Lithium Americas (Argentina) (LAR) Competitors $3.46 -0.16 (-4.42%) As of 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock LAR vs. IONR, TMCWW, BHP, VALE, CCJ, TECK, SQM, MP, KNF, and NXEShould 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), Sociedad Quimica y Minera (SQM), MP Materials (MP), Knife River (KNF), and NexGen Energy (NXE). 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 Sociedad Quimica y Minera MP Materials Knife River NexGen Energy ioneer (NASDAQ:IONR) and Lithium Americas (Argentina) (NYSE:LAR) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations. Does the media favor IONR or LAR? In the previous week, Lithium Americas (Argentina) had 11 more articles in the media than ioneer. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Lithium Americas (Argentina) and 1 mentions for ioneer. ioneer's average media sentiment score of 1.88 beat Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s score of 0.43 indicating that ioneer is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment ioneer Very Positive Lithium Americas (Argentina) Neutral 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 -2.63%-2.08% Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of IONR or LAR? 49.2% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are held by institutional investors. 19.8% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend IONR or LAR? Lithium Americas (Argentina) has a consensus price target of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.61%. Given Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lithium Americas (Argentina) is more favorable than ioneer.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ioneer 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Lithium Americas (Argentina) 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Which has higher 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-$0.07-49.43 SummaryLithium Americas (Argentina) beats ioneer on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Lithium Americas (Argentina) News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LAR 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 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$560.17M$6.30B$3.35B$20.98BDividend YieldN/A2.01%5.18%3.65%P/E Ratio-49.4216.26117.1028.93Price / SalesN/A536.8028,664,708,927,615,000.0059.71Price / CashN/A29.3223.9822.93Price / Book0.639.126.085.47Net Income-$15.23M$278.61M$148.72M$994.60M7 Day Performance31.06%5.40%2.29%3.03%1 Month Performance37.30%10.91%3.37%1.98%1 Year PerformanceN/A57.67%33.99%16.39% Lithium Americas (Argentina) Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LARLithium Americas (Argentina)1.6647 of 5 stars$3.46-4.4%$4.00+15.6%N/A$560.17MN/A-49.42850Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionIONRioneerN/A$2.96+5.2%N/A+4.0%$0.00N/A0.00N/ANegative NewsGap UpTMCWWTMC the metalsN/A$1.50+18.2%N/A+740.0%$0.00N/A0.0030BHPBHP Group3.3014 of 5 stars$50.72+0.1%$48.50-4.4%+0.8%$128.49B$55.66B11.5390,000VALEVale3.4163 of 5 stars$9.70+1.8%$11.73+21.0%+1.3%$43.26B$38.06B7.8964,610Positive NewsOptions VolumeCCJCameco3.7683 of 5 stars$72.97-2.6%$82.65+13.3%+100.6%$32.62B$3.29B83.872,884Positive NewsTECKTeck Resources4.9253 of 5 stars$31.61-2.6%$60.11+90.2%-29.9%$15.68B$6.48B83.197,200Positive NewsSQMSociedad Quimica y Minera1.2672 of 5 stars$35.80-2.6%$42.50+18.7%+30.6%$10.50B$4.53B16.978,344News CoverageUpcoming EarningsGap UpMPMP Materials2.0318 of 5 stars$63.75+3.7%$57.88-9.2%+572.7%$10.05B$203.85M-98.08490Earnings ReportOptions VolumeKNFKnife River1.8699 of 5 stars$83.42+1.1%$114.17+36.9%+27.7%$4.67B$2.90B26.324,761News CoverageAnalyst ForecastNXENexGen Energy0.0813 of 5 stars$6.48-3.4%N/A+21.5%$3.83BN/A-40.5060Analyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies IONR Competitors TMCWW Competitors BHP Competitors VALE Competitors CCJ Competitors TECK Competitors SQM Competitors MP Competitors KNF Competitors NXE 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 8/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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