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MT gains from expansion, record Liberia iron ore shipments and a value-added steel push, even as weakness in China and heavy capex weigh on it.

Element Solutions agrees to be acquired by Solstice in a $14.5B deal, expanding the advanced materials platform across semiconductors, AI and electronics.

Albemarle is set to announce its second-quarter earnings soon, and Wall Street expects a significant surge in its profits.

In the latest trading session, Albemarle (ALB) closed at $133.8, marking a -1.3% move from the previous day.

BASFY completed the sale of its coatings business to Carlyle for an enterprise value of EUR 7.7B, while retaining a 40% stake in Surventis for future upside.

AEM suspends Barnat pit mining after rock mass movement, trims Canadian Malartic outlook, but Odyssey plans and long-term goals remain intact.

APD's shares jump after exiting the Louisiana Clean Energy Complex and certain other projects, boosting investor confidence in its portfolio strategy and growth focus.

HBM secures approval to boost Constancia's mill capacity to 34 million tons annually, extending mine life and supporting infrastructure upgrades.

International Flavors launches patent-pending SENSORA, a pro-fragrance technology that extends scent for up to 20 days and debuts with Floral Fusion detergents.

BASF's AI-powered SkinNexus Collag3n launch with Bota brings vegan, human-identical collagen to personal care after strong lab and clinical results.

AVNT's Cesa Solvent Barrier Technology gives HDPE bottles a non-PFAS way to hold aggressive solvents without reworking existing molding lines.

AUGO's shares have surged 20% year to date as strong revenues, rising gold output, Borborema ramp-up and growth projects fuel momentum.

In recent months, Albemarle has drawn renewed analyst attention as rising lithium demand for data center battery storage and other energy transition uses coincides with the company tightening capital spending, idling higher-cost assets, and divesting non-core operations to sharpen its focus on energy storage. This combination of operational streamlining, stronger free cash flow and balance sheet, and more optimistic earnings revisions has lifted confidence that Albemarle’s energy storage...

Albemarle's share price has more than doubled over the past year, yet there is a clear tension in how the stock is priced today, with the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) intrinsic value estimate pointing to meaningful undervaluation while market based multiples lean the other way. Albemarle has delivered a 102.9% return over the past 12 months, which puts recent share price weakness into the context of a strong one year run. Analyst upgrades tied to lithium demand and earnings momentum can...

APD is exiting the LCEC project and other clean energy plans, while advancing a Yara deal to market renewable ammonia worldwide.

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CF benefits from strong global nitrogen demand and higher fertilizer prices, but rising natural gas costs challenge its margin outlook.

MT begins the second tranche of its 2025-2030 share buyback after completing the first, with plans to repurchase up to 10 million more shares.

IP plans to close multiple facilities by Q3 2026 as it streamlines operations to improve costs, expand capacity and serve customers.

MEOH will indefinitely idle its Titan methanol plant in Trinidad after failing to secure a new gas contract, while preserving restart optionality.

ATI's 72% YTD rally is fueled by aerospace, defense and specialty energy demand, capacity investments, earnings beats and a stronger growth outlook.

Albemarle's shares have been flat so far this year on falling lithium prices, but now the metal's price is rising, thanks to growing demand for battery storage for data centers.

DOW vs. ALB: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option?

The heavy selling pressure might have exhausted for Albemarle (ALB) as it is technically in oversold territory now. In addition to this technical measure, strong agreement among Wall Street analysts in revising earnings estimates higher indicates that the stock is ripe for a trend reversal.

RS shares are up 33.5% year to date on record Q1 shipment volumes, extending its streak of industry outperformance as infrastructure demand and acquisitions support growth.

ALB and SQM are riding higher lithium prices, ramping capacity and expanding output as EV and storage demand accelerates.

IX, TTMI, ALB, IDR and PRM have been added to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) List on June 29, 2026.

Albemarle Corporation (NYSE:ALB) is one of the Top 13 Stocks That Will Skyrocket. This stock was pitched by Jim Rickards as part of his Insider Intel newsletter, and it came with the instruction to buy before President Trump’s State of the Union address. The newsletter claimed that Trump would announce the firm “as the new […]

Albemarle (NYSE:ALB) received analyst upgrades in the past week, highlighting confidence in its lithium-focused business model. Research firms cited Albemarle’s plans for expansion and productivity improvements as key factors behind their revised views. The company is viewed as well positioned to serve structural lithium demand tied to electrification and energy storage trends. Albemarle enters this news cycle with its stock at $133.7, after a pullback of 16.6% over the past week and 24.7%...