Lithium Americas (Argentina) (LAR) Competitors $3.84 +0.40 (+11.63%) As of 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LAR vs. ERO, IPX, AESI, MTAL, LAC, ASM, NEXA, CRML, SGML, and DCShould you be buying Lithium Americas (Argentina) stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lithium Americas (Argentina) include Ero Copper (ERO), IperionX (IPX), Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI), MAC Copper (MTAL), Lithium Americas (LAC), Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), Nexa Resources (NEXA), Critical Metals (CRML), Sigma Lithium (SGML), and Dakota Gold (DC). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. Lithium Americas (Argentina) vs. Its Competitors Ero Copper IperionX Atlas Energy Solutions MAC Copper Lithium Americas Avino Silver & Gold Mines Nexa Resources Critical Metals Sigma Lithium Dakota Gold Ero Copper (NYSE:ERO) and Lithium Americas (Argentina) (NYSE:LAR) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation and dividends. Do analysts rate ERO or LAR? Ero Copper currently has a consensus price target of $19.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.57%. Lithium Americas (Argentina) has a consensus price target of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.17%. Given Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Lithium Americas (Argentina) is more favorable than Ero Copper.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ero Copper 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80Lithium Americas (Argentina) 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Is ERO or LAR more profitable? Ero Copper has a net margin of 26.63% compared to Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s net margin of 0.00%. Ero Copper's return on equity of 17.96% beat Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ero Copper26.63% 17.96% 8.06% Lithium Americas (Argentina) N/A -2.08%-1.64% Do insiders & institutionals believe in ERO or LAR? 71.3% of Ero Copper shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.2% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are held by institutional investors. 19.8% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer ERO or LAR? In the previous week, Ero Copper had 2 more articles in the media than Lithium Americas (Argentina). MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Ero Copper and 5 mentions for Lithium Americas (Argentina). Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Ero Copper's score of 0.49 indicating that Lithium Americas (Argentina) is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ero Copper 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Lithium Americas (Argentina) 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher earnings and valuation, ERO or LAR? Lithium Americas (Argentina) has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ero Copper. Lithium Americas (Argentina) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ero Copper, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEro Copper$470.26M4.04-$68.47M$1.3713.39Lithium Americas (Argentina)N/AN/A-$15.23M-$0.11-34.91 SummaryEro Copper beats Lithium Americas (Argentina) on 10 of the 14 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 CapN/A$6.82B$3.65B$21.61BDividend YieldN/A1.78%5.06%3.52%P/E Ratio-34.9119.70161.4229.18Price / SalesN/A677.5919,983.1259.53Price / CashN/A102.1726.0324.32Price / Book0.707.576.764.52Net Income-$15.23M$279.19M$149.17M$1.00B7 Day Performance16.36%10.88%3.76%-1.35%1 Month Performance18.15%22.30%13.27%2.04%1 Year PerformanceN/A63.39%48.87%13.83% Lithium Americas (Argentina) Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LARLithium Americas (Argentina)1.8383 of 5 stars$3.84+11.6%$4.00+4.2%N/A$0.00N/A-34.91850News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeEROEro Copper3.2647 of 5 stars$16.930.0%$19.00+12.3%-17.2%$1.75B$535.97M12.353,374Options VolumeIPXIperionX0.8137 of 5 stars$44.58+2.5%$46.00+3.2%+135.9%$1.45BN/A0.00N/AUpcoming EarningsAESIAtlas Energy Solutions3.6074 of 5 stars$10.79-1.3%$18.83+74.5%-48.7%$1.34B$1.16B77.081,143MTALMAC Copper1.489 of 5 stars$12.19-0.2%$12.63+3.6%-7.9%$1.01B$321.80M0.002,021Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionLACLithium Americas1.0527 of 5 stars$2.86+0.7%$4.15+45.1%+143.1%$686.32MN/A-12.43749Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpASMAvino Silver & Gold Mines1.5239 of 5 stars$4.37-0.2%$3.10-29.1%+274.2%$660.15M$79.64M218.6134News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeHigh Trading VolumeNEXANexa Resources2.4306 of 5 stars$4.98+2.3%$5.70+14.4%-28.0%$644.98M$2.79B-7.335,253High Trading VolumeCRMLCritical MetalsN/A$6.22-0.2%N/A-6.0%$614.29MN/A0.004Gap DownSGMLSigma Lithium3.1083 of 5 stars$5.41-0.4%$12.00+121.8%-47.6%$604.42M$152.36M-12.30250DCDakota Gold2.1256 of 5 stars$4.81-1.2%$10.50+118.3%+91.6%$540.38MN/A-11.7320High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ERO Competitors IPX Competitors AESI Competitors MTAL Competitors LAC Competitors ASM Competitors NEXA Competitors CRML Competitors SGML Competitors DC 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 9/25/2025 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 | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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