NYSE:LAC Lithium Americas (LAC) Stock Price, News & Analysis $4.53 +0.12 (+2.81%) Closing price 06/12/2026 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.54 +0.01 (+0.24%) As of 06/12/2026 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Lithium Americas Stock (NYSE:LAC) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Lithium Americas alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$4.38▼$4.5850-Day Range$3.97▼$5.9952-Week Range$2.47▼$10.52Volume8.71 million shsAverage Volume12.01 million shsMarket Capitalization$1.59 billionP/E RatioN/ADividend YieldN/APrice Target$5.56Consensus RatingHold Company Overview Lithium Americas Corp. is a Vancouver‐based resource company focused on the development of lithium projects to support the global transition to electric vehicles and renewable energy storage. The company specializes in advancing lithium brine and claystone assets through feasibility studies, environmental permitting and engineering design. Its technical teams work to produce high‐purity lithium chemicals, including lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide, for battery manufacturers worldwide. Lithium Americas’ two flagship projects are the Cauchari‐Olaroz lithium brine operation in Jujuy Province, Argentina—developed in partnership with Ganfeng Lithium—and the Thacker Pass lithium clay deposit in northern Nevada, United States. Both sites are advancing through detailed engineering and regulatory approval stages, with infrastructure planning that leverages local road, rail and power networks. The Argentina project is located in one of the world’s highest‐grade salars, while the Nevada deposit represents the largest known lithium resource in the U.S. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, and maintains offices in North and South America to support project execution and stakeholder engagement. Its management team comprises professionals with backgrounds in mining, chemical processing and environmental management. Lithium Americas emphasizes sustainable development practices, including water stewardship, biodiversity protection and collaboration with local communities to ensure responsible resource extraction.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Lithium Americas Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks49th Percentile Overall ScoreLAC MarketRank™: Lithium Americas scored higher than 49% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 126th out of 183 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.7 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingLithium Americas has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.09, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Upside PotentialLithium Americas has a consensus price target of $5.56, representing about 22.7% upside from its current price of $4.53.Amount of Analyst CoverageLithium 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 and Valuation0.0 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthDecreasing Earnings GrowthEarnings for Lithium Americas are expected to decrease in the coming year, from ($0.14) to ($0.18) per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Lithium Americas is -11.06, 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. SectorThe P/E ratio of Lithium Americas is -11.06, 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 RatioLithium Americas has a P/B Ratio of 1.35. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Lithium Americas' valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted7.87% of the float of Lithium Americas has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverLithium Americas has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.69, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Lithium Americas has recently decreased by 3.99%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthN/A Dividend YieldLithium Americas does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthLithium Americas does not have a long track record of dividend growth. News and Social Media2.0 / 5News Sentiment0.18 News SentimentLithium Americas has a news sentiment score of 0.18. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.56 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Lithium Americas this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 48 people have searched for LAC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -11% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows54 people have added Lithium Americas to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 69% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.5 / 5Insider TradingAcquiring Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn 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 Insiders0.66% of the stock of Lithium Americas is held by insiders.Percentage Held by InstitutionsLithium Americas has minimal institutional ownership at this time.Read more about Lithium Americas' insider trading history. Receive LAC Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Lithium Americas and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. By entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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One little-known company sits at the center of it all, and most investors have no idea it exists. Position yourself before this company potentially hits the front page.June 13 at 1:00 AM | Weiss Ratings (Ad)Investors Buy Large Volume of Call Options on Lithium Americas (NYSE:LAC)June 4, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comIs Carpenter Technology (CRS) Stock Outpacing Its Basic Materials Peers This Year?May 22, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comLithium Africa Strengthens Technical Leadership Team with Appointment of Dr. Rachel Hampton as Vice President of ExplorationMay 22, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comRare Earth Stocks Rebound Because U.S.-China Summit Changed Little — AgainMay 20, 2026 | investors.comLithium Americas: Construction Progress Does Not Fix The Equity ProblemMay 18, 2026 | seekingalpha.comSee More Headlines LAC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have LAC shares performed this year? Lithium Americas' stock was trading at $4.34 at the start of the year. Since then, LAC stock has increased by 4.5% and is now trading at $4.5340. How were Lithium Americas' earnings last quarter? Lithium Americas Corp. (NYSE:LAC) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 14th. The company reported $0.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.07) by $0.07. Who are Lithium Americas' major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of Lithium Americas 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. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Lithium Americas? 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. What other stocks do shareholders of Lithium Americas own? 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 Earnings5/14/2026Today6/13/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)8/13/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Red Zone (2m+) 1-Year History Jun 25 Sep 25 Dec 25 Mar 26 Jun 26 LAC's financial health is in the Red zone, according to TradeSmith. LAC has been in this zone for over 2 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorBasic Materials Industry MINING - MISC Sub-IndustryNon-Metallic And Industrial Metal Mining Current SymbolNYSE:LAC CIK1966983 Webwww.lithiumamericas.com Phone(778) 656-5820FaxN/AEmployees749Year Founded2006Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Lithium Americas$5.56 High Price Target$8.00 Low Price Target$4.50 Potential Upside/Downside+22.7%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.09 Research Coverage11 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)($0.41) Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet Income-$122.09 million Net MarginsN/A Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity-10.70% Return on Assets-4.41% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.65 Current Ratio7.36 Quick Ratio7.36 Sales & Book Value Annual SalesN/A Price / SalesN/A Cash FlowN/A Price / Cash FlowN/A Book Value$3.37 per share Price / Book1.35Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares351,060,000Free Float348,745,000Market Cap$1.59 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta2.31 Social Links 7 Stocks That Will Be Magnificent in 2026Discover the next wave of investment opportunities with our report, 7 Stocks That Will Be Magnificent in 2026. 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