Lithium Americas (LAC) Competitors

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LAC vs. TRQ, ERO, PVG, BCB, and IE

Should you buy Lithium Americas stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Lithium Americas 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 include Turquoise Hill Resources (TRQ), Ero Copper (ERO), Pretium Resources (PVG), Cott (BCB), and Ivanhoe Electric (IE). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry.

How does Lithium Americas compare to Turquoise Hill Resources?

Turquoise Hill Resources (TSE:TRQ) and Lithium Americas (TSE:LAC) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Turquoise Hill Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Lithium Americas. Lithium Americas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Turquoise Hill Resources, 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
Turquoise Hill Resources	C$1.65B	0.00	C$730.47M	C$3.63	N/A
Lithium Americas	N/A	N/A	-C$20.27M	-C$0.45	N/A

In the previous week, Lithium Americas had 1 more articles in the media than Turquoise Hill Resources. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Lithium Americas and 0 mentions for Turquoise Hill Resources. Lithium Americas' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Turquoise Hill Resources' score of 0.00 indicating that Lithium Americas is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Turquoise Hill Resources	Neutral
Lithium Americas	Positive

Lithium Americas has a consensus target price of C$8.25, indicating a potential upside of 18.53%. Given Lithium Americas' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lithium Americas is more favorable than Turquoise Hill Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Turquoise Hill Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Lithium Americas	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

18.6% of Lithium Americas shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.4% of Lithium Americas shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Lithium Americas has a net margin of 1,429,488,235.29% compared to Turquoise Hill Resources' net margin of 0.00%. Turquoise Hill Resources' return on equity of 0.00% beat Lithium Americas' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Turquoise Hill Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lithium Americas	1,429,488,235.29%	-12.63%	-3.41%

Summary

Lithium Americas beats Turquoise Hill Resources on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Lithium Americas compare to Ero Copper?

Lithium Americas (TSE:LAC) and Ero Copper (TSE:ERO) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Ero Copper has higher revenue and earnings than Lithium Americas. Lithium Americas 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
Lithium Americas	N/A	N/A	-C$20.27M	-C$0.45	N/A
Ero Copper	C$923.93M	4.42	C$10.88M	C$2.80	14.00

In the previous week, Lithium Americas and Lithium Americas both had 1 articles in the media. Lithium Americas' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Ero Copper's score of 0.00 indicating that Lithium Americas is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Lithium Americas has a beta of 1.25853, meaning that its share price is 26% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ero Copper has a beta of 1.929821, meaning that its share price is 93% more volatile than the broader market.

Lithium Americas presently has a consensus price target of C$8.25, indicating a potential upside of 18.53%. Ero Copper has a consensus price target of C$45.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.80%. Given Lithium Americas' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Lithium Americas is more favorable than Ero Copper.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lithium Americas	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Ero Copper	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

18.6% of Lithium Americas shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.7% of Ero Copper shares are held by institutional investors. 7.4% of Lithium Americas shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of Ero Copper shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Lithium Americas has a net margin of 1,429,488,235.29% compared to Ero Copper's net margin of 31.55%. Ero Copper's return on equity of 31.19% beat Lithium Americas' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lithium Americas	1,429,488,235.29%	-12.63%	-3.41%
Ero Copper	31.55%	31.19%	3.46%

Summary

Ero Copper beats Lithium Americas on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Lithium Americas compare to Pretium Resources?

Pretium Resources (TSE:PVG) and Lithium Americas (TSE:LAC) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Lithium Americas had 1 more articles in the media than Pretium Resources. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Lithium Americas and 0 mentions for Pretium Resources. Lithium Americas' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Pretium Resources' score of 0.00 indicating that Lithium Americas is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Pretium Resources	Neutral
Lithium Americas	Positive

Lithium Americas has a consensus price target of C$8.25, indicating a potential upside of 18.53%. Given Lithium Americas' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lithium Americas is more favorable than Pretium Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pretium Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Lithium Americas	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Lithium Americas has a net margin of 1,429,488,235.29% compared to Pretium Resources' net margin of 0.00%. Pretium Resources' return on equity of 0.00% beat Lithium Americas' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pretium Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lithium Americas	1,429,488,235.29%	-12.63%	-3.41%

Lithium Americas has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Pretium Resources. Lithium Americas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pretium Resources, 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
Pretium Resources	C$611.14M	0.00	-C$46.98M	-C$0.25	N/A
Lithium Americas	N/A	N/A	-C$20.27M	-C$0.45	N/A

Summary

Lithium Americas beats Pretium Resources on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Lithium Americas compare to Cott?

Cott (TSE:BCB) and Lithium Americas (TSE:LAC) are both mid-cap 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 earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Lithium Americas had 1 more articles in the media than Cott. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Lithium Americas and 0 mentions for Cott. Lithium Americas' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Cott's score of 0.00 indicating that Lithium Americas is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cott	Neutral
Lithium Americas	Positive

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cott	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Lithium Americas	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Lithium Americas has a net margin of 1,429,488,235.29% compared to Cott's net margin of 0.00%. Cott's return on equity of 0.00% beat Lithium Americas' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cott	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lithium Americas	1,429,488,235.29%	-12.63%	-3.41%

Cott has higher revenue and earnings than Lithium Americas. Lithium Americas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cott, 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
Cott	C$2.39B	0.00	C$2.71M	C$0.02	N/A
Lithium Americas	N/A	N/A	-C$20.27M	-C$0.45	N/A

Summary

Lithium Americas beats Cott on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Lithium Americas compare to Ivanhoe Electric?

Lithium Americas (TSE:LAC) and Ivanhoe Electric (TSE:IE) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Lithium Americas has a net margin of 1,429,488,235.29% compared to Ivanhoe Electric's net margin of -1,002.45%. Ivanhoe Electric's return on equity of -8.83% beat Lithium Americas' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lithium Americas	1,429,488,235.29%	-12.63%	-3.41%
Ivanhoe Electric	-1,002.45%	-8.83%	-34.41%

Lithium Americas has a beta of 1.25853, indicating that its share price is 26% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ivanhoe Electric has a beta of 2.089703, indicating that its share price is 109% more volatile than the broader market.

Lithium Americas currently has a consensus price target of C$8.25, suggesting a potential upside of 18.53%. Ivanhoe Electric has a consensus price target of C$26.25, suggesting a potential upside of 53.96%. Given Ivanhoe Electric's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ivanhoe Electric is more favorable than Lithium Americas.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lithium Americas	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Ivanhoe Electric	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25

18.6% of Lithium Americas shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.1% of Ivanhoe Electric shares are held by institutional investors. 7.4% of Lithium Americas shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 37.1% of Ivanhoe Electric shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Lithium Americas has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ivanhoe Electric. Ivanhoe Electric is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lithium Americas, 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	N/A	N/A	-C$20.27M	-C$0.45	N/A
Ivanhoe Electric	C$3.37M	801.57	-C$137.37M	-C$0.29	N/A

In the previous week, Lithium Americas and Lithium Americas both had 1 articles in the media. Lithium Americas' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Ivanhoe Electric's score of 0.00 indicating that Lithium Americas is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lithium Americas	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ivanhoe Electric	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Ivanhoe Electric beats Lithium Americas on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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LAC vs. The Competition

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Metric	Lithium Americas	Other Industrial Metals & Mining Industry	Materials Sector	TSE Exchange
Market Cap	C$2.44B	C$1.60B	C$4.80B	C$12.16B
Dividend Yield	N/A	6.56%	5.01%	6.20%
P/E Ratio	-15.47	30.29	23.12	37.64
Price / Sales	N/A	57,253.92	6,750.54	11.68
Price / Cash	10.91	24.63	27.21	82.29
Price / Book	1.31	5.98	6.73	4.50
Net Income	-C$20.27M	C$70.60M	C$157.11M	C$299.09M
7 Day Performance	0.72%	-0.28%	-0.51%	1.38%
1 Month Performance	9.61%	1.13%	-0.41%	1.46%
1 Year Performance	78.92%	119.58%	74.77%	55.45%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
LAC Lithium Americas	1.8791 of 5 stars	C$6.96 +2.8%	C$8.25 +18.5%	+74.0%	C$2.44B	N/A	N/A	749
TRQ Turquoise Hill Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	C$8.65B	C$1.65B	11.84	3,480
ERO Ero Copper	2.2057 of 5 stars	C$35.57 -5.3%	C$45.00 +26.5%	+90.1%	C$3.71B	C$923.93M	12.70	2,460	Gap Down
PVG Pretium Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	C$3.60B	C$611.14M	N/A	112
BCB Cott	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	C$2.64B	C$2.39B	976.00	10,900	High Trading Volume

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LAC vs. TRQ, ERO, PVG, BCB, and IE

How does Lithium Americas compare to Turquoise Hill Resources?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, TRQ or LAC?

Does the media prefer TRQ or LAC?

Do analysts recommend TRQ or LAC?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TRQ or LAC?

Is TRQ or LAC more profitable?

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How does Lithium Americas compare to Ero Copper?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, LAC or ERO?

Does the media favor LAC or ERO?

Which has more risk and volatility, LAC or ERO?

Do analysts recommend LAC or ERO?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in LAC or ERO?

Is LAC or ERO more profitable?

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How does Lithium Americas compare to Pretium Resources?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PVG or LAC?

Does the media favor PVG or LAC?

Do analysts rate PVG or LAC?

Is PVG or LAC more profitable?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PVG or LAC?

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How does Lithium Americas compare to Cott?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BCB or LAC?

Does the media favor BCB or LAC?

Do analysts rate BCB or LAC?

Is BCB or LAC more profitable?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BCB or LAC?

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How does Lithium Americas compare to Ivanhoe Electric?

Is LAC or IE more profitable?

Which has more volatility & risk, LAC or IE?

Do analysts rate LAC or IE?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LAC or IE?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, LAC or IE?

Does the media favor LAC or IE?

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