devil80 schreef op 5 april 2023 19:00:
Albemarle (NYSE:ALB) -7.4% in Wednesday's trading as Bank of America downgraded the stock to Underperform from Neutral with a $195 price target, slashed from $262, while cutting its lithium price forecast with higher confidence in sufficient supply balances over the near and medium term.
Lithium carbonate prices in China continue to contract, closing at $33,400/metric ton Friday, but futures show $23,000/ton by August, prompting BofA analysts led by Matthew DeYoe to express "growing confidence that negative earnings revisions are forthcoming."
BofA cut its earnings forecast for Albemarle (ALB) "considerably as the tide shifts on price" to $18.40/share for FY 2024, reflecting softer chemical markets and a reversal in the spodumene price through the company's joint venture, which "could be a greater than $800M headwind to EBITDA, and we believe is underappreciated by investors."