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LACLithium Americas Corp.Sell4.5·$4.56+3.40%
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Lithium Americas Corp. (LAC) Stock Analysis

SellModerate Confidence

Basic Materials · Other Industrial Metals & Mining

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $4.56: Quality below floor (1.6 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.5/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum; Below long-term trend.

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... Read more

$4.56+12.3% A.UpsideScore 4.5/10#16 of 21 Other Industrial Metals & Mining
QualityF-score4 / 9FCF yield-81.63%
Stop $4.23Target $5.11(analyst − 13%)A.R:R 0.8:1
Analyst target$5.87+28.8%9 analysts
$5.11our TP
$4.56price
$5.87mean
$10

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $4.56: Quality below floor (1.6 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.5/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum; Below long-term trend. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 4.5/10, moderate confidence.

Passes 6/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 59d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.

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Recent developments

updated 2026-06-14
TrendMatrix Research · upcoming catalyst calendar

Upcoming dated catalysts

Thu, Aug 13, 202659d to earnings· next earnings call

Thesis

Rewards
No bull case signals
Risks
Quality below floor (1.6 < 4.0)

Key Metrics

P/E (TTM)
P/E (Fwd)-24.8
Mkt Cap$1.6B
EV/EBITDA-39.2
Profit Mgn0.0%
ROE-5.0%
Rev Growth
Beta3.25
DividendNone
Rating analysts14

Quality Signals

Piotroski F4/9

Options Flow

P/C0.82neutral
IV85%elevated

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Rating Breakdown

3 floor-breakers

Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static

Roe
0.0
Roa
0.0
Gross Margin
0.0
Operating Margin
0.0
Net Margin
0.0
Fcf Quality
0.0
Moat
4.0
Piotroski F
4.4
Current Ratio
5.6
Cash-burning (FCF negative)No competitive moatQuality concerns

Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static

Obv
1.0
Volume
1.3
Macd
2.1
Ma Position
2.2
Rsi
4.5
Volume distribution (falling OBV)Below 200-MA but MA still rising (+7.1%/30d) — pullback in uptrend, not confirmed weakness

Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static

Value Rank
5.0
Growth Rank
5.0
Quality Rank
5.3
GatesMomentum 2.2<4.5A.R:R 0.8 < 1.5@spotInsider activity: OKNo SEC red flagsNEWS EVENTS NONE RECENTEARNINGS PROXIMITY 59d clearSEMI CYCLE PEAK CLEARMATERIALS CYCLE PEAK CLEARSuitability: Aggressive
RSI
45 · Neutral
20D MA 50D MA 200D MADEATH CROSSSupport $4.12Resistance $6.36

Price Targets

$4
$5
A.Upside+12.1%
A.R:R0.8:1

Position Sizing

ConvictionNone
Suggested %0.5%
Max %1%
RegimeSteady

Risk Alerts

! Quality below floor (1.6 < 4.0)
! momentum at 2.2 (below the engine's 4.5 threshold)
! asymmetry at 0.8 (below the engine's 1.5 threshold)@spot

Earnings

B
B
M
M
2/4 beats
Next Earnings2026-08-13 (59d)

Verdict History

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Verdicts are recorded on every nightly pipeline run. Rows capture transitions (verdict flips, score deltas ≥0.3, entry/TP/SL changes). Rows with a ▶ can be expanded to see the change reason. Aggregate cohort performance is tracked in the recommendation ledger.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is LAC stock a buy right now?

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $4.56: Quality below floor (1.6 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.5/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum; Below long-term trend. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $4.23. Score 4.5/10, moderate confidence.

What is the LAC stock price target?

Take-profit target: $5.11 (+12.3% upside). Prior stop was $4.23. Stop-loss: $4.23.

What are the risks of investing in LAC?

Quality below floor (1.6 < 4.0).

Is LAC overvalued or undervalued?

Lithium Americas Corp. trades at a P/E of N/A (forward -24.8). TrendMatrix value score: 6.0/10. Verdict: Sell.

What do analysts say about LAC?

14 analysts cover LAC with a consensus score of 3.6/5. Average price target: $6.

What does Lithium Americas Corp. do?Lithium Americas Corp. focuses on developing, building, and operating of lithium deposits and chemical processing...

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.

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