Lithium Americas (LAC) Competitors $2.68 -0.03 (-1.11%) As of 01:48 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LAC vs. AESI, ERO, MTAL, NEXA, SGML, ASM, EU, DC, LZM, and LARShould you be buying Lithium Americas stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lithium Americas include Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI), Ero Copper (ERO), MAC Copper (MTAL), Nexa Resources (NEXA), Sigma Lithium (SGML), Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), enCore Energy (EU), Dakota Gold (DC), Lifezone Metals (LZM), and Lithium Americas (Argentina) (LAR). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. Lithium Americas vs. Its Competitors Atlas Energy Solutions Ero Copper MAC Copper Nexa Resources Sigma Lithium Avino Silver & Gold Mines enCore Energy Dakota Gold Lifezone Metals Lithium Americas (Argentina) Lithium Americas (NYSE:LAC) and Atlas Energy Solutions (NYSE:AESI) are both small-cap non-metallic and industrial metal mining companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, valuation and risk. Which has more risk & volatility, LAC or AESI? Lithium Americas has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atlas Energy Solutions has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is LAC or AESI more profitable? Atlas Energy Solutions has a net margin of 2.96% compared to Lithium Americas' net margin of 0.00%. Atlas Energy Solutions' return on equity of 4.99% beat Lithium Americas' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lithium AmericasN/A -6.91% -5.18% Atlas Energy Solutions 2.96%4.99%2.70% Do analysts recommend LAC or AESI? Lithium Americas presently has a consensus price target of $3.88, suggesting a potential upside of 44.59%. Atlas Energy Solutions has a consensus price target of $19.28, suggesting a potential upside of 36.82%. Given Lithium Americas' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Lithium Americas is more favorable than Atlas Energy Solutions.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lithium Americas 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.22Atlas Energy Solutions 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.45 Which has preferable valuation and earnings, LAC or AESI? Atlas Energy Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Lithium Americas. Lithium Americas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Atlas Energy Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLithium AmericasN/AN/A-$42.53M-$0.16-16.75Atlas Energy Solutions$1.06B1.65$59.94M$0.3145.45 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LAC or AESI? 34.6% of Atlas Energy Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Lithium Americas shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.0% of Atlas Energy Solutions shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer LAC or AESI? In the previous week, Lithium Americas had 1 more articles in the media than Atlas Energy Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Lithium Americas and 3 mentions for Atlas Energy Solutions. Atlas Energy Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Lithium Americas' score of 0.27 indicating that Atlas Energy Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Lithium Americas 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Atlas Energy Solutions 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAtlas Energy Solutions beats Lithium Americas on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Lithium Americas News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LAC 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 LAC 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 LAC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLithium AmericasMINING IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$586.65M$5.71B$3.27B$20.64BDividend YieldN/A2.13%5.17%3.77%P/E Ratio-16.7525.0894.3328.03Price / SalesN/A377.6925,844,173,692,363,800.0038.91Price / CashN/A25.5523.8321.91Price / Book0.927.225.904.60Net Income-$42.53M$275.32M$147.62M$984.95M7 Day Performance-2.72%1.46%1.49%2.95%1 Month Performance1.32%10.06%6.10%5.53%1 Year Performance-0.92%23.39%25.96%14.66% Lithium Americas Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LACLithium Americas2.4195 of 5 stars$2.68-1.1%$3.88+44.6%+6.5%$586.65MN/A-16.75749AESIAtlas Energy Solutions4.3987 of 5 stars$13.75-4.5%$19.28+40.2%-26.3%$1.70B$1.06B44.351,143Positive NewsEROEro Copper4.0381 of 5 stars$15.82+3.8%$26.33+66.5%-19.9%$1.64B$470.26M93.033,374News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionGap UpMTALMAC Copper1.624 of 5 stars$12.01-0.8%$12.63+5.1%-15.1%$990.08M$340.74M0.002,021Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeNEXANexa Resources3.8276 of 5 stars$4.76+2.1%$6.46+35.8%-34.8%$630.15M$2.77B-3.755,253High Trading VolumeSGMLSigma Lithium2.812 of 5 stars$4.61-3.2%$18.00+290.5%-59.2%$513.00M$152.36M-12.46250News CoverageOptions VolumeGap UpASMAvino Silver & Gold Mines1.1952 of 5 stars$3.47-1.3%$2.27-34.6%+278.7%$512.32M$72.62M173.3434Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionGap UpHigh Trading VolumeEUenCore Energy1.0494 of 5 stars$2.35+0.4%$2.75+17.0%-25.8%$439.51M$46.18M-6.35N/ADCDakota Gold2.3074 of 5 stars$3.87+1.0%$9.75+151.9%+57.1%$384.98MN/A-9.4420LZMLifezone Metals1.5218 of 5 stars$4.36+2.2%$14.00+221.5%-46.7%$340.87M$140K0.0084LARLithium Americas (Argentina)1.9408 of 5 stars$1.96+2.6%$3.25+65.8%N/A$317.32MN/A-28.00850News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AESI Competitors ERO Competitors MTAL Competitors NEXA Competitors SGML Competitors ASM Competitors EU Competitors DC Competitors LZM Competitors LAR Competitors 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:LAC) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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