Albemarle Corp Depositary Shares (ALB.PRA)

• Market cap: $1.42B
• 1 day: -2.56%
• 5 days: 0.75%
• 1 month: -2.71%
• 3 months: -13.47%
• 6 months: -32.42%
• Year to date: -24.07%
• 1 year: -38.27%
• 5 years: -45.59%
• 10 years: -45.59%
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Chemicals

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 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

88% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 8

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 76 [Q4 2024] → 82 (+6) [Q1 2025]

3.95% less ownership

Funds ownership: 96.98% [Q4 2024] → 93.03% (-3.95%) [Q1 2025]

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.82B [Q4 2024] → $1.53B (-$290M) [Q1 2025]

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 29

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q4 2024] → 0 (-1) [Q1 2025]