Lithium Americas (LAC) Competitors $10.06 +1.63 (+19.30%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.68 -0.38 (-3.80%) As of 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 Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LAC vs. ALB, LEU, HBM, NGD, NXE, KNF, TMC, AUGO, TTAM, and EROShould you be buying Lithium Americas stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lithium Americas include Albemarle (ALB), Centrus Energy (LEU), HudBay Minerals (HBM), New Gold (NGD), NexGen Energy (NXE), Knife River (KNF), TMC the metals (TMC), Aura Minerals (AUGO), Titan America (TTAM), and Ero Copper (ERO). Lithium Americas vs. Its Competitors Albemarle Centrus Energy HudBay Minerals New Gold NexGen Energy Knife River TMC the metals Aura Minerals Titan America Ero Copper Lithium Americas (NYSE:LAC) and Albemarle (NYSE:ALB) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and earnings. Do analysts prefer LAC or ALB? Lithium Americas presently has a consensus target price of $5.33, suggesting a potential downside of 46.97%. Albemarle has a consensus target price of $89.41, suggesting a potential downside of 7.12%. Given Albemarle's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Albemarle is more favorable than Lithium Americas.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lithium Americas 3 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Albemarle 5 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.04 Is LAC or ALB more profitable? Lithium Americas has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Albemarle's net margin of -18.61%. Albemarle's return on equity of -1.87% beat Lithium Americas' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lithium AmericasN/A -7.66% -4.74% Albemarle -18.61%-1.87%-0.89% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of LAC or ALB? 92.9% of Albemarle shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Lithium Americas shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Albemarle shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, LAC or ALB? Lithium Americas has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Albemarle. Lithium Americas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Albemarle, 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-$0.23-43.73Albemarle$5.38B2.11-$1.18B-$9.32-10.33 Which has more volatility & risk, LAC or ALB? Lithium Americas has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Albemarle has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor LAC or ALB? In the previous week, Lithium Americas and Lithium Americas both had 21 articles in the media. Albemarle's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Lithium Americas' score of 0.36 indicating that Albemarle is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Lithium Americas 8 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Albemarle 12 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAlbemarle beats Lithium Americas on 11 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. 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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$2.04B$7.46B$3.79B$21.77BDividend YieldN/A1.68%5.05%3.63%P/E Ratio-43.7213.83151.6727.30Price / SalesN/A174.4827,087.3868.49Price / CashN/A135.8027.0523.91Price / Book3.469.387.444.68Net Income-$42.53M$276.93M$148.99M$1.01B7 Day Performance21.53%16.14%5.31%0.13%1 Month Performance251.64%61.59%17.73%1.50%1 Year Performance257.90%136.15%72.99%14.25% Lithium Americas Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LACLithium Americas0.9626 of 5 stars$10.06+19.3%$5.33-47.0%+190.7%$2.04BN/A-43.72749Gap DownALBAlbemarle3.0273 of 5 stars$92.08+4.4%$87.47-5.0%-5.7%$10.84B$5.38B-9.888,300News CoverageAnalyst ForecastGap DownLEUCentrus Energy1.8371 of 5 stars$356.28+3.7%$202.09-43.3%+574.0%$6.49B$436.90M80.79280Positive NewsGap DownHBMHudBay Minerals2.4054 of 5 stars$15.66-0.5%N/A+87.9%$6.20B$2.20B21.452,803News CoverageAnalyst RevisionNGDNew Gold2.8532 of 5 stars$7.31-0.5%$4.56-37.6%+154.3%$5.79B$1.03B56.241,570Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionNXENexGen Energy0.1676 of 5 stars$9.06+3.9%N/A+26.5%$5.21BN/A-36.2460Positive NewsKNFKnife River3.4798 of 5 stars$71.20-2.0%$106.83+50.0%-22.4%$4.03B$2.95B26.474,761TMCTMC the metals1.4435 of 5 stars$7.72+4.2%$7.33-5.0%+937.9%$3.14BN/A-20.8630News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpAUGOAura Minerals2.6868 of 5 stars$36.61+1.3%$40.00+9.3%N/A$3.03B$594.16M-44.651,394Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeTTAMTitan America0.7894 of 5 stars$15.33+0.5%$17.07+11.4%N/A$2.83B$1.63B0.002,742News CoverageDividend AnnouncementEROEro Copper3.0587 of 5 stars$21.67+1.1%$19.00-12.3%+8.4%$2.25B$470.26M15.823,374News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ALB Competitors LEU Competitors HBM Competitors NGD Competitors NXE Competitors KNF Competitors TMC Competitors AUGO Competitors TTAM Competitors ERO 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 10/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersURGENT: The Market's 3 Red Flags Are FlashingHere’s the uncomfortable truth: The smartest investors in the world are already preparing for a crash befor...StockEarnings | SponsoredREVEALED: Something Big Happening Behind White House DoorsWhat I just learned about what’s unfolding in the White House is truly stunning… And you need to see it for...Paradigm Press | SponsoredClaim Your Share of $5.39 BILLION in AI Equity ChecksThe U.S. government just took advantage of Public Law 81-774 to crack down on AI companies... 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