In today’s briefing:
- Liontown Resources (LTR AU): Passive Selling on Lower Float
- Ecopro Materials IPO – Thoughts on Valuation – Needs a Margin of Safety
Liontown Resources (LTR AU): Passive Selling on Lower Float
- Liontown Resources (LTR AU) is trading near A$3/share, the level of Albemarle Corp (ALB US)‘s revised offer and where Hancock Prospecting has been buying recently.
- With Hancock Prospecting accumulating a stake of nearly 17% over the last month, there will be a float reduction for Liontown Resources (LTR AU) in the next few months.
- Short interest has been increasing and the passive selling could provide an exit for the shorts. But Hancock Prospecting could also use the opportunity to buy more Liontown Resources stock.
Ecopro Materials IPO – Thoughts on Valuation – Needs a Margin of Safety
- EcoPro Materials (ECO123 KS) is looking to raise up to US$500m in its Korean IPO.
- Ecopro Materials (EPM) manufactures and sells high-nickel precursors, one of the key materials for high-nickel cathode materials for secondary (rechargeable) batteries.
- In our previous note, we covered the company’s performance and undertook a peer comparison. In this note, we will share our thoughts on valuation.