Lithium Americas (LAC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $8.66 to $9.48
• 50-Day Range: $2.55 to $9.01
• 52-Week Range: $2.31 to $9.48
• Volume: 74.19 million shs
• Average Volume: 12.40 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.10 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $5.33
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Lithium Americas Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Lithium Americas scored higher than 21% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 166th out of 189 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Lithium Americas has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Lithium Americas has a consensus price target of $5.33, representing about 40.5% downside from its current price of $8.97.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Lithium Americas has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Decreasing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Lithium Americas are expected to decrease in the coming year, from ($0.12) to ($0.15) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Lithium Americas is -38.85, 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. Sector

The P/E ratio of Lithium Americas is -38.85, 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 Ratio

Lithium Americas has a P/B Ratio of 3.08. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

11.50% of the outstanding shares of Lithium Americas have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Lithium Americas has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Lithium Americas has recently increased by 0.73%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Lithium Americas does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Lithium Americas does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

11.50% of the outstanding shares of Lithium Americas have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Lithium Americas has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Lithium Americas has recently increased by 0.73%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.44

News Sentiment

Lithium Americas has a news sentiment score of 0.44. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 66 news articles for Lithium Americas this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

262 people have searched for LAC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 836% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

117 people have added Lithium Americas to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 550% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Lithium Americas insiders have sold 1,651.10% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $191,600.00 in company stock and sold $3,355,105.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.11% of the stock of Lithium Americas is held by insiders.

LAC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have LAC shares performed this year?

Lithium Americas' stock was trading at $2.97 at the beginning of the year. Since then, LAC shares have increased by 201.9% and is now trading at $8.9650.

How were Lithium Americas' earnings last quarter?

Lithium Americas Corp. (NYSE:LAC) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 14th. The company reported ($0.06) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.04) by $0.02.

Who are Lithium Americas' major shareholders?

Lithium Americas' top institutional shareholders include Cacti Asset Management LLC. Insiders that own company stock include Edward Grandy, Alexi Illya Zawadzki and Michael John Brown.
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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 Earnings: 8/14/2025
• Today: 10/06/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: MINING - MISC
• Sub-Industry: Non-Metallic And Industrial Metal Mining
• Current Symbol: NYSE:LAC
• CIK: 1966983
• Web: www.lithiumamericas.com
• Phone: (778) 656-5820
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 749
• Year Founded: 2006

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Lithium Americas: $5.08
• High Price Target: $8.00
• Low Price Target: $2.75
• Potential Upside/Downside: -43.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.07
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.23)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$42.53 million
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -7.66%
• Return on Assets: -4.74%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.33
• Current Ratio: 9.88
• Quick Ratio: 9.88

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $2.91 per share
• Price / Book: 3.09

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 241,660,000
• Free Float: 238,981,000
• Market Cap: $2.18 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.43