How to buy Lithium Americas (LAC) stocks

Lithium Americas is an other industrial metals & mining business based in Canada. Lithium Americas shares (LAC) are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and all prices are listed in Canadian Dollars.

Its last market close was C$4.27 – a decrease of 7.58% over the previous week.

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Lithium Americas stock price (Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX): LAC)

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Lithium Americas stocks at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-11-30.

Latest market close	C$4.27
52-week range	C$2.87 - C$10.59
50-day moving average more info button	C$4.05
200-day moving average more info button	C$5.22
Wall St. target price	C$13.50
PE ratio more info button	N/A
Dividend yield more info button	N/A
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	C$-0.16

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Lithium Americas price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of C$4.22 from 2024-12-19

1 week (2024-12-13)	-8.66%
1 month (2024-11-21)	-22.28%
3 months (2024-09-20)	35.69%
6 months (2024-06-20)	8.48%

1 year (2023-12-20)	-49.03%
2 years (2022-12-17)	N/A
3 years (2021-12-17)	N/A
5 years (2019-12-17)	N/A

Lithium Americas financials

Revenue TTM	C$3.1 million
Gross profit TTM	C$0
Return on assets TTM	-3.72%
Return on equity TTM	-6.98%
Profit margin	0%
Book value	C$3.02
Market Capitalization more info button	C$1.3 billion
EBITDA more info button	C$-31,238,668

TTM: trailing 12 months

Lithium Americas stock dividends

We're not expecting Lithium Americas to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Have Lithium Americas's stocks ever split?

Lithium Americas's stocks were split on a 1:5 basis on 7 November 2017 . So if you had owned 5 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1 share. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Lithium Americas stocks – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 400% higher stock price could have impacted the market appetite for Lithium Americas stocks, which in turn could have impacted Lithium Americas's stock price.

Lithium Americas stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Lithium Americas's stocks have ranged in value from as little as C$2.87 up to C$10.59. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta."

Beta is a measure of a stocks volatility in relation to the market. The market (TO average) beta is 1, while Lithium Americas's is 1.5837. This would suggest that Lithium Americas's stocks are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Lithium Americas overview

Lithium Americas Corp. engages in the exploration and development of lithium properties in the United States and Canada. It holds a 100% interest in the Thacker Pass project located in northern Nevada, as well as investments in exploration properties in the United States and Canada. Lithium Americas Corp. was incorporated in 2023 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada..

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Lithium Americas is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 7.388% of Lithium Americas stocks are held by insiders and 26.624% by institutions. When does the fiscal year end for Lithium Americas?
Lithium Americas's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Lithium Americas based?
Lithium Americas's address is: 3260 - 666 Burrard St,, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6C 2X8 What is Lithium Americas's ISIN number?
Lithium Americas's international securities identification number is: CA53681J1030

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