Lithium Americas (LAC) Competitors $3.73 -0.14 (-3.62%) (As of 01:03 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends LAC vs. MP, AESI, NGD, ERO, LEU, SGML, UUUU, MTAL, EU, and CRMLShould you be buying Lithium Americas stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lithium Americas include MP Materials (MP), Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI), New Gold (NGD), Ero Copper (ERO), Centrus Energy (LEU), Sigma Lithium (SGML), Energy Fuels (UUUU), Metals Acquisition (MTAL), enCore Energy (EU), and Critical Metals (CRML). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. Lithium Americas vs. MP Materials Atlas Energy Solutions New Gold Ero Copper Centrus Energy Sigma Lithium Energy Fuels Metals Acquisition enCore Energy Critical Metals Lithium Americas (NYSE:LAC) and MP Materials (NYSE:MP) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation and profitability. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LAC or MP? Lithium Americas received 107 more outperform votes than MP Materials when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.13% of users gave MP Materials an outperform vote while only 59.71% of users gave Lithium Americas an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLithium AmericasOutperform Votes16659.71% Underperform Votes11240.29% MP MaterialsOutperform Votes5964.13% Underperform Votes3335.87% Is LAC or MP more profitable? Lithium Americas has a net margin of 0.00% compared to MP Materials' net margin of -32.24%. Lithium Americas' return on equity of -5.59% beat MP Materials' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lithium AmericasN/A -5.59% -5.29% MP Materials -32.24%-6.78%-3.39% Does the media favor LAC or MP? In the previous week, Lithium Americas had 5 more articles in the media than MP Materials. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Lithium Americas and 11 mentions for MP Materials. Lithium Americas' average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat MP Materials' score of 0.25 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 5 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive MP Materials 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in LAC or MP? 52.6% of MP Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.8% of Lithium Americas shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.6% of MP Materials shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer LAC or MP? Lithium Americas currently has a consensus price target of $5.63, indicating a potential upside of 44.97%. MP Materials has a consensus price target of $21.40, indicating a potential upside of 15.30%. Given Lithium Americas' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Lithium Americas is more favorable than MP Materials.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lithium Americas 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40MP Materials 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Which has stronger valuation & earnings, LAC or MP? MP Materials has higher revenue and earnings than Lithium Americas. MP Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lithium Americas, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLithium AmericasN/AN/A-$3.93M-$0.12-32.33MP Materials$253.45M12.11$24.31M-$0.54-34.37 SummaryLithium Americas beats MP Materials on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad True Gold RepublicCentral Bank Abandons USDStartling new evidence shows the U.S. Central Bank is abandoning the currency we’ve relied on for centuries – the United States Dollar… And placing a ‘quiet bet’ on a new type of currency… Gold. Click here now to get your free 'Protect Your Wealth' Guide. Get Lithium Americas News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LAC 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 LAC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLithium AmericasMetal mining IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$931.22M$7.42B$2.86B$19.96BDividend YieldN/A4.08%5.27%3.49%P/E Ratio-32.338.44111.5438.97Price / SalesN/A65.39588,052.1618.21Price / CashN/A20.4923.4221.67Price / Book1.303.073.624.66Net Income-$3.93M$574.17M$146.75M$982.42M7 Day Performance-1.02%-4.47%-3.29%-1.41%1 Month Performance45.05%-4.66%-3.21%1.40%1 Year Performance-48.51%34.76%25.46%24.78% Lithium Americas Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LACLithium Americas1.9633 of 5 stars$3.73-3.6%$5.63+50.8%-48.1%$823.10MN/A-31.08749Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionMPMP Materials2.5999 of 5 stars$19.50-2.4%N/A+14.9%$3.22B$173.66M-48.75490AESIAtlas Energy Solutions3.9834 of 5 stars$20.64+0.2%N/A+13.3%$2.27B$613.96M26.13490Analyst DowngradeNGDNew Gold2.4226 of 5 stars$2.74-3.2%N/AN/A$2.17B$786.50M137.001,578Gap DownEROEro Copper3.4787 of 5 stars$17.34-3.7%N/A+27.7%$1.79B$427.48M102.003,374Short Interest ↑LEUCentrus Energy2.7514 of 5 stars$91.76+6.0%N/A+49.2%$1.50B$320.20M19.16280Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeSGMLSigma Lithium3.5163 of 5 stars$12.68-2.3%N/A-46.8%$1.41B$134.24M140.89250Options VolumeNews CoverageUUUUEnergy Fuels1.6343 of 5 stars$6.31-0.6%N/AN/A$1.23B$37.93M-28.68179MTALMetals Acquisition3.5003 of 5 stars$12.85-4.5%N/A+14.9%$951.80M$159M0.002,021Upcoming EarningsEUenCore Energy2.1317 of 5 stars$3.79-0.5%N/AN/A$704.87M$35.71M-31.58N/AShort Interest ↑CRMLCritical MetalsN/A$6.96+2.1%N/AN/A$563.69MN/A0.004News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MP Competitors AESI Competitors NGD Competitors ERO Competitors LEU Competitors SGML Competitors UUUU Competitors MTAL Competitors EU Competitors CRML Competitors 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:LAC) was last updated on 11/15/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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