NYSE:LAC Lithium Americas Stock Forecast, Price & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Lithium Americas Corp Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $10.31 +0.79 (+8.30 %) (As of 09/18/2020 12:00 AM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$9.54Now: $10.31▼$11.2250-Day Range$6.12MA: $7.37▼$9.5252-Week Range$1.92Now: $10.31▼$11.22Volume9.51 million shsAverage Volume874,305 shsMarket Capitalization$937.04 millionP/E Ratio22.91Dividend YieldN/ABeta1.82 ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsEarningsInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesShort InterestSocial Media Lithium Americas Corp. operates as a resource company in the United States. The company explores for lithium deposits. It primarily holds interests in the Cauchari-Olaroz Project located in Jujuy province of Argentina; and owns a 100% interest in the Thacker Pass lithium project located in Nevada. The company also manufactures and sells organoclay products that are used in complex oil and gas drilling and other applications. The company was formerly known as Western Lithium USA Corporation and changed its name to Lithium Americas Corp. in March 2016. Lithium Americas Corp. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 1.3 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingLithium Americas has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $7.50, Lithium Americas has a forecasted downside of 27.3% from its current price of $10.31.Amount of Analyst CoverageLithium Americas has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.4 Community Rank Outperform VotesLithium Americas has received 114 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesLithium Americas has received 124 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentLithium Americas has received 52.10% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Lithium Americas and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe LAC will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe LAC will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 0.0 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldLithium Americas does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthLithium Americas does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Previous Next 0.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Lithium Americas insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InstitutionsOnly 4.68% of the stock of Lithium Americas is held by institutions. Previous Next 0.6 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Lithium Americas are expected to decrease in the coming year, from ($0.39) to ($0.55) per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Lithium Americas is 22.91, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 18.84.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Lithium Americas is 22.91, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 38.57.Price to Book Value per Share RatioLithium Americas has a P/B Ratio of 5.79. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 1.3Community Rank: 2.4Dividend Strength: 0.0Insider Behavior: 0.0Valuation: 0.6 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™0.86 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Metal mining Sub-IndustryN/A SectorBasic Materials Current SymbolNYSE:LAC Previous Symbol CUSIPN/A CIKN/A Webwww.lithiumamericas.com Phone778-656-5820Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.05 Current Ratio4.09 Quick Ratio4.05Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio22.91 Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$4.84 million Price / Sales193.60 Cash FlowN/A Price / Cash FlowN/A Book Value$1.78 per share Price / Book5.79Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)($0.22) Net Income$51.67 million Net MarginsN/A Return on Equity-20.03% Return on Assets-10.07%Miscellaneous Employees448 Outstanding Shares90,887,000Market Cap$937.04 million Next Earnings Date11/10/2020 (Estimated) OptionableNot Optionable $10.31 +0.79 (+8.30 %) (As of 09/18/2020 12:00 AM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive LAC News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for LAC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Lithium Americas (NYSE:LAC) Frequently Asked Questions How has Lithium Americas' stock price been impacted by Coronavirus? Lithium Americas' stock was trading at $3.34 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, LAC shares have increased by 208.7% and is now trading at $10.31. View which stocks have been most impacted by COVID-19. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Lithium Americas? 2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Lithium Americas in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Lithium Americas. When is Lithium Americas' next earnings date? Lithium Americas is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, November 10th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Lithium Americas. How were Lithium Americas' earnings last quarter? Lithium Americas Corp (NYSE:LAC) posted its earnings results on Friday, August, 14th. The company reported ($0.06) EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of ($0.07) by $0.01. View Lithium Americas' earnings history. What price target have analysts set for LAC? 2 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Lithium Americas' shares. Their forecasts range from $5.00 to $10.00. On average, they anticipate Lithium Americas' stock price to reach $7.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 27.3%. View analysts' price targets for Lithium Americas. Who are some of Lithium Americas' key competitors? Some companies that are related to Lithium Americas include Centamin (CELTF), Compania de Minas Buenaventura SAA (BVN), EXXARO RESOURCE/S (EXXAY), Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF), Pretium Resources (PVG), Turquoise Hill Resources (TRQ), Hudbay Minerals (HBM), North American Palladium (PALDF), Nexa Resources (NEXA), EMX Royalty (EMX), Silver Bull Resources (SVBL), Fission Uranium (FCUUF), Lion One Metals (BNAUF), Rubicon Minerals (RBYCF) and Almaden Minerals (AAU). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Lithium Americas own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Lithium Americas investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile (SQM), Intel (INTC), AT&T (T), Tesla (TSLA), Micron Technology (MU), QUALCOMM (QCOM), AbbVie (ABBV) and FuelCell Energy (FCEL). Who are Lithium Americas' key executives? Lithium Americas' management team includes the following people: Mr. William Thomas Hodgson MBA, CEO & Director (Age 66)Mr. John Anthony Kanellitsas MBA, B.S., Exec. Vice Chairman (Age 57)Mr. Jonathan D. Evans, Pres & COO (Age 48)Mr. Eduard K. Epshtein CA, Chief Financial Officer (Age 44)Mr. Gabriel Marcelo Rubacha, Pres of South American Operations & Director (Age 53) What is Lithium Americas' stock symbol? Lithium Americas trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "LAC." Who are Lithium Americas' major shareholders? Lithium Americas' stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Scotia Capital Inc. (0.74%), Bank of America Corp DE (0.26%), First Trust Advisors LP (0.19%), Robertson Stephens Wealth Management LLC (0.13%), Swiss National Bank (0.13%) and TD Asset Management Inc. (0.04%). Which institutional investors are selling Lithium Americas stock? LAC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank, Quadrature Capital Ltd, and Robertson Stephens Wealth Management LLC. Which institutional investors are buying Lithium Americas stock? LAC stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including First Trust Advisors LP, TD Asset Management Inc., Scotia Capital Inc., Swiss National Bank, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Bank of America Corp DE, Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc., and UBS Group AG. How do I buy shares of Lithium Americas? Shares of LAC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is Lithium Americas' stock price today? One share of LAC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $10.31. How big of a company is Lithium Americas? Lithium Americas has a market capitalization of $937.04 million and generates $4.84 million in revenue each year. The company earns $51.67 million in net income (profit) each year or ($0.22) on an earnings per share basis. Lithium Americas employs 448 workers across the globe. What is Lithium Americas' official website? The official website for Lithium Americas is www.lithiumamericas.com. How can I contact Lithium Americas? Lithium Americas' mailing address is SUITE 300 - 900 WEST HASTINGS STREET, VANCOUVER A1, V6C 1E5. The company can be reached via phone at 778-656-5820 or via email at [email protected] This page was last updated on 9/20/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for $1.00 Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. 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