Lithium Americas (Argentina) (LAAC) Competitors $2.72 -0.03 (-1.09%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:45 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends LAAC vs. ERO, SGML, LEU, UUUU, MTAL, LAC, EU, CRML, TMC, and LZMShould you be buying Lithium Americas (Argentina) stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lithium Americas (Argentina) include Ero Copper (ERO), Sigma Lithium (SGML), Centrus Energy (LEU), Energy Fuels (UUUU), Metals Acquisition (MTAL), Lithium Americas (LAC), enCore Energy (EU), Critical Metals (CRML), TMC the metals (TMC), and Lifezone Metals (LZM). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. Lithium Americas (Argentina) vs. Ero Copper Sigma Lithium Centrus Energy Energy Fuels Metals Acquisition Lithium Americas enCore Energy Critical Metals TMC the metals Lifezone Metals Lithium Americas (Argentina) (NYSE:LAAC) and Ero Copper (NYSE:ERO) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations. Which has more volatility and risk, LAAC or ERO? Lithium Americas (Argentina) has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ero Copper has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LAAC or ERO? Ero Copper received 1 more outperform votes than Lithium Americas (Argentina) when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 52.63% of users gave Lithium Americas (Argentina) an outperform vote while only 29.73% of users gave Ero Copper an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLithium Americas (Argentina)Outperform Votes1052.63% Underperform Votes947.37% Ero CopperOutperform Votes1129.73% Underperform Votes2670.27% Do institutionals & insiders believe in LAAC or ERO? 49.2% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.3% of Ero Copper shares are held by institutional investors. 19.8% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend LAAC or ERO? Lithium Americas (Argentina) presently has a consensus target price of $7.05, suggesting a potential upside of 159.19%. Ero Copper has a consensus target price of $26.33, suggesting a potential upside of 98.74%. Given Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Lithium Americas (Argentina) is more favorable than Ero Copper.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lithium Americas (Argentina) 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63Ero Copper 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.13 Is LAAC or ERO more profitable? Ero Copper has a net margin of 3.67% compared to Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s net margin of 0.00%. Ero Copper's return on equity of 11.30% beat Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lithium Americas (Argentina)N/A -1.37% -1.08% Ero Copper 3.67%11.30%5.62% Which has higher valuation and earnings, LAAC or ERO? Lithium Americas (Argentina) has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioLithium Americas (Argentina)N/AN/A$1.29B$7.790.35Ero Copper$464.13M2.95$92.80M$0.1777.94 Does the media refer more to LAAC or ERO? In the previous week, Ero Copper had 1 more articles in the media than Lithium Americas (Argentina). MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Ero Copper and 1 mentions for Lithium Americas (Argentina). Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Ero Copper's score of 0.26 indicating that Lithium Americas (Argentina) is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Lithium Americas (Argentina) 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryEro Copper beats Lithium Americas (Argentina) on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap ProfitsURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowAll of our key indicators are flashing the same signal: an altcoin season is fast approaching. 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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 LAAC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLithium Americas (Argentina)Metal mining IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$440.45M$6.86B$2.76B$19.18BDividend YieldN/A4.14%5.21%3.58%P/E Ratio0.357.74112.8941.22Price / SalesN/A60.92767,109.7817.58Price / Cash16.6420.9223.8821.28Price / Book0.532.713.365.32Net Income$1.29B$574.20M$151.64M$989.67M7 Day Performance-11.69%-5.65%-2.86%-3.45%1 Month Performance-19.21%-9.56%3.01%-3.73%1 Year Performance-58.35%4.83%17.28%12.06% Lithium Americas (Argentina) Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LAACLithium Americas (Argentina)2.8892 of 5 stars$2.72-1.1%$7.05+159.2%-54.9%$440.45MN/A0.3560EROEro Copper3.663 of 5 stars$13.79+0.7%$26.33+91.0%-18.5%$1.42B$464.13M80.533,374SGMLSigma Lithium1.7855 of 5 stars$11.57-3.2%$24.50+111.8%-65.2%$1.29B$134.24M-24.90250News CoveragePositive NewsLEUCentrus Energy3.2166 of 5 stars$75.20+3.8%$92.00+22.3%+27.9%$1.23B$320.20M15.26280Positive NewsUUUUEnergy Fuels2.2875 of 5 stars$5.85-2.0%$8.50+45.3%N/A$1.15B$38.66M-27.14179Insider TradeNews CoverageMTALMetals Acquisition3.3333 of 5 stars$11.91-2.4%$15.50+30.1%+0.0%$882.21M$322.58M0.002,021LACLithium Americas2.5401 of 5 stars$3.29+1.2%$5.63+71.0%-52.0%$726.05MN/A-27.25749Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionEUenCore Energy3.0723 of 5 stars$3.20-0.6%$6.50+103.1%N/A$595.52M$44.97M-11.50N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownCRMLCritical MetalsN/A$6.41+0.9%N/AN/A$519.17MN/A0.004Gap UpTMCTMC the metals2.0501 of 5 stars$0.80+0.5%$4.00+397.6%-32.1%$260.64MN/A-2.5830LZMLifezone Metals1.3671 of 5 stars$7.16-1.0%$12.50+74.6%-30.5%$256.61M$1.02M0.00150Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ERO Alternatives SGML Alternatives LEU Alternatives UUUU Alternatives MTAL Alternatives LAC Alternatives EU Alternatives CRML Alternatives TMC Alternatives LZM Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:LAAC) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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