The stock of Lithium Americas Corp (NewCo) (NYSE: LAC) has increased by 4.14 when compared to last closing price of 2.90.Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 5.23% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-03-05 that VANCOUVER, British Columbia–(BUSINESS WIRE)—- $LAC #Nevada–Lithium Americas Corp. (TSX: LAC) (NYSE: LAC) (“Lithium Americas” or the “Company”) announced a strategic investment of $250 million from fund entities managed by Orion Resource Partners LP (collectively, “Orion”), a leading global investment firm dedicated to metals and materials, which is expected to achieve fully funded status at the project and corporate level for the development and construction of Phase 11 of the Thacker Pass lithium project i.
Is It Worth Investing in Lithium Americas Corp (NewCo) (NYSE: LAC) Right Now?
Additionally, the 36-month beta value for LAC is 0.55. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 7 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for LAC is 184.55M and currently, short sellers hold a 17.20% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of LAC on March 18, 2025 was 4.83M shares.
LAC’s Market Performance
LAC’s stock has seen a 5.23% increase for the week, with a -3.51% drop in the past month and a -10.39% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.23%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 6.30% for Lithium Americas Corp (NewCo) The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 5.12% for LAC’s stock, with a simple moving average of 0.42% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of LAC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LAC stocks, with Wedbush repeating the rating for LAC by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for LAC in the upcoming period, according to Wedbush is $5 based on the research report published on December 19, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Piper Sandler gave a rating of “Neutral” to LAC, setting the target price at $3.90 in the report published on July 29th of the previous year.
LAC Trading at -0.44% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought LAC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -60.83% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.30%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.23%, as shares surge +0.67% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +1.68% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LAC rose by +5.23%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -16.80% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $2.87. In addition, Lithium Americas Corp (NewCo) saw 1.68% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Stock Fundamentals for LAC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -384.6 for the present operating margin
- -2.81 for the gross margin
The net margin for Lithium Americas Corp (NewCo) stands at -510.93. The total capital return value is set at -0.03.
Based on Lithium Americas Corp (NewCo) (LAC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.01 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -1.75. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.01. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -661.33.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -27.36 million with net debt to EBITDA at 9.9. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 6052.73. The receivables turnover for the company is 0.02for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.0. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 13.88.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Lithium Americas Corp (NewCo) (LAC) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
