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Lithium Americas (LAC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$2.88 -0.03 (-0.86%)
As of 11:41 AM Eastern
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About Lithium Americas Stock (NYSE:LAC)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$2.78
$2.86
50-Day Range
$2.72
$3.82
52-Week Range
$2.67
$10.52
Volume
4.04 million shs
Average Volume
11.20 million shs
Market Capitalization
$1.05 billion
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$5.44
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Lithium Americas Corp. (NYSE: LAC) is a North American lithium development company focused on advancing domestic sources of battery-grade lithium. Its principal asset is the Thacker Pass lithium project in Humboldt County, Nevada, which is designed to produce lithium carbonate for use in electric vehicle batteries and other energy-storage applications.

Thacker Pass is being developed in phases and is intended to support the North American battery supply chain. The project uses claystone-based resources and includes plans for mining, processing and production of lithium carbonate at an integrated site. Lithium Americas has also worked with strategic and government partners to advance project financing, construction and development.

The company was formed through the 2023 separation of Lithium Americas’ North American and Argentine businesses. Its former Argentine operations, including the Cauchari-Olaroz lithium project, became part of a separate company, Lithium Argentina Corp. Lithium Americas is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, and is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Evans.

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Lithium Americas Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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49th Percentile Overall Score

LAC MarketRank™: 

Lithium Americas scored higher than 49% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 168th out of 230 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Lithium Americas has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.17, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Upside Potential

    Lithium Americas has a consensus price target of $5.44, representing about 88.7% upside from its current price of $2.89.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Lithium Americas has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Lithium Americas' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Lithium Americas are expected to decrease in the coming year, from ($0.10) to ($0.18) per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Lithium Americas is -7.77, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Lithium Americas is -7.77, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Lithium Americas has a P/B Ratio of 0.86. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Lithium Americas' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    8.94% of the float of Lithium Americas has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Lithium Americas has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.54, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Lithium Americas has recently increased by 2.41%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    Lithium Americas does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Lithium Americas does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • News Sentiment

    Lithium Americas has a news sentiment score of 0.53. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Lithium Americas this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 23 people have searched for LAC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -43% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    27 people have added Lithium Americas to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 108% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Lithium Americas insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.66% of the stock of Lithium Americas is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    Lithium Americas has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

  • Read more about Lithium Americas' insider trading history.
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LAC Stock News Headlines

J.P. Morgan revamps Lithium Americas stock price target
BlackRock and Vanguard already own THIS
Institutions own roughly 88 percent of an overlooked American oil and natural gas company. BlackRock holds 32 million shares worth about 716 million dollars, while Vanguard owns 48 million shares worth nearly 1.1 billion dollars. The company generates approximately 3.2 billion dollars in operating income against a market value of only about 8 billion dollars, and it has signed a multi-year AI agreement with Palantir to improve equipment reliability and well performance.tc pixel
Lithium Americas Announces VP Corporate Development Retirement
Lithium Americas (NYSE:LAC) Coverage Initiated at JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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LAC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Lithium Americas' stock was trading at $4.34 at the start of the year. Since then, LAC shares have decreased by 33.5% and is now trading at $2.8850.

Lithium Americas Corp. (NYSE:LAC) announced its earnings results on Thursday, August, 13th. The company reported ($0.02) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.04) by $0.02.

Lithium Americas' top institutional investors include Firetrail Investments PTY Ltd. (0.61%), Teamwork Financial Advisors LLC (0.25%), Engineers Gate Manager LP (0.06%) and Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio (0.03%). Insiders that own company stock include Edward Grandy, Aubree Barnum, Alexi Illya Zawadzki and Michael John Brown.
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Shares of LAC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Lithium Americas investors own include SoFi Technologies (SOFI), NVIDIA (NVDA), American Water Works (AWK), Humana (HUM), Tesla (TSLA), Waste Connections (WCN) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/13/2026
Today
9/14/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/13/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Materials
Industry
Metals & Mining
Sub-Industry
Diversified Metals & Mining
Current Symbol
NYSE:LAC
CIK
1966983
Fax
N/A
Employees
94
Year Founded
2006

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$8.00
Low Price Target
$4.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+91.4%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.17
Research Coverage
12 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
($0.37)
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
-$122.09 million
Net Margins
N/A
Pretax Margin
N/A
Return on Equity
-7.35%
Return on Assets
-2.96%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.81
Current Ratio
5.47
Quick Ratio
5.47

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
N/A
Price / Sales
N/A
Cash Flow
N/A
Price / Cash Flow
N/A
Book Value
$3.37 per share
Price / Book
0.84

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
363,040,000
Free Float
360,647,000
Market Cap
$1.03 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
2.59

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This page (NYSE:LAC) was last updated on 9/14/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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