2004 CLOSE | PRICE/EARNINGS RATIOb | |||
| HIGH | LOW | CLOSE | ||||
| Air Products | $61.23 | $54.49 | $55.14 | -8.6% | -4.9% | 18.3 |
| Albemarle | 38.36 | 34.65 | 37.70 | 3.4 | -2.6 | 18.1 |
| Arch | 26.40 | 22.90 | 23.25 | -6.9 | -19.2 | 30.6 |
| Cabot | 36.20 | 31.32 | 33.01 | 0.0 | -14.7 | 17.1 |
| Cambrex | 20.96 | 18.46 | 18.96 | -0.5 | -30.0 | 28.3 |
| Cytec Industries | 48.50 | 39.52 | 43.38 | 9.0 | -15.6 | 13.8 |
| Dow Chemical | 49.14 | 40.63 | 41.67 | -6.4 | -15.8 | 10.2 |
| DuPont | 44.30 | 38.04 | 39.17 | -8.9 | -20.1 | 15.8 |
| Eastman Chemical | 58.30 | 44.70 | 46.97 | -14.8 | -18.6 | 9.4 |
| Engelhard | 29.78 | 27.47 | 27.91 | -2.2 | -9.0 | 14.5 |
| Ferro | 23.12 | 17.01 | 18.32 | -7.8 | -21.0 | 31.6 |
| FMC Corp. | 62.60 | 55.33 | 57.22 | 1.9 | 18.5 | 13.9 |
| H.B. Fuller | 35.87 | 27.90 | 31.08 | -8.8 | 9.0 | 22.7 |
| Georgia Gulf | 36.22 | 23.11 | 24.08 | -22.4 | -51.6 | 7.7 |
| Hercules | 14.69 | 12.05 | 12.22 | -13.6 | -17.7 | 14.1 |
| Huntsman | 24.02 | 16.74 | 19.55 | -3.6 | -20.2c | na |
| Lubrizol | 44.00 | 39.47 | 43.33 | 3.1 | 17.6 | 14.6 |
| Nalco | 21.80 | 15.89 | 16.87 | -14.1 | -13.6 | na |
| PPG Industries | 66.40 | 57.94 | 59.19 | -5.7 | -13.2 | 12.5 |
| PolyOne | 7.58 | 5.86 | 6.06 | -8.5 | -33.1 | 8.3 |
| Praxair | 51.51 | 46.00 | 47.93 | 2.9 | 8.6 | 20.8 |
| Rohm and Haas | 47.71 | 39.91 | 41.13 | -11.2 | -7.0 | 15.3 |
| Sigma-Aldrich | 64.96 | 55.99 | 64.06 | 14.3 | 6.0 | 19.8 |
| Stepan | 26.56 | 22.37 | 25.06 | 13.4 | 2.9 | 21.4 |
| Terra Industries | 8.49 | 6.25 | 6.65 | -2.4 | -25.1 | 8.6 |
| C&EN chemical stock indexd (1992 = 100) | 206.2 | 180.1 | 186.4 | -3.4% | -9.4% | |
| Dow Jones industrial average | 10705.6 | 10270.7 | 10568.7 | 2.9% | -2.0% | |
a Adjusted for stock splits.
b As of Sept. 30, 2005.
c From beginning of trading on Feb. 14, 2005.
d Based on the average stock price for the 25 companies listed.
na = not available.
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