Albemarle's Outperformance Belies Longer-Term Risks -- Market Talk

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1521 ET - Albemarle jumped 16% Thursday, and Baird believes it was tied to strong results from Chinese competitor CATL, as well as reports of a temporary truce between Lebanon and Israel. But with Albemarle's more than 40% year-to-date appreciation, the investment bank says it's stepping to the sidelines, downgrading the lithium producer to neutral. The analysts say CATL presents longer-term challenges for Albemarle. CATL's decision to create a minerals subsidiary is "a sign that China will attempt to continue controlling this piece of the value chain which may hinder visibility long-term," they say. And though CATL's bullishness suggests robust demand for lithium leading to strong pricing power, "we believe that future increases in lithium pricing will likely incentivize additional supply coming online and tempter pricing upside to an extent," the analysts say. Albemarle falls 6%.(elias.schisgall@wsj.com)

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