Pilbara Minerals share price racks up ninth all-time high for September

Stock in the lithium favourite has gained more than 50% since this time last month.

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Key points

  • The Pilbara Minerals share price rocketed 4.6% to a new record high of $4.97 earlier today
  • That marks the ninth time the stock has broken its previous record high this month
  • Its gains come amid growing expectations of a lithium shortage

Pilbara Minerals Ltd (ASX: PLS) investors are rejoicing once more on Tuesday, with the share price surpassing its record high for the ninth time this month.

Shares in the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) lithium favourite launched 4.6% to $4.97 shortly after the market opened this morning.

It has since retreated to trade at $4.84, 1.8% higher than its previous close.

Meanwhile, the ASX 200 is trading in the green. The index has lifted 1.2% following recent suffering that saw it tumble 4.1% over the four sessions prior.

So, what's been going so right for the Pilbara Minerals share price in September?

Let's take a look.

Pilbara Minerals share price leaps to another record high

Pilbara Minerals has been riding a wave of market enthusiasm for lithium this month.

Its gains come amid warnings from experts claiming the supply of the 'white gold' battery-making material will likely get to a crunch point over the coming years.

Analysts at JP Morgan echoed such expectations earlier this month, upping their lithium price targets by as much as 25%, as my Fool colleague Tristan reports.

The experts also slapped Pilbara Minerals shares with a buy rating and a $4.10 price target.

At the same time, the stock finally surpassed the record $3.89 it reached in January, surging to $3.97 on 6 September.

Likely to investors' surprise, Pilbara Minerals surpassed that record high in every session over the following week.

After backing off for a hot second, it's back up to its old tricks today.

Of course, it's not just Pilbara Minerals that's been on a roll lately. Other ASX lithium shares have also performed well.

Pilbara announced its maiden profit last month.

Its revenue lifted to $1.2 billion in financial year 2022, sending its after-tax profit into the green for the first time, coming in at $561.8 million.

The Pilbara Minerals share price is currently 52% higher than it was this time last month. It has also gained 37% year-to-date and 134% over the past 12 months.

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