Lithium Americas (LAC) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$2.97 +0.03 (+1.02%)

(As of 12/20/2024 05:45 PM ET)

Lithium Americas - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Rating

Hold

Based on 11 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
7

Buy
4

Based on 11 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Lithium Americas in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 11 analysts, 7 have given a hold rating, and 4 have given a buy rating for LAC.

Consensus Price Target

$5.56
87.06% Upside

According to the 11 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Lithium Americas, the average price target is $5.56. The highest price target for LAC is $10.00, while the lowest price target for LAC is $2.50. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 87.06% from the current price of $2.97.

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LAC Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 12/22/23 to 12/21/24	1 Month Ago 11/22/23 to 11/21/24	3 Months Ago 9/23/23 to 9/22/24	1 Year Ago 12/22/22 to 12/22/23
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	4 Buy rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)
Hold	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$5.56	$5.63	$6.61	$21.95
Forecasted Upside	87.06% Upside	45.16% Upside	188.69% Upside	237.43% Upside
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy

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LAC Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

LAC Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Lithium Americas Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Lithium Americas	Basic Materials Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.36	2.76	2.51
Consensus Rating	Hold	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	87.06% Upside	138.79% Upside	14.53% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Neutral News See Recent LAC News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
12/19/2024	Wedbush 4 of 5 stars	D. Ives Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Neutral	$5.00	+70.65%
11/12/2024	B. Riley 4 of 5 stars		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$4.50 ➝ $5.00	+21.36%
10/23/2024	BMO Capital Markets 4 of 5 stars	J. Jackson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold
10/18/2024	Scotiabank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Ben Isaacson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Sector Perform ➝ Sector Perform	$3.00 ➝ $2.50	-20.89%
10/17/2024	National Bank Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	M. Sidibe Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Sector Perform ➝ Outperform
8/16/2024	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$3.00 ➝ $2.50	-3.10%
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7/29/2024	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	C. Neivert Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Strong-Buy ➝ Neutral	$3.90	+37.81%
5/14/2024	Eight Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	P. Singh Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$13.50 ➝ $10.00	+121.24%
4/19/2024	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$6.50 ➝ $5.10	+8.74%
3/18/2024	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral	$5.50 ➝ $7.00	+21.11%
3/15/2024	Evercore ISI Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$13.00 ➝ $9.00	+57.34%
10/31/2023	Canaccord Genuity Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Speculative Buy
10/5/2023	Stifel Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	C. Mcgill Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy
10/5/2023	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Buy	$15.00	+27.99%
3/8/2023	Pi Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	J. Stevens Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy
2/8/2023	National Bankshares Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform	$38.50 ➝ $42.50	+63.65%

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LAC Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 11 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Lithium Americas is $5.56, with a high forecast of $10.00 and a low forecast of $2.50.
: 11 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Lithium Americas in the last twelve months. There are currently 7 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" LAC shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in LAC, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
: According to analysts, Lithium Americas's stock has a predicted upside of 87.06% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Lithium Americas's stock had 2 upgrades by analysts.
: Lithium Americas has been rated by research analysts at B. Riley, BMO Capital Markets, National Bank Financial, Scotiabank, and Wedbush in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Lithium Americas less than other "basic materials" companies. The consensus rating for Lithium Americas is Hold while the average consensus rating for "basic materials" companies is Moderate Buy. Learn more on how LAC compares to other companies.

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This page (NYSE:LAC) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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Lithium Americas (LAC) Stock Forecast & Price Target