LAC vs. CXB, ERO, IE, NEXA, RUP, SUM, MMX, GGD, GSV, and ASM
Should you be buying Lithium Americas stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lithium Americas include Calibre Mining (CXB), Ero Copper (ERO), Ivanhoe Electric (IE), Nexa Resources (NEXA), Rupert Resources (RUP), Solium Capital (SUM), Maverix Metals (MMX), GoGold Resources (GGD), Gold Standard Ventures (GSV), and Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry.
Lithium Americas vs. Its Competitors
Calibre Mining (TSE:CXB) and Lithium Americas (TSE:LAC) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
33.6% of Calibre Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.5% of Lithium Americas shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.3% of Calibre Mining shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.4% of Lithium Americas shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Calibre Mining has a beta of 2.08, indicating that its stock price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lithium Americas has a beta of 1.58, indicating that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Calibre Mining has a net margin of 5.63% compared to Lithium Americas' net margin of -51,108.92%. Calibre Mining's return on equity of 3.75% beat Lithium Americas' return on equity.
In the previous week, Lithium Americas had 1 more articles in the media than Calibre Mining. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Lithium Americas and 0 mentions for Calibre Mining. Lithium Americas' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Calibre Mining's score of 0.00 indicating that Lithium Americas is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Calibre Mining has higher revenue and earnings than Lithium Americas. Lithium Americas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Calibre Mining, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Calibre Mining currently has a consensus target price of C$3.59, suggesting a potential upside of 19.98%. Lithium Americas has a consensus target price of C$7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 113.07%. Given Lithium Americas' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lithium Americas is more favorable than Calibre Mining.
Summary
Calibre Mining beats Lithium Americas on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:LAC) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
