<div id="readability-page-1">Albemarle Corp (NYSE:ALB) stock is up 2.5% to trade at $162.03 at last glance, after an upgrade at Baird to &#34;outperform&#34; from &#34;neutral,&#34; with a price-target hike to $210 from $113. The analyst in coverage noted strong lithium demand and higher prices. There's plenty of room for additional bull notes, with nine of the 26 analysts in coverage still carrying a tepid &#34;hold&#34; or worse, while the 12-month consensus target price of $135.43 is a 16.3% discount to current levels. ALB is pacing for its fourth-straight gain after yesterday marking its best day since October and hitting a two-year high of $164.98. The security has added a whopping 167.5% over the last 12 months, and has enjoyed support from the 20-day moving average since early November. An unwinding of pessimism in the options pits could create additional tailwinds for Albemarle stock. At the International Securities Exchange (ISE), Cboe Options Exchange (CBOE), and NASDAQ OMX PHLX (PHLX), ALB's 50-day put/call volume ratio of 1.09 sits higher than 93% readings from the last year. This could be a great opportunity to weigh on the stock's next moves with options, which area affordably priced at the moment. This is per the equity's Schaeffer's Volatility Index (SVI) of 55% that sits higher than just 12% of readings from the last year.</div>

美國雅寶公司

阿爾貝馬爾公司（NYSE:ALB）的股票被貝爾德（Baird）從 “中性” 評級上調至 “跑贏大盤”，導致股價上漲 2.5%，達到 162.03 美元。由於鋰需求強勁和價格上漲，目標價從 113 美元上調至 210 美元。儘管過去一年股價上漲了 167.5%，許多分析師仍然維持 “持有” 評級。該股票有望實現連續第四個交易日上漲，期權交易顯示出進一步上漲的潛力

由於鋰需求增加和價格上漲，美國雅寶公司的股票評級被上調