AlcoaAACOMMENTJan 12, 2016Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Jun 10, 2026. Market Open.
He really likes commodities. There's a major commodity secular movement happening. Gold, silver, and uranium have all popped, and there's a rotation within the commodity space. All that AI stuff involves either rare earth or base metals.
This name is a base metal. Aluminum trade was soft for a while, but has picked up. These metals will be used everywhere, so he likes the demand. Yield is 1.08%.
In the process of splitting into 2 different companies. Commodity will be one and “value added” the other. US auto demand, in terms of aluminum, will be rising sharply over the next couple of years because of new emission standards. Every time they increase emission standards, cars incorporate more aluminum. Increasing Chinese supply has been putting pressure on aluminum pricing. Supply demand is slowly coming back into a better picture, and he thinks over time this is worth double the current share price.