Lithium Americas (Argentina) (LAAC) Competitors $3.14 +0.04 (+1.29%) As of 08/21/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock LAAC vs. AESI, ERO, IPX, MTAL, NEXA, LAC, SGML, ASM, EU, and DCShould you be buying Lithium Americas (Argentina) stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lithium Americas (Argentina) include Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI), Ero Copper (ERO), IperionX (IPX), MAC Copper (MTAL), Nexa Resources (NEXA), Lithium Americas (LAC), Sigma Lithium (SGML), Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), enCore Energy (EU), and Dakota Gold (DC). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. Lithium Americas (Argentina) vs. Its Competitors Atlas Energy Solutions Ero Copper IperionX MAC Copper Nexa Resources Lithium Americas Sigma Lithium Avino Silver & Gold Mines enCore Energy Dakota Gold Lithium Americas (Argentina) (NYSE:LAAC) and Atlas Energy Solutions (NYSE:AESI) are both small-cap non-metallic and industrial metal mining companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk and media sentiment. Do analysts recommend LAAC or AESI? Atlas Energy Solutions has a consensus price target of $18.83, indicating a potential upside of 56.40%. Given Atlas Energy Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Atlas Energy Solutions is more favorable than Lithium Americas (Argentina).Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lithium Americas (Argentina) 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Atlas Energy Solutions 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.36 Does the media prefer LAAC or AESI? In the previous week, Atlas Energy Solutions had 10 more articles in the media than Lithium Americas (Argentina). MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Atlas Energy Solutions and 0 mentions for Lithium Americas (Argentina). Atlas Energy Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Atlas Energy Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Lithium Americas (Argentina) Neutral Atlas Energy Solutions Positive Which has more risk and volatility, LAAC or AESI? Lithium Americas (Argentina) has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atlas Energy Solutions has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders believe in LAAC or AESI? 49.2% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.6% of Atlas Energy Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 19.8% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.0% of Atlas Energy Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is LAAC or AESI more profitable? Atlas Energy Solutions has a net margin of 1.20% compared to Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s net margin of 0.00%. Atlas Energy Solutions' return on equity of 3.11% beat Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lithium Americas (Argentina)N/A -1.37% -1.08% Atlas Energy Solutions 1.20%3.11%1.71% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, LAAC or AESI? Lithium Americas (Argentina) has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Atlas Energy Solutions. Lithium Americas (Argentina) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Atlas Energy Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLithium Americas (Argentina)N/AN/A$1.29B$7.790.40Atlas Energy Solutions$1.06B1.41$59.94M$0.1486.01 SummaryAtlas Energy Solutions beats Lithium Americas (Argentina) on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Lithium Americas (Argentina) News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LAAC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding LAAC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LAAC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLithium Americas (Argentina)Metal mining IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$508.47M$2.37B$3.40B$21.21BDividend YieldN/A3.40%5.16%3.59%P/E Ratio0.4016.53110.9029.16Price / SalesN/A170.1831,167,046,552,220,300.0055.00Price / Cash14.9519.0024.0323.84Price / Book0.611.725.965.43Net Income$1.29B$230.23M$148.61M$992.10M7 Day Performance-6.82%0.17%0.73%2.57%1 Month Performance12.14%3.18%2.45%2.49%1 Year Performance16.30%40.33%32.19%13.15% Lithium Americas (Argentina) Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LAACLithium Americas (Argentina)N/A$3.14+1.3%N/A+11.5%$508.47MN/A0.40850AESIAtlas Energy Solutions3.3484 of 5 stars$11.50-1.7%$19.06+65.7%-44.0%$1.45B$1.06B82.171,143Positive NewsEROEro Copper4.0583 of 5 stars$13.56-2.8%$23.50+73.4%-33.3%$1.45B$470.26M9.893,374Positive NewsIPXIperionX2.0498 of 5 stars$38.62+2.6%$28.00-27.5%+169.4%$1.26BN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionMTALMAC Copper1.2904 of 5 stars$12.09+0.0%$12.63+4.5%+4.5%$995.86M$340.74M0.002,021Short Interest ↑NEXANexa Resources1.9336 of 5 stars$4.90+0.6%$5.70+16.3%-26.3%$644.98M$2.77B-7.215,253LACLithium Americas1.4329 of 5 stars$3.05+9.1%$3.88+27.3%-2.3%$610.74MN/A-19.03749News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionGap UpSGMLSigma Lithium3.1255 of 5 stars$6.60+21.2%$18.00+172.9%-47.7%$605.37M$152.36M-17.82250Analyst UpgradeHigh Trading VolumeASMAvino Silver & Gold Mines0.9727 of 5 stars$3.97+4.2%$2.58-35.1%+276.0%$592.26M$72.62M198.6034EUenCore Energy1.9582 of 5 stars$2.71+1.5%$3.38+24.5%-34.7%$499.45M$58.33M-7.32N/AGap UpDCDakota Gold2.9331 of 5 stars$4.10+0.5%$10.50+156.1%+76.9%$460.32MN/A-10.0020Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AESI Alternatives ERO Alternatives IPX Alternatives MTAL Alternatives NEXA Alternatives LAC Alternatives SGML Alternatives ASM Alternatives EU Alternatives DC Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:LAAC) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[No Brainer Gold Play]: “Show me a better investment.”A Historic Gold Announcement Is About to Rock Wall Street? 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