Lithium Americas (Argentina) (LAAC) Competitors $4.13 +0.41 (+11.02%) As of 10/3/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock LAAC vs. ERO, IPX, LAC, AESI, MTAL, SGML, ASM, NEXA, CRML, and EUShould you be buying Lithium Americas (Argentina) stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lithium Americas (Argentina) include Ero Copper (ERO), IperionX (IPX), Lithium Americas (LAC), Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI), MAC Copper (MTAL), Sigma Lithium (SGML), Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), Nexa Resources (NEXA), Critical Metals (CRML), and enCore Energy (EU). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. Lithium Americas (Argentina) vs. Its Competitors Ero Copper IperionX Lithium Americas Atlas Energy Solutions MAC Copper Sigma Lithium Avino Silver & Gold Mines Nexa Resources Critical Metals enCore Energy Ero Copper (NYSE:ERO) and Lithium Americas (Argentina) (NYSE:LAAC) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and media sentiment. Is ERO or LAAC more profitable? Ero Copper has a net margin of 26.63% compared to Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s net margin of 0.00%. Ero Copper's return on equity of 17.96% beat Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ero Copper26.63% 17.96% 8.06% Lithium Americas (Argentina) N/A -1.37%-1.08% Do analysts recommend ERO or LAAC? Ero Copper presently has a consensus price target of $19.00, indicating a potential downside of 12.32%. Given Ero Copper's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Ero Copper is more favorable than Lithium Americas (Argentina).Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ero Copper 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83Lithium Americas (Argentina) 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ERO or LAAC? Lithium Americas (Argentina) has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ero Copper. Lithium Americas (Argentina) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ero Copper, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEro Copper$470.26M4.77-$68.47M$1.3715.82Lithium Americas (Argentina)N/AN/A$1.29B$7.790.53 Which has more risk and volatility, ERO or LAAC? Ero Copper has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lithium Americas (Argentina) has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer ERO or LAAC? In the previous week, Ero Copper had 10 more articles in the media than Lithium Americas (Argentina). MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Ero Copper and 1 mentions for Lithium Americas (Argentina). Ero Copper's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Ero Copper is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ero Copper 2 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Lithium Americas (Argentina) 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ERO or LAAC? 71.3% of Ero Copper shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.2% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.8% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryEro Copper beats Lithium Americas (Argentina) on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$668.78M$2.84B$3.77B$22.12BDividend YieldN/A3.18%5.05%3.55%P/E Ratio0.5321.35158.5229.95Price / SalesN/A170.7123,169.2170.78Price / Cash14.9519.0624.3618.33Price / Book0.802.367.084.65Net Income$1.29B$219.35M$149.07M$1.01B7 Day Performance16.67%4.40%3.01%1.21%1 Month Performance17.00%19.18%12.61%3.21%1 Year Performance27.47%60.43%55.76%14.03% Lithium Americas (Argentina) Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LAACLithium Americas (Argentina)N/A$4.13+11.0%N/A+27.5%$668.78MN/A0.53850News CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumeEROEro Copper3.3706 of 5 stars$19.96+7.1%$19.00-4.8%-2.0%$1.93B$470.26M14.573,374Analyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionIPXIperionX1.2798 of 5 stars$51.37+1.2%$46.00-10.5%+140.7%$1.70BN/A0.00N/AAnalyst DowngradeShort Interest ↓LACLithium Americas1.0366 of 5 stars$5.74-9.4%$4.72-17.7%+233.6%$1.53BN/A-24.93749Analyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionGap UpAESIAtlas Energy Solutions3.8287 of 5 stars$11.77-1.1%$18.83+60.1%-48.8%$1.47B$1.06B84.041,143Positive NewsMTALMAC Copper2.5735 of 5 stars$12.21+0.1%$12.63+3.4%-12.2%$1.01B$340.74M0.002,021Positive NewsShort Interest ↓SGMLSigma Lithium2.6969 of 5 stars$6.80-3.3%$12.00+76.5%-42.7%$782.52M$126.89M-15.45250ASMAvino Silver & Gold Mines1.5851 of 5 stars$5.32+4.1%$3.10-41.7%+369.8%$771.93M$79.64M266.1334Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNEXANexa Resources2.3118 of 5 stars$4.98-0.4%$5.67+13.8%-33.7%$662.19M$2.77B-7.325,253Short Interest ↑CRMLCritical MetalsN/A$6.50+0.2%N/A+14.7%$639.93MN/A0.004Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeOptions VolumeGap UpTrading HaltedEUenCore Energy1.8426 of 5 stars$3.09+0.3%$4.00+29.4%-24.9%$576.25M$58.33M-8.83N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ERO Alternatives IPX Alternatives LAC Alternatives AESI Alternatives MTAL Alternatives SGML Alternatives ASM Alternatives NEXA Alternatives CRML Alternatives EU 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 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners1 Hour Once A DayMy top income trading expert, Dave Aquino, just released a 1-hour trading strategy designed specifically to he...Base Camp Trading | SponsoredNvidia Times 1,000,000Nvidia’s latest AI chip is a $25,000 powerhouse — with 80 billion transistors and the ability to perform 60 tr...Paradigm Press | SponsoredClaim Your Share of $5.39 BILLION in AI Equity ChecksThe U.S. government just took advantage of Public Law 81-774 to crack down on AI companies... 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