Albemarle Corp. vs Palantir Technologies Inc — how do they compare? Albemarle Corp. trades at $131.2 (market cap $15.27B), while Palantir Technologies Inc trades at $172.6 (market cap $420.39B). The key difference: Palantir Technologies Inc is far larger — about 27.5× Albemarle Corp.'s market cap, and Albemarle Corp. pays a 1.27% dividend while Palantir Technologies Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ALB | PLTR | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $15.27B | $420.39B |
Sector | Basic Materials | Technology |
52-Week High | $215.62 | $207.18 |
52-Week Low | $72.58 | $107.27 |
Enterprise Value | $17.75B | $411.19B |
Dividend Yield | 1.27% | — |
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Albemarle is the world's largest lithium producer. Our outlook for robust lithium demand is predicated upon increased demand for electric vehicle batteries. Albemarle produces lithium from its salt brine deposits in Chile and the U.S. and its hard rock joint venture mines in Australia. Albemarle is also a global leader in the production of bromine, used in flame retardants. The company is also a major producer of oil refining catalysts.
Read more on ALB →Palantir Technologies provides organizations with solutions to manage large disparate data sets in an attempt to gain insight and drive operational outcomes. Founded in 2003, Palantir released its Gotham software platform in 2008, which focuses on the government intelligence and defense sectors. Palantir expanded into various commercial markets with its Foundry software platform in 2016 with the intent of becoming the data operating system for companies and industries. The Denver company had 125 customers as of its initial public offering and roughly splits its revenue between commercial and government customers.
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