Albemarle
About: Albemarle is one of the world's largest lithium producers. In the lithium industry, the majority of demand comes from batteries, where lithium is used as the energy storage material, particularly in electric vehicles. Albemarle is a fully integrated lithium producer. Its upstream resources include salt brine deposits in Chile and the US and two hard rock mines in Australia, both of which are joint ventures. The company operates lithium refining plants in Chile, the US, Australia, and China. Albemarle is a global leader in the production of bromine, used in flame retardants. It is also a major producer of oil refining catalysts.
Employees: 8,300
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 [Q1] → 4 (+2) [Q2]
0.6% more ownership
Funds ownership: 94.86% [Q1] → 95.46% (+0.6%) [Q2]
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 252 | Existing positions reduced: 252
9% less funds holding
Funds holding: 749 [Q1] → 685 (-64) [Q2]
12% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $8.03B [Q1] → $7.05B (-$977M) [Q2]
39% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 83 | Existing positions closed: 137
44% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $405M | Put options by funds: $719M
Research analyst outlook
6 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
6 analyst ratings
UBS Joshua Spector | 9%upside $89 | Neutral Upgraded | 26 Aug 2025 |
JP Morgan Jeffrey Zekauskas | 2%downside $80 | Neutral Maintained | 18 Aug 2025 |
Scotiabank Ben Isaacson | 14%downside $70 | Sector Perform Maintained | 1 Aug 2025 |
Wells Fargo Michael Sison | 14%downside $70 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 1 Aug 2025 |
Baird Ben Kallo | 26%downside $60 | Underperform Downgraded | 29 Jul 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 33 articles about ALB published over the past 30 days
