In the past week, LAC stock has gone down by -10.33%, with a monthly decline of -13.77% and a quarterly plunge of -27.42%. The volatility ratio for the week is 7.62%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 5.51% for Lithium Americas Corp (NewCo). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -12.46% for LAC’s stock, with a -17.13% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Lithium Americas Corp (NewCo) (NYSE: LAC) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for LAC is also noteworthy at 0.49. 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 184.81M, and at present, short sellers hold a 18.38% of that float. The average trading volume of LAC on April 08, 2025 was 4.57M shares.
LAC) stock’s latest price update
Lithium Americas Corp (NewCo) (NYSE: LAC)’s stock price has gone decline by -5.54 in comparison to its previous close of 2.62, however, the company has experienced a -10.33% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-04-02 that Lithium Americas Corp. (LAC) closed at $2.76 in the latest trading session, marking no change from the prior day.
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 -14.43% 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 -67.90% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.51%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 7.62%, as shares sank -15.48% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -19.06% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LAC fell by -9.96%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -12.50% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $2.83. In addition, Lithium Americas Corp (NewCo) saw -16.67% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at LAC starting from BROWN MICHAEL JOHN, who purchase 1,000 shares at the price of $2.71 back on Apr 03 ’25. After this action, BROWN MICHAEL JOHN now owns 5,101 shares of Lithium Americas Corp (NewCo), valued at $2,710 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LAC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -115.11 for the present operating margin
- -0.58 for the gross margin
The net margin for Lithium Americas Corp (NewCo) stands at -685.0. The total capital return value is set at -0.01.
Based on Lithium Americas Corp (NewCo) (LAC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.03 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.57. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.04. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 33.17.
When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of -521.75. The receivables turnover for the company is 0.1for 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 10.33.
Conclusion
In summary, Lithium Americas Corp (NewCo) (LAC) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others 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.
