LAC
Lithium Americas Corp.
Basic Materials · Other Industrial Metals & Mining · NYQ
$4.53
Data: 2026-05-28
✗ ETHICAL FAIL

Unknown MOAT
MODERATE
Data Confidence: 71.4%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$1.8B
Total market value of the company
Trailing P/E
N/A
Forward P/E
-27.44
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
N/A
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
0.0%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
ROE
-5.0%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$5.00
+10% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
HOLD
Consensus view from 9 analysts covering this stock
About Lithium Americas Corp.

Lithium Americas Corp. focuses on developing, building, and operating of lithium deposits and chemical processing facilities in the United States and Canada. The company's flagship asset is the Thacker Pass project located in the McDermitt Caldera in Humboldt County, northern Nevada, as well as invests in exploration properties in the United States and Canada. Lithium Americas Corp. was incorporated in 2023 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

https://www.lithiumamericas.com

Country: Canada Employees: 94 Industry: Other Industrial Metals & Mining
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
0.0% N/A
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
0.0% N/A
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
0.0% N/A
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% N/A
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

Regime
MARKUP
Price trending up with increasing momentum
Sharpe Ratio
0.643
Good returns relative to risk taken
Kelly Fraction
0.0400
Modest edge detected — smaller position warranted
Calmar Ratio
0.383
Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile
Annual Return
24.2%
Historical annualised return based on price data
Max Drawdown
-63.1%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
HMM State
SIDEWAYS
Price consolidating — no clear directional bias
Days in State
133
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

Beta
3.27
Significantly more volatile than the market
52W High
$10.52
57% below the year high
52W Low
$2.47
83% above the year low
Avg Volume
9,701,247
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
Short Ratio
2.2
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
8.2%
Moderate short interest
Div Yield
N/A
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
EPS (TTM)
$-0.45
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

Debt/Equity
46.80
Heavy leverage — higher financial risk if revenues decline
Current Ratio
7.36
Strong balance sheet — comfortably covers short-term obligations
Quick Ratio
4.62
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
0.0%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
0.0%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
Free Cash Flow
$-1,303,825,280
Negative — the business is spending more than it generates
Revenue (TTM)
N/A
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$-111,794,000
Loss-making — spending exceeds revenue after all costs
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
9
Target High
$10.00
Target Median
$5.00
Target Low
$4.50
Political Trading Activity

Congressional trading disclosures involving this instrument

Date Politician Party Type Amount
4 May2026 Suzan DelBene Democrat buy 250K–500K
2026-05-04 Suzan DelBene Democrat Purchase 250K–500K
2026-04-15 Richard Blumenthal Democrat Purchase 1K–15K
2026-04-13 Ro Khanna Democrat Purchase 1K–15K
2026-04-13 Ro Khanna Democrat Sale 15K–50K
Source: Congressional disclosure filings. View all political trades at
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