Lithium Americas (Argentina) (LAR) Competitors

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LAR vs. KNF, LEU, ERO, TTAM, and AESI

Should you buy Lithium Americas (Argentina) stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Lithium Americas (Argentina) with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Lithium Americas (Argentina) include Knife River (KNF), Centrus Energy (LEU), Ero Copper (ERO), Titan America (TTAM), and Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry.

How does Lithium Americas (Argentina) compare to Knife River?

Lithium Americas (Argentina) (NYSE:LAR) and Knife River (NYSE:KNF) are both non-metallic and industrial metal mining companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.

49.2% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.1% of Knife River shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.8% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Knife River shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Lithium Americas (Argentina) presently has a consensus price target of $8.13, suggesting a potential downside of 11.79%. Knife River has a consensus price target of $98.00, suggesting a potential upside of 35.35%. Given Knife River's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Knife River is more favorable than Lithium Americas (Argentina).

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
Knife River	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

In the previous week, Lithium Americas (Argentina) and Lithium Americas (Argentina) both had 2 articles in the media. Knife River's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Knife River is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Knife River	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Knife River has higher revenue and earnings than Lithium Americas (Argentina). Lithium Americas (Argentina) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Knife River, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	N/A	N/A	-$75.45M	-$0.38	N/A
Knife River	$3.15B	1.31	$157.07M	$2.57	28.17

Knife River has a net margin of 4.58% compared to Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s net margin of 0.00%. Knife River's return on equity of 9.35% beat Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	N/A	0.28%	0.21%
Knife River	4.58%	9.35%	3.96%

Summary

Knife River beats Lithium Americas (Argentina) on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Lithium Americas (Argentina) compare to Centrus Energy?

Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU) and Lithium Americas (Argentina) (NYSE:LAR) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Centrus Energy has a net margin of 13.40% compared to Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s net margin of 0.00%. Centrus Energy's return on equity of 13.10% beat Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Centrus Energy	13.40%	13.10%	3.51%
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	N/A	0.28%	0.21%

50.0% of Centrus Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.2% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Centrus Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.8% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Centrus Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Lithium Americas (Argentina). MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Centrus Energy and 2 mentions for Lithium Americas (Argentina). Centrus Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Centrus Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Centrus Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Centrus Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Lithium Americas (Argentina). Lithium Americas (Argentina) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Centrus Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Centrus Energy	$448.70M	7.86	$77.80M	$3.02	59.35
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	N/A	N/A	-$75.45M	-$0.38	N/A

Centrus Energy currently has a consensus target price of $268.18, indicating a potential upside of 49.61%. Lithium Americas (Argentina) has a consensus target price of $8.13, indicating a potential downside of 11.79%. Given Centrus Energy's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Centrus Energy is more favorable than Lithium Americas (Argentina).

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Centrus Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

Summary

Centrus Energy beats Lithium Americas (Argentina) on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Lithium Americas (Argentina) compare to Ero Copper?

Ero Copper (NYSE:ERO) and Lithium Americas (Argentina) (NYSE:LAR) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, dividends and earnings.

In the previous week, Lithium Americas (Argentina) had 1 more articles in the media than Ero Copper. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Lithium Americas (Argentina) and 1 mentions for Ero Copper. Ero Copper's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Ero Copper is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ero Copper	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Ero Copper presently has a consensus price target of $31.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.65%. Lithium Americas (Argentina) has a consensus price target of $8.13, indicating a potential downside of 11.79%. Given Ero Copper's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Ero Copper is more favorable than Lithium Americas (Argentina).

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ero Copper	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

Ero Copper has a net margin of 31.63% compared to Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s net margin of 0.00%. Ero Copper's return on equity of 29.86% beat Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ero Copper	31.63%	29.86%	14.08%
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	N/A	0.28%	0.21%

71.3% of Ero Copper shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.2% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.8% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Ero Copper has higher revenue and earnings than Lithium Americas (Argentina). 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ero Copper	$785.80M	3.58	$263.72M	$2.81	9.61
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	N/A	N/A	-$75.45M	-$0.38	N/A

Summary

Ero Copper beats Lithium Americas (Argentina) on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Lithium Americas (Argentina) compare to Titan America?

Lithium Americas (Argentina) (NYSE:LAR) and Titan America (NYSE:TTAM) are both non-metallic and industrial metal mining companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and dividends.

Titan America has a net margin of 11.08% compared to Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s net margin of 0.00%. Titan America's return on equity of 18.35% beat Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	N/A	0.28%	0.21%
Titan America	11.08%	18.35%	9.91%

Lithium Americas (Argentina) presently has a consensus price target of $8.13, indicating a potential downside of 11.79%. Titan America has a consensus price target of $17.42, indicating a potential upside of 15.03%. Given Titan America's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Titan America is more favorable than Lithium Americas (Argentina).

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
Titan America	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

In the previous week, Titan America had 2 more articles in the media than Lithium Americas (Argentina). MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Titan America and 2 mentions for Lithium Americas (Argentina). Titan America's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Titan America is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Titan America	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Titan America has higher revenue and earnings than Lithium Americas (Argentina). Lithium Americas (Argentina) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Titan America, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	N/A	N/A	-$75.45M	-$0.38	N/A
Titan America	$1.66B	1.68	$185.44M	$1.01	14.99

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, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Titan America beats Lithium Americas (Argentina) on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Lithium Americas (Argentina) compare to Atlas Energy Solutions?

Lithium Americas (Argentina) (NYSE:LAR) and Atlas Energy Solutions (NYSE:AESI) are both non-metallic and industrial metal mining companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Atlas Energy Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Lithium Americas (Argentina). Lithium Americas (Argentina) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Atlas Energy Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	N/A	N/A	-$75.45M	-$0.38	N/A
Atlas Energy Solutions	$1.10B	2.18	-$50.30M	-$0.79	N/A

Lithium Americas (Argentina) presently has a consensus target price of $8.13, suggesting a potential downside of 11.79%. Atlas Energy Solutions has a consensus target price of $18.57, suggesting a potential downside of 2.72%. Given Atlas Energy Solutions' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Atlas Energy Solutions is more favorable than Lithium Americas (Argentina).

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
Atlas Energy Solutions	3 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Lithium Americas (Argentina) has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Atlas Energy Solutions' net margin of -9.29%. Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s return on equity of 0.28% beat Atlas Energy Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	N/A	0.28%	0.21%
Atlas Energy Solutions	-9.29%	-7.42%	-4.01%

In the previous week, Lithium Americas (Argentina) had 1 more articles in the media than Atlas Energy Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Lithium Americas (Argentina) and 1 mentions for Atlas Energy Solutions. Atlas Energy Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Atlas Energy Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lithium Americas (Argentina)	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Atlas Energy Solutions	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

49.2% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.6% of Atlas Energy Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 19.8% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.4% of Atlas Energy Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Lithium Americas (Argentina) beats Atlas Energy Solutions on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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LAR vs. The Competition

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Metric	Lithium Americas (Argentina)	MINING Industry	Materials Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	N/A	$9.89B	$4.80B	$23.20B
Dividend Yield	N/A	1.66%	5.01%	4.10%
P/E Ratio	-24.25	14.63	23.12	30.65
Price / Sales	N/A	200.61	6,750.54	24.50
Price / Cash	N/A	121.89	27.21	25.12
Price / Book	1.80	3.97	6.73	4.74
Net Income	-$75.45M	$318.88M	$157.11M	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	-1.75%	-0.06%	-0.51%	1.45%
1 Month Performance	-0.65%	-3.97%	-0.41%	1.58%
1 Year Performance	396.77%	115.03%	74.77%	28.44%

Lithium Americas (Argentina) Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
LAR Lithium Americas (Argentina)	2.6663 of 5 stars	$9.22 +0.3%	$8.13 -11.8%	+396.8%	$0.00	N/A	N/A	850	High Trading Volume
KNF Knife River	3.5189 of 5 stars	$72.41 -1.7%	$98.00 +35.3%	-24.7%	$4.10B	$3.15B	28.17	5,298
LEU Centrus Energy	3.9528 of 5 stars	$179.25 +1.2%	$268.18 +49.6%	+58.2%	$3.53B	$452.30M	59.35	280	Gap Down
ERO Ero Copper	4.1843 of 5 stars	$27.00 +1.1%	$31.50 +16.7%	+88.7%	$2.81B	$923.93M	9.61	3,690
TTAM Titan America	4.5125 of 5 stars	$15.14 -1.6%	$17.42 +15.0%	+10.5%	$2.80B	$1.66B	14.99	2,554	Positive News Dividend Announcement Gap Up

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Lithium Americas (Argentina) (LAR) Competitors

LAR vs. KNF, LEU, ERO, TTAM, and AESI

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LAR vs. KNF, LEU, ERO, TTAM, and AESI

How does Lithium Americas (Argentina) compare to Knife River?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of LAR or KNF?

Do analysts prefer LAR or KNF?

Does the media refer more to LAR or KNF?

Which has better valuation and earnings, LAR or KNF?

Is LAR or KNF more profitable?

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How does Lithium Americas (Argentina) compare to Centrus Energy?

Is LEU or LAR more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in LEU or LAR?

Does the media prefer LEU or LAR?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, LEU or LAR?

Do analysts recommend LEU or LAR?

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How does Lithium Americas (Argentina) compare to Ero Copper?

Does the media refer more to ERO or LAR?

Do analysts prefer ERO or LAR?

Is ERO or LAR more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ERO or LAR?

Which has better earnings and valuation, ERO or LAR?

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How does Lithium Americas (Argentina) compare to Titan America?

Is LAR or TTAM more profitable?

Do analysts prefer LAR or TTAM?

Does the media favor LAR or TTAM?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, LAR or TTAM?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in LAR or TTAM?

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How does Lithium Americas (Argentina) compare to Atlas Energy Solutions?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, LAR or AESI?

Do analysts recommend LAR or AESI?

Is LAR or AESI more profitable?

Does the media prefer LAR or AESI?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in LAR or AESI?

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