NYSE:LAC Lithium Americas (LAC) Stock Price, News & Analysis $3.10 +0.03 (+0.81%) Closing price 08/5/2026 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.11 +0.00 (+0.16%) As of 07:13 AM 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 Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Lithium Americas Stock (NYSE:LAC) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Lithium Americas alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$3.03▼$3.1350-Day Range$2.72▼$5.7352-Week Range$2.53▼$10.52Volume8.77 million shsAverage Volume9.88 million shsMarket Capitalization$1.09 billionP/E RatioN/ADividend YieldN/APrice Target$5.44Consensus RatingHold 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.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Lithium Americas Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks60th Percentile Overall ScoreLAC MarketRank™: Lithium Americas scored higher than 60% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 140th out of 228 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.6 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingLithium Americas has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.08, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Upside PotentialLithium Americas has a consensus price target of $5.44, representing about 75.3% upside from its current price of $3.11.Amount of Analyst CoverageLithium Americas has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Lithium Americas' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation0.6 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthDecreasing Earnings GrowthEarnings for Lithium Americas are expected to decrease in the coming year, from ($0.14) to ($0.18) per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Lithium Americas is -7.57, 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. SectorThe P/E ratio of Lithium Americas is -7.57, 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 RatioLithium Americas has a P/B Ratio of 0.92. 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. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted7.94% of the float of Lithium Americas has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverLithium Americas has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.41, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Lithium Americas has recently decreased by 2.66%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthN/A Dividend YieldLithium Americas does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthLithium Americas does not have a long track record of dividend growth. News and Social Media4.2 / 5News Sentiment0.69 News SentimentLithium Americas has a news sentiment score of 0.69. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Lithium Americas this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.Search Interest32 people have searched for LAC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 19% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows39 people have added Lithium Americas to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 160% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership0.0 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Lithium Americas insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders0.66% of the stock of Lithium Americas is held by insiders.Percentage Held by InstitutionsLithium Americas has minimal institutional ownership at this time.Read more about Lithium Americas' insider trading history. 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Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. LAC Stock News HeadlinesLithium Americas Further Strengthens Balance Sheet with $175 Million Financing as Thacker Pass Approaches Peak Construction10 minutes ago | financialpost.comFLithium Americas (LAC) Expected to Release Earnings on Thursday3 hours ago | americanbankingnews.comThe dollar reset no one told you aboutPorter Stansberry says a dollar reset is underway - one that has happened only once before in America's 250-year history, back in 1974 with a secret Saudi deal that reshaped an entire generation's wealth. Today, a landmark treaty called Pax Silica - signed by 13 nations in December 2025 and barely covered in the press - is at the center of what Fortune calls 'the biggest change to the world's relationship with the dollar' in a generation. The stocks to buy, the assets to avoid, and the moves to consider are outlined in Stansberry's new briefing.August 6 at 1:00 AM | Porter & Company (Ad)Lithium Americas (NYSE:LAC) Lowered to "Strong Sell" Rating by Wall Street ZenAugust 1, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comLithium Americas Corp. (NYSE:LAC) Receives Consensus Rating of "Hold" from BrokeragesJuly 31, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comLithium Americas Corp. (LAC) Stock Falls Amid Market Uptick: What Investors Need to KnowJuly 28, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comWill Trump Nationalize SpaceX? Here's What Betting Markets Are Predicting Post-IPO.July 24, 2026 | fool.comLithium Americas (TSX:LAC) Stock Looks Undervalued On Book Value But Mixed OverallJuly 21, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comSee More Headlines LAC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have LAC shares performed this year? Lithium Americas' stock was trading at $4.34 at the beginning of the year. Since then, LAC stock has decreased by 28.5% and is now trading at $3.1050. How were Lithium Americas' earnings last quarter? Lithium Americas Corp. (NYSE:LAC) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March, 19th. The company reported ($0.37) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.04) by $0.33. Who are Lithium Americas' major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of Lithium Americas include Teamwork Financial Advisors LLC (0.25%). Insiders that own company stock include Edward Grandy, Aubree Barnum, Alexi Illya Zawadzki and Michael John Brown. View institutional ownership trends. 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 Earnings3/19/2026Today8/05/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)8/13/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Red Zone (4m+) 1-Year History Aug 25 Nov 25 Feb 26 May 26 Aug 26 LAC's financial health is in the Red zone, according to TradeSmith. LAC has been in this zone for over 4 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorMaterials Industry Metals & Mining Sub-IndustryDiversified Metals & Mining Current SymbolNYSE:LAC CIK1966983 Webwww.lithiumamericas.com Phone(778) 656-5820FaxN/AEmployees749Year Founded2006Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Lithium Americas$5.44 High Price Target$8.00 Low Price Target$4.50 Potential Upside/Downside+75.3%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.08 Research Coverage12 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)($0.41) Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet Income-$122.09 million Net MarginsN/A Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity-10.70% Return on Assets-4.41% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.65 Current Ratio7.36 Quick Ratio7.36 Sales & Book Value Annual SalesN/A Price / SalesN/A Cash FlowN/A Price / Cash FlowN/A Book Value$3.37 per share Price / Book0.92Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares351,062,000Free Float348,745,000Market Cap$1.09 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta2.57 Social Links 10 Stocks Powering The Next AI Boom The AI boom is creating opportunities across semiconductors, cloud computing, enterprise software, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and automation. 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