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Lithium Americas (LAC) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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$2.88 +0.10 (+3.41%)
Closing price 09/5/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$2.88 -0.01 (-0.35%)
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Lithium Americas - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

Consensus Rating

Sell
0
Hold
6
Buy
2

Based on 8 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Lithium Americas in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 8 analysts, 6 have given a hold rating, and 2 have given a buy rating for LAC.

Consensus Price Target

$4.15
43.85% Upside
According to the 8 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Lithium Americas, the average price target is $4.15. The highest price target for LAC is $5.00, while the lowest price target for LAC is $2.75. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 43.85% from the current price of $2.89.
MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.
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LAC Analyst Ratings Over Time

TypeCurrent Forecast
9/7/24 to 9/7/25
1 Month Ago
8/8/24 to 8/8/25
3 Months Ago
6/9/24 to 6/9/25
1 Year Ago
9/8/23 to 9/7/24
Strong Buy
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy
2 Buy rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
Hold
6 Hold rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
Sell
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target$4.15$3.88$3.88$6.61
Forecasted Upside43.85% Upside38.89% Upside39.39% Upside195.14% Upside
Consensus RatingHoldHoldHoldModerate Buy

LAC Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.
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LAC Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.
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Lithium Americas Stock vs. The Competition

TypeLithium AmericasBasic Materials CompaniesS&P 500
Consensus Rating Score
2.25
2.71
2.53
Consensus RatingHoldModerate BuyModerate Buy
Predicted Upside43.85% Upside264.12% Upside10.35% Upside
News Sentiment Rating
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DateBrokerageAnalystActionRatingPrice TargetReport Date
Upside/Downside
Details
8/20/2025Cormark
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 UpgradeModerate Buy
5/16/2025National Bankshares
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 DowngradeOutperformSector Perform
5/16/2025National Bank Financial
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M. Sidibe
Not Rated
DowngradeStrong-BuyHold
5/16/2025Wedbush
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Reiterated RatingNeutral$5.00 ➝ $5.00+73.31%
4/17/2025Evercore ISI
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Initiated CoverageOutperform$4.50+66.98%
3/31/2025Scotiabank
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Lower TargetSector Perform$3.00 ➝ $2.75+2.80%
1/7/2025Piper Sandler
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Lower TargetNeutral$3.90 ➝ $3.50+2.34%
11/12/2024B. Riley
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 Boost TargetBuy$4.50 ➝ $5.00+21.36%
10/23/2024BMO Capital Markets
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UpgradeHold
8/16/2024Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft
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 Lower TargetHold$3.00 ➝ $2.50-3.10%
5/14/2024Eight Capital
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Lower TargetBuy$13.50 ➝ $10.00+121.24%
4/19/2024HSBC
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 Lower TargetHold$6.50 ➝ $5.10+8.74%
3/18/2024JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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 Boost TargetNeutral$5.50 ➝ $7.00+21.11%
10/31/2023
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 Initiated CoverageSpeculative Buy
10/5/2023Stifel Canada
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Reiterated RatingBuy
10/5/2023Stifel Nicolaus
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 Initiated CoverageBuy$15.00+27.99%

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LAC Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 8 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Lithium Americas is $4.15, with a high forecast of $5.00 and a low forecast of $2.75.

8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Lithium Americas in the last twelve months. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" LAC shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in LAC, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.

According to analysts, Lithium Americas's stock has a predicted upside of 43.85% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, Lithium Americas's stock had 1 upgrade by analysts.

Lithium Americas has been rated by research analysts at Cormark in the past 90 days.

Analysts like Lithium Americas less than other "basic materials" companies. The consensus rating for Lithium Americas is Hold while the average consensus rating for "basic materials" companies is Moderate Buy. Learn more on how LAC compares to other companies.


This page (NYSE:LAC) was last updated on 9/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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