Lithium Americas Corp (NewCo) [NYSE: LAC] gained 2.26% or 4409997.35 points to close at $4410000.0 with a heavy trading volume of 5887606 shares.
It opened the trading session at $2.68, the shares rose to $2.74 and dropped to $2.66, the range by which the price of stock traded the whole day. The daily chart for LAC points out that the company has recorded -12.30% loss over the past six months.
If we look at the average trading volume of 4.41M shares, LAC reached to a volume of 5887606 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about Lithium Americas Corp [NewCo] [LAC]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for LAC shares is $4.57 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on LAC stock is a recommendation set at 2.08. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Evercore ISI have made an estimate for Lithium Americas Corp (NewCo) shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Outperform, with their previous recommendation back on April 17, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Wedbush raised their target price to Neutral. The new note on the price target was released on December 19, 2024, representing the official price target for Lithium Americas Corp (NewCo) stock.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1014.98, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 0.00.
Trading performance analysis for LAC stock
Lithium Americas Corp (NewCo) [LAC] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 4.23. With this latest performance, LAC shares gained by 2.26% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -12.30% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -8.75% in the past year of trading.
Lithium Americas Corp [NewCo] [LAC]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
Return on Equity for this stock declined to -6.46%, with Return on Assets sitting at -6.46%.
Lithium Americas Corp (NewCo) [LAC]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for LAC. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Lithium Americas Corp (NewCo) go to -15.00%.
An analysis of Institutional ownership at Lithium Americas Corp [NewCo] [LAC]
There are presently around $29.33%, or 34.21%% of LAC stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of LAC stocks are: GENERAL MOTORS HOLDINGS LLC with ownership of 15.0 million shares, which is approximately 7.3373%. GENERAL MOTORS HOLDINGS LLC, holding 15.0 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$48.01 million in LAC stocks shares; and GENERAL MOTORS HOLDINGS LLC, currently with $$10.59 million in LAC stock with ownership which is approximately 1.9334%.