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Lithium Americas (LAC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$2.70 +0.05 (+1.89%)
Closing price 07/2/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$2.70 0.00 (0.00%)
As of 07/2/2025 07:56 PM Eastern
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About Lithium Americas Stock (NYSE:LAC)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$2.66
$2.74
50-Day Range
$2.54
$3.16
52-Week Range
$2.02
$5.20
Volume
5.93 million shs
Average Volume
5.46 million shs
Market Capitalization
$591.03 million
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$3.88
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Lithium Americas Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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51st Percentile Overall Score

LAC MarketRank™: 

Lithium Americas scored higher than 51% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 116th out of 191 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Lithium Americas has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.22, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Lithium 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 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 -16.88, 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 -16.88, 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 0.93. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Lithium Americas' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    16.60% of the float of Lithium Americas has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Lithium Americas has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.2.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Lithium Americas has recently decreased by 7.43%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Lithium Americas does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    16.60% of the float of Lithium Americas has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Lithium Americas has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.2.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Lithium Americas has recently decreased by 7.43%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Lithium Americas has a news sentiment score of 0.27. 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 0.58 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Lithium Americas this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    46 people have searched for LAC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 2% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    15 people have added Lithium Americas to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 36% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Lithium Americas insiders have bought 4,724.19% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $2,991.00 in company stock and sold $62.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

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

  • Read more about Lithium Americas' insider trading history.
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LAC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Lithium Americas' stock was trading at $2.97 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, LAC shares have decreased by 9.1% and is now trading at $2.70.
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Lithium Americas Corp. (NYSE:LAC) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 15th. The company reported ($0.05) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.04) by $0.01.

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.

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
5/15/2025
Today
7/02/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/12/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
MINING - MISC
Sub-Industry
Non-Metallic And Industrial Metal Mining
Current Symbol
NYSE:LAC
Fax
N/A
Employees
749
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$3.88
High Stock Price Target
$5.00
Low Stock Price Target
$2.50
Potential Upside/Downside
+43.5%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.22
Research Coverage
9 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
-$42.53 million
Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
N/A
Price / Cash Flow
N/A
Book Value
$2.91 per share
Price / Book
0.93

Miscellaneous

Free Float
216,475,000
Market Cap
$591.03 million
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.69

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This page (NYSE:LAC) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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