Lithium Americas (Argentina) (LAAC) Competitors $2.14 -0.02 (-0.93%) As of 04/2/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LAAC vs. ERO, SGML, LEU, MTAL, NEXA, LAC, TMC, LAR, LZM, and EUShould 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), Metals Acquisition (MTAL), Nexa Resources (NEXA), Lithium Americas (LAC), TMC the metals (TMC), Lithium Argentina (LAR), Lifezone Metals (LZM), and enCore Energy (EU). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. Lithium Americas (Argentina) vs. Ero Copper Sigma Lithium Centrus Energy Metals Acquisition Nexa Resources Lithium Americas TMC the metals Lithium Argentina Lifezone Metals enCore Energy Lithium Americas (Argentina) (NYSE:LAAC) and Ero Copper (NYSE:ERO) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and earnings. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, LAAC or ERO? Lithium Americas (Argentina) has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ero Copper. Ero Copper is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lithium Americas (Argentina), 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$7.790.27Ero Copper$470.26M2.48$92.80M-$0.67-16.83 Which has more risk & volatility, LAAC or ERO? Lithium Americas (Argentina) has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ero Copper has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer LAAC or ERO? Lithium Americas (Argentina) currently has a consensus target price of $7.42, suggesting a potential upside of 246.57%. Ero Copper has a consensus target price of $26.33, suggesting a potential upside of 133.56%. Given Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly 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) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83Ero Copper 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.20 Does the media refer more to LAAC or ERO? In the previous week, Ero Copper had 5 more articles in the media than Lithium Americas (Argentina). MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Ero Copper and 0 mentions for Lithium Americas (Argentina). Ero Copper's average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Ero Copper is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Lithium Americas (Argentina) Neutral Ero Copper Neutral 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% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LAAC or ERO? Ero Copper received 3 more outperform votes than Lithium Americas (Argentina) when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 50.00% of users gave Lithium Americas (Argentina) an outperform vote while only 33.33% of users gave Ero Copper an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLithium Americas (Argentina)Outperform Votes1050.00% Underperform Votes1050.00% Ero CopperOutperform Votes1333.33% Underperform Votes2666.67% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryEro Copper beats Lithium Americas (Argentina) on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Lithium Americas (Argentina) News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LAAC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 NYSE 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 LAAC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLithium Americas (Argentina)Metal mining IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$346.53M$6.38B$2.97B$18.90BDividend YieldN/A3.48%5.13%3.79%P/E Ratio0.2710.1476.9631.59Price / SalesN/A57.1924,351,377,058,405,500.0025.45Price / Cash14.9521.4824.3317.54Price / Book0.413.785.034.36Net Income$1.29B$597.31M$153.99M$1.02B7 Day Performance-6.96%-4.55%-1.21%-3.87%1 Month Performance-2.73%1.58%4.76%-4.82%1 Year Performance-59.32%0.14%14.86%0.29% Lithium Americas (Argentina) Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LAACLithium Americas (Argentina)2.65 of 5 stars$2.14-0.9%$7.42+246.6%-62.2%$346.53MN/A0.27850Gap DownEROEro Copper3.2769 of 5 stars$13.89+3.7%$26.33+89.6%-45.9%$1.44B$470.26M81.712,460Gap DownSGMLSigma Lithium1.913 of 5 stars$11.65-0.3%$18.00+54.5%-40.3%$1.30B$192.85M-24.27250Earnings ReportLEUCentrus Energy2.5824 of 5 stars$76.87+3.9%$147.00+91.2%+22.0%$1.29B$442M17.43280Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownMTALMetals Acquisition3.2613 of 5 stars$10.38-2.9%$14.75+42.2%-33.2%$768.58M$340.74M0.002,021Gap DownNEXANexa Resources1.0273 of 5 stars$5.74-0.7%$6.86+19.5%-15.8%$760.20M$2.77B-3.735,771Gap DownLACLithium Americas1.2975 of 5 stars$2.97-1.5%$4.80+61.9%-62.0%$664.26MN/A-24.71749Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGap DownTMCTMC the metals2.278 of 5 stars$1.78-2.2%$3.88+117.7%+12.1%$577.19MN/A-5.7430Earnings ReportInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionGap DownLARLithium Argentina2.9723 of 5 stars$2.34flat$3.50+49.6%N/A$378.92MN/A0.30850Gap DownLZMLifezone Metals1.3519 of 5 stars$4.71+7.7%$12.50+165.7%-54.1%$368.26M$1.02M0.0084Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑News CoverageGap DownEUenCore Energy2.7615 of 5 stars$1.63-1.2%$4.38+168.4%-75.3%$303.61M$58.33M-5.82N/A Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ERO Alternatives SGML Alternatives LEU Alternatives MTAL Alternatives NEXA Alternatives LAC Alternatives TMC Alternatives LAR Alternatives LZM Alternatives EU 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 (NYSE:LAAC) was last updated on 4/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners“Fed Proof” Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredYour Retirement Is Caught in the CrossfireWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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