Lithium Americas (Argentina) (LAAC) Competitors $2.43 +0.08 (+3.40%) As of 07/10/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LAAC vs. MTAL, IPX, NEXA, LAC, SGML, EU, ASM, DC, LZM, and CRMLShould you be buying Lithium Americas (Argentina) stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lithium Americas (Argentina) include MAC Copper (MTAL), IperionX (IPX), Nexa Resources (NEXA), Lithium Americas (LAC), Sigma Lithium (SGML), enCore Energy (EU), Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), Dakota Gold (DC), Lifezone Metals (LZM), and Critical Metals (CRML). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. Lithium Americas (Argentina) vs. Its Competitors MAC Copper IperionX Nexa Resources Lithium Americas Sigma Lithium enCore Energy Avino Silver & Gold Mines Dakota Gold Lifezone Metals Critical Metals Lithium Americas (Argentina) (NYSE:LAAC) and MAC Copper (NYSE:MTAL) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and earnings. Is LAAC or MTAL more profitable? MAC Copper's return on equity of 0.00% 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% MAC Copper N/A N/A N/A Do analysts rate LAAC or MTAL? Lithium Americas (Argentina) presently has a consensus target price of $4.25, suggesting a potential upside of 74.90%. MAC Copper has a consensus target price of $12.63, suggesting a potential upside of 4.68%. Given Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Lithium Americas (Argentina) is more favorable than MAC Copper.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lithium Americas (Argentina) 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.33MAC Copper 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has better earnings & valuation, LAAC or MTAL? Lithium Americas (Argentina) has higher earnings, but lower revenue than MAC Copper. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLithium Americas (Argentina)N/AN/A$1.29B$7.790.31MAC Copper$340.74M2.92-$81.69MN/AN/A Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LAAC or MTAL? 49.2% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.5% of MAC Copper shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.8% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of MAC Copper shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, LAAC or MTAL? Lithium Americas (Argentina) has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MAC Copper has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor LAAC or MTAL? In the previous week, MAC Copper had 13 more articles in the media than Lithium Americas (Argentina). MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for MAC Copper and 1 mentions for Lithium Americas (Argentina). MAC Copper's average media sentiment score of 0.04 beat Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s score of 0.00 indicating that MAC Copper is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment 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 MAC Copper 1 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryLithium Americas (Argentina) beats MAC Copper on 7 of the 13 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$393.50M$2.55B$3.31B$20.79BDividend YieldN/A3.39%5.14%3.71%P/E Ratio0.3118.7392.7527.89Price / SalesN/A170.2131,218,733,196,606,700.0042.50Price / Cash14.9511.1123.8722.63Price / Book0.471.636.074.57Net Income$1.29B$240.66M$147.90M$988.81M7 Day Performance4.74%2.92%2.29%0.20%1 Month Performance20.90%5.79%6.56%3.93%1 Year Performance-24.77%34.72%26.87%10.27% Lithium Americas (Argentina) Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LAACLithium Americas (Argentina)3.1174 of 5 stars$2.43+3.4%$4.25+74.9%-25.2%$393.50MN/A0.31850News CoverageMTALMAC Copper1.2817 of 5 stars$11.98-0.4%$12.63+5.4%-16.9%$991.73M$340.74M0.002,021News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionIPXIperionX0.852 of 5 stars$27.86-7.2%$28.00+0.5%+120.8%$958.44MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownNEXANexa Resources3.0224 of 5 stars$5.00+1.2%$6.46+29.2%-35.6%$654.25M$2.77B-3.945,253LACLithium Americas2.3398 of 5 stars$2.60-2.3%$3.88+49.0%+5.6%$582.29MN/A-16.25749News CoverageOptions VolumeSGMLSigma Lithium2.7544 of 5 stars$5.08-2.1%$18.00+254.3%-53.7%$577.55M$152.36M-13.73250High Trading VolumeEUenCore Energy0.9178 of 5 stars$2.89-1.4%$2.75-4.8%-39.6%$547.99M$58.33M-7.81N/APositive NewsASMAvino Silver & Gold Mines1.6009 of 5 stars$3.69+5.4%$2.58-30.2%+298.1%$507.97M$72.62M184.5934Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeDCDakota Gold1.9881 of 5 stars$4.04+6.9%$9.75+141.3%+58.6%$401.89MN/A-9.8520News CoverageAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeLZMLifezone Metals2.3828 of 5 stars$4.47-4.3%$14.00+213.2%-51.8%$365.52M$140K0.0084News CoverageCRMLCritical MetalsN/A$3.22-7.5%N/A-72.2%$343.14MN/A0.004High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MTAL Alternatives IPX Alternatives NEXA Alternatives LAC Alternatives SGML Alternatives EU Alternatives ASM Alternatives DC Alternatives LZM Alternatives CRML 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 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners3..2..1.. 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