Global X Lithium ETF

At the close of market on March 14, Albemarle (ALB), one of the biggest lithium producers, had a dividend yield of ~1.75%.

Albemarle has increased its dividend for the 25th consecutive year. As of March 1, Albemarle’s dividend yield was 1.61%.

On February 5, Citibank downgraded Albemarle (ALB) from “buy” to “neutral” and reduced the target price to $81.

Albemarle (ALB) isn’t wasting any time. Albemarle entered into a joint venture agreement with Mineral Resources Australia on December 17.

Albemarle (ALB), the world’s largest producer of lithium, fell 20% in December.

On December 17, Albemarle (ALB) announced that it signed a joint agreement with Mineral Resources Australia.

At the close on November 29, Albemarle (ALB), one of the biggest lithium producers, had a dividend yield of 1.38%.

As of August 30, Albemarle (ALB), known for lithium, has a dividend yield of 1.4%.

Albemarle announced its second-quarter earnings on August 7 after the markets closed.

Albemarle (ALB) reported its Q2 2018 earnings after the market closed on August 7. It reported revenue of $853.9 million for Q2 2018, reflecting growth of 15.8% over Q2 2017.

Albemarle reported strong 1Q18 earnings on May 9. The company reported an adjusted EPS of $1.30—an increase of 23.8% on a YoY basis.

The current consensus mean rating for FMC in May stood at 2.0.

On March 9, 2018, Albemarle (ALB) announced that Chile’s Economic Development Agency increased the company’s lithium quota.

Albemarle (ALB) announced its 4Q17 earnings on February 27, 2018. Its adjusted EPS rose 71.8% on a YoY basis.

On February 23, 2018, Albemarle (ALB) announced its 1Q18 dividend of $0.335 per share. This represents an ~4.7% year-over-year increase.

Albemarle’s 4Q17 revenue expectations Albemarle (ALB) is expected to report revenue of $795.5 million in 4Q17, which implies 14.2% growth year-over-year. In 4Q16, ALB reported revenue of $696.7 million. ALB’s revenue has been on an upward trend since 3Q16. Driving factors Albemarle’s revenue is expected to be driven by its lithium segment, which is expected […]

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At the end of 3Q17, Albemarle (ALB) reported debt of ~$1.8 billion, its lowest point since 2014.

On December 19, 2017, Albemarle (ALB) announced the launch of its new Granite technology.

On September 15, Albemarle announced that it developed a new technology. The technology could help the company increase its lithium production in Chile.

Albemarle (ALB) has announced that it will pay its 3Q17 dividend on October 2, 2017. The dividend will be $0.32 per share on its outstanding shares.

Albemarle (ALB) announced its 2Q17 earnings on August 7. ALB reported adjusted earnings per share of $1.13, an increase of 21.5% on a year-over-year basis.

For the week ended June 30, 2017, Albemarle (ALB) rose 0.7% and closed at $105.54.

Since 4Q15, Albemarle’s (ALB) dividend yield has fallen steeply since ALB stock growth has outpaced its dividend growth in a big way.

As of February 24, 2017, 19 brokerage firms were actively tracking Albemarle (ALB) stock. About 58.0% of them have recommended a “buy” for the stock.

In 2Q16, FMC Corporation’s (FMC) Lithium segment reported revenue of $63.3 million, representing 7.8% of FMC’s total revenue.

SQM has outperformed its peers based on PE ratio. The PE ratios of SQM, POT, MOS, and CMP are 20.3x, 11.5x, 9.6x, and 15.4x, respectively, as of November 17, 2015.

Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM) has a market cap of $5.7 billion. After the company’s 3Q15 earnings report, SQM fell by 5.6% to close at $18.49 per share on November 17, 2015.

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