Lithium Americas (LAC) Competitors C$12.64 +3.08 (+32.22%) As of 10/3/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock LAC vs. NXE, PVG, ERO, BCB, IE, CXB, NEXA, RUP, ASM, and SUMShould you be buying Lithium Americas stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lithium Americas include NexGen Energy (NXE), Pretium Resources (PVG), Ero Copper (ERO), Cott (BCB), Ivanhoe Electric (IE), Calibre Mining (CXB), Nexa Resources (NEXA), Rupert Resources (RUP), Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), and Solium Capital (SUM). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. Lithium Americas vs. Its Competitors NexGen Energy Pretium Resources Ero Copper Cott Ivanhoe Electric Calibre Mining Nexa Resources Rupert Resources Avino Silver & Gold Mines Solium Capital Lithium Americas (TSE:LAC) and NexGen Energy (TSE:NXE) are both mid-cap non-metallic and industrial metal mining companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends. Do analysts prefer LAC or NXE? Lithium Americas presently has a consensus price target of C$8.13, suggesting a potential downside of 35.72%. NexGen Energy has a consensus price target of C$13.75, suggesting a potential upside of 12.98%. Given NexGen Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe NexGen Energy is more favorable than Lithium Americas.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lithium Americas 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13NexGen Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.20 Which has preferable earnings & valuation, LAC or NXE? Lithium Americas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NexGen Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLithium AmericasN/AN/A-C$20.27M-C$0.25-50.56NexGen EnergyN/AN/AC$148.05M-C$0.33-36.88 Is LAC or NXE more profitable? NexGen Energy has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Lithium Americas' net margin of -51,108.92%. NexGen Energy's return on equity of 14.22% beat Lithium Americas' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lithium Americas-51,108.92% -5.10% -3.41% NexGen Energy N/A 14.22%-4.99% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of LAC or NXE? 10.7% of Lithium Americas shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.9% of NexGen Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.4% of Lithium Americas shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of NexGen Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer LAC or NXE? In the previous week, Lithium Americas had 51 more articles in the media than NexGen Energy. MarketBeat recorded 53 mentions for Lithium Americas and 2 mentions for NexGen Energy. NexGen Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Lithium Americas' score of 0.12 indicating that NexGen Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Lithium Americas 6 Very Positive mention(s) 10 Positive mention(s) 29 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral NexGen Energy 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more volatility and risk, LAC or NXE? Lithium Americas has a beta of 1.25853, suggesting that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NexGen Energy has a beta of 1.613357, suggesting that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryNexGen Energy beats Lithium Americas on 11 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 LAC 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 TSE 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 LAC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLithium AmericasOther Industrial Metals & Mining IndustryMaterials SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$3.05BC$1.08BC$3.77BC$9.69BDividend YieldN/A6.10%5.04%6.49%P/E Ratio-50.56125.45165.3126.82Price / SalesN/A56,421.6022,549.2310.82Price / Cash10.9124.7026.3283.29Price / Book3.929.247.095.71Net Income-C$20.27MC$71.69MC$149.34MC$301.20M7 Day Performance42.99%3.38%2.53%1.92%1 Month Performance225.77%18.25%13.08%8.12%1 Year Performance246.30%84.34%54.16%39.89% Lithium Americas Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LACLithium Americas0.4966 of 5 starsC$12.64+32.2%C$8.13-35.7%+270.7%C$3.05BN/A-50.56749Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionGap DownHigh Trading VolumeNXENexGen Energy1.406 of 5 starsC$12.56-1.1%C$13.75+9.5%+33.4%C$7.25BN/A-38.0677PVGPretium ResourcesN/AN/AN/AN/AC$3.60BC$611.14M-76.60112EROEro Copper2.1535 of 5 starsC$27.79+6.9%C$27.29-1.8%+1.9%C$2.88BC$535.97M20.142,460Analyst RevisionBCBCottN/AN/AN/AN/AC$2.64BC$2.39B976.0010,900High Trading VolumeIEIvanhoe Electric0.9182 of 5 starsC$16.35-2.0%C$18.00+10.1%+48.1%C$2.17BC$3.81M-25.55244CXBCalibre MiningN/AC$2.99flatC$3.76+25.7%N/AC$1.80BC$404.24M55.92N/ANEXANexa ResourcesN/AN/AN/AN/AC$1.34BC$2.58B6.465,349High Trading VolumeRUPRupert ResourcesN/AC$4.52-2.0%C$8.00+77.0%+0.0%C$1.09BN/A-151.74N/AASMAvino Silver & Gold MinesN/AC$7.40+3.6%N/A+396.7%C$1.08BC$79.64M67.2734Analyst RevisionGap UpSUMSolium CapitalN/AN/AN/AN/AC$1.08BC$108.34M222.674,800 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NexGen Energy Alternatives Pretium Resources Alternatives Ero Copper Alternatives Cott Alternatives Ivanhoe Electric Alternatives Calibre Mining Alternatives Nexa Resources Alternatives Rupert Resources Alternatives Avino Silver & Gold Mines Alternatives Solium Capital Alternatives 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 (TSE:LAC) was last updated on 10/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNvidia CEO Makes First Ever Tesla AnnouncementWhile headlines focus on Tesla’s car sales, tech analyst Jeff Brown says the real story is Tesla’s role in a $...Brownstone Research | SponsoredURGENT: The Market's 3 Red Flags Are FlashingThe warning signs that preceded the 2008 crash are reappearing: an irrational NASDAQ bubble, a record-high gol...StockEarnings | Sponsored$3,600 gold is nice ... but here’s what most gold bugs are missingGold just surged past $3,600, but Weiss Ratings expert Sean Brodrick says the real upside is in select gold st...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredMelt-up warning Porter Stansberry says this bull market is past the “safe zone” and racing toward an event horizon — and in hi...Porter & Company | SponsoredU.S. Government Sparking Crypto RallyAltcoin ETFs could surge prices (do this now) My "Crypto Bull Run Millionaire Blueprint" breaks down exactl...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredWhat Steve Bannon revealed about Trump’s gold playA Trump advisor just said 3 words that could reset the dollar. 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