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Lithium Americas (LAC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$4.64 -0.15 (-3.03%)
As of 03:38 PM Eastern
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About Lithium Americas Stock (NYSE:LAC)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$4.55
$4.81
50-Day Range
$3.71
$5.99
52-Week Range
$2.47
$10.52
Volume
8.14 million shs
Average Volume
11.98 million shs
Market Capitalization
$1.61 billion
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$5.71
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Lithium Americas Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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64th Percentile Overall Score

LAC MarketRank™: 

Lithium Americas scored higher than 64% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 102nd out of 180 stocks in the basic 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 2.10, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Upside Potential

    Lithium Americas has a consensus price target of $5.71, representing about 23.8% upside from its current price of $4.62.

  • 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 grow in the coming year, from ($0.30) to ($0.28) per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Lithium Americas is -11.21, 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 -11.21, 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 1.37. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    7.94% 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 1.97, 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 8.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • 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 0.56. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.42 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Lithium Americas this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    53 people have searched for LAC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 36% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    65 people have added Lithium Americas to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 713% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Lithium Americas insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $3,780.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in 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

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LAC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Lithium Americas' stock was trading at $4.34 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, LAC shares have increased by 6.3% and is now trading at $4.6150.

Lithium Americas Corp. (NYSE:LAC) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 14th. The company reported $0.00 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.07) by $0.07.

Lithium Americas' top institutional investors include Bank of America Corp DE (0.32%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.16%), Revisor Wealth Management LLC (0.11%) and The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (0.10%). 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
5/14/2026
Today
5/19/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
MINING - MISC
Sub-Industry
Non-Metallic And Industrial Metal Mining
Current Symbol
NYSE:LAC
CIK
1966983
Fax
N/A
Employees
749
Year Founded
2006

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$8.00
Low Price Target
$5.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+23.3%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.10
Research Coverage
10 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
($0.41)
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
-13.05%
Return on Assets
-5.22%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.50
Current Ratio
5.16
Quick Ratio
5.16

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
1.38

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
347,370,000
Free Float
345,077,000
Market Cap
$1.61 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
2.50

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This page (NYSE:LAC) was last updated on 5/19/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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