Previous close | 39.51 |
Open | 40.80 |
Bid | 40.61 x N/A |
Ask | 40.63 x N/A |
Day's range | 40.46 - 41.46 |
52-week range | 37.45 - 83.70 |
Volume | |
Avg. volume | 29,886,942 |
Market cap | 59.985B |
Beta (5Y monthly) | 0.94 |
PE ratio (TTM) | N/A |
EPS (TTM) | -0.90 |
Earnings date | 30 Apr 2024 |
Forward dividend & yield | 3.00 (7.59%) |
Ex-dividend date | 30 Jun 2023 |
1y target est | 57.19 |
Tianqi, a global lithium rival that holds about 20% of SQM shares, last week raised concerns over transparency in the talks with Codelco, which is slated to take a 50% plus one share stake in the new joint venture beginning in 2025 under a government policy aimed at boosting state control in Chile's lithium industry. SQM, the world's No. 2 lithium producer, and Codelco reached an initial agreement in December and aim to finalize details by May 31. Tianqi Chief Executive Frank Ha emphasized the company's worries over the Codelco deal in comments to Chilean newspaper La Tercera published Saturday.
Chilean miner SQM's board chairman challenged what he called the questionable motives of a major shareholder, China's Tianqi Lithium Corp, the latest jab in an increasingly public spat over SQM's planned partnership with state copper producer Codelco. Tianqi, a global lithium rival that holds about 20% of SQM shares, last week raised concerns over transparency in the talks with Codelco, which is slated to take a 50% plus one share stake in the new joint venture beginning in 2025 under a government policy aimed at boosting state control in Chile's lithium industry. SQM, the world's No. 2 lithium producer, and Codelco reached an initial agreement in December and aim to finalize details by May 31.
China's Tianqi Lithium Corp on Friday urged Chile's SQM to hold a shareholders vote over a lithium deal under discussion with state-run copper miner Codelco, and criticized a lack of clarity in the negotiations. Tianqi holds about a 20% stake in SQM, which is ironing out the details of a joint venture with Codelco as part of a government mandate to boost state control over the lithium industry. "It is indispensable that the agreement that is reached between SQM and Codelco is approved by the shareholders," the company said in a statement.