LAC

Lithium Americas Corp

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3.050

-0.15(-4.687%)1D

Overview
Forecast
Valuation
Earnings

Line

Candle

YTD

High

3.230

Open

3.210

VWAP

3.09

Vol

7.69M

Mkt Cap

681.15M

Low

3.020

Amount

23.74M

EV/EBITDA(TTM)

Total Shares

217.17M

561.86M

EV/OCF(TTM)

P/S(TTM)

Lithium Americas Corp. is a Canada-based lithium company. The Company focused on developing, building, and operating lithium deposits and chemical processing facilities. The Company’s flagship asset is Thacker Pass, a sedimentary-based lithium deposit located in the McDermitt Caldera in Humboldt County, in northern Nevada. The Company is focused on developing the 100%-owned Thacker Pass lithium project in northern Nevada, the United States of America. Thacker Pass is approximately 100 kilometers (km) north-northwest of Winnemucca, Nevada, approximately 33 km west-northwest of Orovada, Nevada, and 33 km due south of the Oregon border. The Thacker Pass area encompasses approximately 7,900 hectares (ha) and lies within and is surrounded by public lands. The Company's subsidiaries are LAC Management LLC, Lithium Nevada Ventures LLC, KV Project LLC and others.

Market Estimates

Earnings Estimates

Revenue

YoY Chg

EPS

YoYChg

FY2025Q4

FY2025Q3

FY2025Q2

-0.080

+126.18%

-0.065

+1823.08%

-0.050

+416%

Estimates Revision

Stock Price

Go Up

+8.16%

In Past 3 Month

8 Analyst Rating

26.56% Upside

Wall Street analysts forecast LAC stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for LAC is 3.86 USD with a low forecast of 2.20 USD and a high forecast of 5.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.

2 Buy

6 Hold

0 Sell

Hold

26.56% Upside

Current: 3.050

Low

2.20

Averages

3.86

High

5.00

26.56% Upside

Current: 3.050

Low

2.20

Averages

3.86

High

5.00

National Bank

Outperform -> Sector Perform

downgrade

$5.50

2025-05-16

Reason

National Bank

Price Target

$5.50

2025-05-16

downgrade

Outperform -> Sector Perform

Reason

National Bank downgraded Lithium Americas to Sector Perform from Outperform with a C$5.50 price target.

Scotiabank

Ben Isaacson

Hold

Maintains

$3 → $2.75

2025-03-31

Reason

Scotiabank

Ben Isaacson

Price Target

$3 → $2.75

2025-03-31

Maintains

Hold

Reason

Scotiabank lowered the firm's price target on Lithium Americas to $2.75 from $3 and keeps a Sector Perform rating on the shares. The firm reduced its price target on the stock following NAV updates for Q4 financials, the financing arrangement with Orion, and some model enhancements, the analyst tells investors. Overall, the firm sees more downside than upside to the stock in the near-term.

Piper Sandler

Charles Neivert

Hold

Maintains

$3.9 → $3.5

2025-01-07

Reason

Piper Sandler

Charles Neivert

Price Target

$3.9 → $3.5

2025-01-07

Maintains

Hold

Reason

Wedbush

Daniel Ives

Hold

Initiates

2024-12-19

Reason

Wedbush

Daniel Ives

Price Target

2024-12-19

Initiates

Hold

Reason

Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives initiated coverage of Lithium Americas with a Neutral rating and $5 price target.

B. Riley Securities

Matthew Key

Strong Buy

Maintains

$4.5 → $5

2024-11-12

Reason

B. Riley Securities

Matthew Key

Price Target

$4.5 → $5

2024-11-12

Maintains

Strong Buy

Reason

B. Riley analyst Matthew Key raised the firm's price target on Lithium Americas to $5 from $4.50 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares following the Q3 report. The firm says pre-construction work at Thacker Pass continues to advance on schedule, and Lithium Americas is working towards a final investment decision for the project, which is expected by the end of this year. Following the closure of the Department of Energy loan, the analyst increased the price target.

Scotiabank

Ben Isaacson

Hold

Maintains

$3 → $2.5

2024-10-18

Reason

Scotiabank

Ben Isaacson

Price Target

$3 → $2.5

2024-10-18

Maintains

Hold

Reason

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Valuation Metrics

The current forward P/E ratio for Lithium Americas Corp (LAC.N) is -11.56, compared to its 5-year average forward P/E of -27.51. For a more detailed relative valuation and DCF analysis to assess Lithium Americas Corp 's fair value, click here.

Forward PE

The forward P/E ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's current stock price by its estimated future earnings per share over the next 12 months.

N/A

5Y Average PE

-27.51

Current PE

-11.56

Overvalued PE

-15.21

Undervalued PE

-39.80

Forward EV/EBITDA

The forward EV/EBITDA ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's enterprise value (EV) by its estimated future earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) over the next 12 months.

N/A

5Y Average EV/EBITDA

-19.81

Current EV/EBITDA

-18.53

Overvalued EV/EBITDA

-10.86

Undervalued EV/EBITDA

-28.75

Forward PS

The forward P/S ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's current stock price by its estimated future sales (or revenue) per share over the next 12 months.

N/A

5Y Average PS

0.00

Current PS

0.00

Overvalued PS

0.00

Undervalued PS

0.00