 Shares of Livent Corp. LTHM, 0.33 edged up 0.3 in afternoon trading Monday, even after BofA Securities analyst Matthew DeYoe recommended investors sell, saying the lithium producers stock looks expensive as lithium prices appear to be near a peak. DeYoe noted that spot prices for lithium, which have been in high demand as its used in electric vehicle EV batteries, have been holding near a peak about about 70,000 per metric ton since February. 