There's a lot of positive momentum for this commodity producer -- but also major risks. We are in the midst of a major energy upheaval. After a century-plus of fossil-fuel domination, the world is moving more and more toward solar power, wind generation, and battery storage. For transportation, there's a major transition to battery electric vehicles (EVs) over internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. The demand for EVs is soaring, with analysts projecting they'll be the majority of vehicle sales by 2030. ...

Olemedia The past several months have not been exactly pleasant for shareholders of lithium giant Albemarle Corporation (NYSE:ALB). The specialty chemicals producer has seen its shares consistently underperform the market. As an example, we need only look at how the stock has fared since I last wrote a bullish article about it in January of this year. Even after the stock had fallen previously leading up to that point, shares have only achieved upside of 0.4% at a time when the S&P 500 has jumped by 8.8%. T ...

捐赠计划 - Albemarle Corporation宣布向Cleveland Community College捐赠100万美元，用于购买设备、物资和设施改善，以支持工作人员培训项目[1] - 捐赠将有助于CCC的重型设备操作员计划，并支持Albemarle正在开发的几个电气和工艺操作角色的学徒计划[2] - Albemarle的捐赠将有助于建立人才储备，支持Kings Mountain矿山项目等企业和项目的增长[3]

Albemarle (ALB) ended the recent trading session at $120.50, demonstrating a -1.7% swing from the preceding day's closing price. The stock's change was less than the S&P 500's daily loss of 1.2%. At the same time, the Dow lost 0.65%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 1.79%. Coming into today, shares of the specialty chemicals company had gained 0.36% in the past month. In that same time, the Basic Materials sector gained 1.63%, while the S&P 500 lost 0.85%. The investment community will be paying close attenti ...

锂市场走势 - 银行分析师Steve Byrne指出，2023年锂价格出现大幅下跌，但随着电动汽车销量增长，全球锂市场有望在短期内收紧[2] - 银行分析师预计今年锂价格平均每公吨约为14000美元，较之前的10000美元有所提高[3] 投资机会 - Albemarle (NYSE:ALB)和Sociedad Quimica y Minera (NYSE:SQM)是投资者值得关注的锂股[4] - Sigma Lithium (NASDAQ:SGML)也是一家值得持有的锂股，公司计划在2025年开始生产[5]

Albemarle股票表现 - 过去一个月，Albemarle的股价上涨了+1.5%，而Zacks标普500综合指数的变化为+0.8%[2] - 当前季度，Albemarle预计每股盈利为0.63美元，较去年同期下降了-93.9%[5] - 当前财年的一致盈利预期为3.29美元，较去年同期下降了-85.2%[6] 行业趋势 - Zacks Chemical - Diversified行业在此期间上涨了3.1%[2] 公司未来展望 - 公司的未来方向取决于基本因素，而不仅仅是媒体报道或谣言[2] - 下一个财年的一致盈利预期为6.97美元，较去年同期增长了+111.9%[7] 分析师评级 - Zacks优先评估公司未来盈利预期的变化，因为这决定了股票的公允价值[3] - 卖方分析师对Albemarle的盈利预期变化会影响股票的公允价值和投资者兴趣[4] - Albemarle的Zacks Rank为4（卖出），显示股票的近期价格表现可能不佳[8] 公司估值 - 公司的估值被评为D，表明其股价较同行公司高出一定幅度[17]

Dividend Aristocrats - Dividend Aristocrats是指那些是标普500指数成员，并且连续25年以上每年提高股息支付的股票[1] - Walgreens Boots Alliance和VF Corp曾被剔除出Dividend Aristocrats名单，因为它们不得不削减股息[2] - Albemarle是一家拥有澳大利亚珀斯Greenbushes矿山的锂生产商，虽然它被列入Dividend Aristocrats名单，但其股息增长速度已经减缓[4] Albemarle - Albemarle通常产生负的自由现金流，这意味着它的股息支付比率不容乐观[6] 3M - 3M是一家工业集团，面临着数十亿美元的法律责任，可能会选择削减股息以支付这些责任[9] - 3M刚刚将其增长业务Solventum分拆出去，这可能导致其股息减少[11] Leggett & Platt - Leggett & Platt是一家内部线圈弹簧制造商，虽然它已经连续50年以上提高股息，但其主要业务受到通货膨胀和高利率的影响[13] - Leggett & Platt的股价今年下跌了26%，过去12个月下跌了37%，可能需要更多资源来保持其投资级债务评级[15]

The security has yet to overcome several levels of resistance Albemarle Corporation (NYSE:ALB) stock was last seen up 0.6% to trade at $129.90, after the chemicals manufacturing company nabbed a price-target hike from Citigroup to $135 from $125. The brokerage bunch is divided on ALB, with 12 calling it a tepid "hold" or worse, while 11 say "buy" or better. Meanwhile, short sellers are piling on. Short interest rose 16.3% in the last two reporting periods, and the 14.31 million shares sold short now make up ...

锂股投资机会 - 锂股可能是市场中最被忽视的故事之一，市场反应往往极端[1] - 长期看好锂故事的投资者可能是积累锂股的最佳时机，2030年锂供应预计将增加到2.14百万公吨，需求预计为3.1百万公吨，可能会出现供应短缺[2] - 分析师预计到2025年全球将出现锂短缺，三家具有百万富翁潜力的锂股值得关注[3]

CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a global leader in providing essential elements for mobility, energy, connectivity and health, announced today that it will release its first-quarter 2024 earnings after the NYSE closes on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. The company will hold a conference call to discuss its first-quarter 2024 results on Thursday, May 2, at 9:00 a.m. ET. Access to the call is available via webcast or direct dial. A link to the webcast can be found thr ...