Lithium Americas (Argentina) (LAR) Competitors $4.48 -0.36 (-7.44%) As of 09:53 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LAR vs. IONR, TMCWW, BHP, VALE, CCJ, TECK, MP, SQM, LEU, and HBMShould you be buying Lithium Americas (Argentina) stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lithium Americas (Argentina) include ioneer (IONR), TMC the metals (TMCWW), BHP Group (BHP), VALE (VALE), Cameco (CCJ), Teck Resources (TECK), MP Materials (MP), Sociedad Quimica y Minera (SQM), Centrus Energy (LEU), and HudBay Minerals (HBM). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. Lithium Americas (Argentina) vs. Its Competitors ioneer TMC the metals BHP Group VALE Cameco Teck Resources MP Materials Sociedad Quimica y Minera Centrus Energy HudBay Minerals ioneer (NASDAQ:IONR) and Lithium Americas (Argentina) (NYSE:LAR) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings. Does the media favor IONR or LAR? In the previous week, ioneer and ioneer both had 2 articles in the media. ioneer's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s score of 0.49 indicating that ioneer is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment ioneer 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Lithium Americas (Argentina) 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts prefer IONR or LAR? Lithium Americas (Argentina) has a consensus price target of $4.00, indicating a potential downside of 17.86%. Given Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lithium Americas (Argentina) is more favorable than ioneer.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ioneer 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00Lithium Americas (Argentina) 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Which has stronger valuation and earnings, IONR or LAR? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioioneerN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ALithium Americas (Argentina)N/AN/A-$15.23M-$0.11-44.27 Is IONR or LAR more profitable? ioneer's return on equity of 0.00% beat Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ioneerN/A N/A N/A Lithium Americas (Argentina) N/A -2.08%-1.64% Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of IONR or LAR? 49.2% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.8% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryLithium Americas (Argentina) beats ioneer on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding LAR 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 LAR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLithium Americas (Argentina)MINING IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$790.40M$7.48B$3.83B$21.89BDividend YieldN/A1.69%5.05%3.62%P/E Ratio-44.2719.59159.7730.12Price / SalesN/A168.3825,986.06108.66Price / CashN/A129.7126.8924.26Price / Book0.899.107.444.70Net Income-$15.23M$276.93M$148.99M$1.01B7 Day Performance1.04%10.38%3.72%0.49%1 Month Performance51.71%50.58%16.73%1.61%1 Year PerformanceN/A116.06%69.31%13.30% Lithium Americas (Argentina) Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LARLithium Americas (Argentina)1.2875 of 5 stars$4.48-7.4%$4.00-10.7%N/A$727.10MN/A-40.73850IONRioneerN/A$6.17-10.3%N/A-0.7%$0.00N/A0.00N/AHigh Trading VolumeTMCWWTMC the metalsN/A$2.12-6.2%N/A+3,066.7%$0.00N/A0.0030BHPBHP Group2.422 of 5 stars$53.58-4.4%$48.50-9.5%-2.7%$136.09B$51.26B0.0090,000VALEVALE3.5219 of 5 stars$10.76-2.4%$11.96+11.2%+3.4%$48.79B$38.06B6.6864,610News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsCCJCameco3.6709 of 5 stars$86.61-0.1%$89.55+3.4%+80.8%$37.73B$2.29B99.602,884Analyst RevisionGap UpTECKTeck Resources4.8796 of 5 stars$41.90-4.5%$54.00+28.9%-11.4%$20.11B$6.48B28.677,200Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionMPMP Materials1.463 of 5 stars$78.59+8.7%$74.00-5.8%+406.5%$13.87B$203.85M0.00490Analyst ForecastGap UpHigh Trading VolumeSQMSociedad Quimica y Minera2.1101 of 5 stars$40.86-5.5%$45.79+12.1%+18.0%$11.65B$4.53B24.418,344High Trading VolumeLEUCentrus Energy1.8304 of 5 stars$363.71-2.0%$202.09-44.4%+612.5%$6.76B$436.90M82.47280Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeHBMHudBay Minerals2.7012 of 5 stars$16.58-3.0%N/A+93.5%$6.56B$2.02B22.392,803News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies IONR Competitors TMCWW Competitors BHP Competitors VALE Competitors CCJ Competitors TECK Competitors MP Competitors SQM Competitors LEU Competitors HBM 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:LAR) was last updated on 10/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersOptions Pro Reveals His #1 Retirement Income TradeIf you can be at your computer between 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. on most weekdays, I’ll show you a simple trading ...Base Camp Trading | SponsoredURGENT: 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 | SponsoredOctober 16 Changes the Microchip Game — and InvestingWhile everyone's chasing the same AI plays, George Gilder is focused on something completely different. 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